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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:<p>„However for all creators or potential creators, I will say again: leaving Substack behind is probably a better idea than staying no matter your circumstance, and it is easier than I thought it would be, and it costs less than I feared it would.“ — A.R. Moxon</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JuliusGoat/114324937200698001" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@JuliusGoat/11</span><span class="invisible">4324937200698001</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>substack</span></a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/ghost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghost</span></a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a> <a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/tags/monetisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetisation</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>I know the outcome of the presidential election in <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Romania</span></a> has a web of complex reasons. But it would be ludicrous to ignore the dangerous impact that <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bigtech</span></a>&#39;s laissez-faire and its <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/trackingads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trackingads</span></a> and content <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/monetisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>monetisation</span></a> business model has. Not only <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tiktok</span></a> but also <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>google</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>meta</span></a>:</p><p>Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Presidential <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Election</span></a> - important research by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@checkfirst" class="u-url mention">@<span>checkfirst</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://checkfirst.network/research-note-metas-role-in-romanias-2024-presidential-election/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">checkfirst.network/research-no</span><span class="invisible">te-metas-role-in-romanias-2024-presidential-election/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CommercialSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CommercialSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/politicalads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politicalads</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/TrackingFreeAds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrackingFreeAds</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/digitalservicesact" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>digitalservicesact</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/gdpr" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gdpr</span></a></p>
TribesmanJohn 🇦🇺🌏👨🏼‍💻📷<p>Who else here remembers a time when you could search for a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/wordpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordpress</span></a> plugin, and you got a fully functioning plugin?</p><p>Not a “Lite” plugin version, with a “Pro” version available. Plugins that maybe at worst had a one-off fee, not a yearly subscription per site?</p><p>Same with themes.</p><p>I only use wordpress because for someone time-poor, theres nothing else that comes close for user-friendliness. But the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/monetisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetisation</span></a> of every aspect of it sure is making it a miserable experience.</p>
Digital Society Institute<p>⏲ And here comes the fifth episode from Season 2 of our <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <br>series "Towards a positive <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> society"</p><p>🎮 🎰 5. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Videogames</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/39CC7OdxP9NjBRnAzNGQp8?si=d6ffe65fba534404" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/39CC7</span><span class="invisible">OdxP9NjBRnAzNGQp8?si=d6ffe65fba534404</span></a></p><p>The line between <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/digitalgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalgames</span></a> and gambling is blurring in the past decade, especially with the advent of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/monetisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetisation</span></a> of videogames. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Children</span></a> are particularly vulnerable, as they are progressively exposed to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a> in their games, potentially leading to problematic behaviour. ⬇️</p>
EU DisinfoLab<p>Join us this week as Victoire Rio, WHAT TO FIX, will explore the transparency and risks in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monetisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetisation</span></a> rules, and their impact on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a>, independent media, and advertisers 💬📱💸</p><p>💡 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 - 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜<br>🗓️ 13 June 2024<br>🕝 14:30-15:30 CEST<br>🔗 <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7217180099264/WN_S6AA8hK8T7OTsRkMaN4CQw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist</span><span class="invisible">er/7217180099264/WN_S6AA8hK8T7OTsRkMaN4CQw</span></a></p>
Koen de Jonge - SynQ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jwildeboer</span></a></span> <a href="https://procolix.social/tags/monetisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monetisation</span></a> should not be part of a communication system. It can be part of the system around it, but for that <a href="https://procolix.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> does not have to change.</p>
Jan Penfrat<p>&quot;The <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EHDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EHDS</span></a> would make physicians and other <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>medical</span></a> professionals complicit in the forced <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/commercialisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>commercialisation</span></a> and <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/monetisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>monetisation</span></a> of every aspect of your <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a> without ever asking for your <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/consent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>consent</span></a>. </p><p>It would destroy the Hippocratic oath of <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/confidentiality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>confidentiality</span></a> by which every medical professional is supposed to be bound.&quot;</p><p>I wrote a thing for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@euobserver" class="u-url mention">@<span>euobserver</span></a></span> the other day:</p><p><a href="https://euobserver.com/opinion/156943" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">euobserver.com/opinion/156943</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>