2026-05-11T02:31:18Z https://yabu.me Jon (now at neuromatch.social) https://yabu.me/npub1nqtkecll62mhna5tkjh8wlsd29xth5hfftzzgnmyv9at7gr6sjgq2hplf3 https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx24lkjyej4xcn0facc4n0d0lymgzvkvlfufjxgq62fl3jhl3qwtszyzvpwm8rllftw70k3w62uam7p4g5ew7ja99vgfz0v3sh40eq02zfqa6x2y4 In the aftermath of the US Presidential election, disinformation continues to flow. The goals are different now than before the election, but the basic principles to keep in mind are the same.<br/><br/>So we&#39;ve updated the disinfo post on the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y2r2mwt42zufw0dr9kmfz4sjdcan0f3azekpkpp2qlvf8x39cqsqx2kvzk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>IFTAS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y2r…kvzk</span>)</a></span> blog, now titled &#34;5 ways to fight post-election disinformation on Bluesky and the Fediverse&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://about.iftas.org/2024/10/29/5-ways-to-fight-election-disinformation-on-bluesky-and-the-fediverse/">https://about.iftas.org/2024/10/29/5-ways-to-fight-election-disinformation-on-bluesky-and-the-fediverse/</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z4kws79n982y5l2r57nrwzfs79qpsuas2w6g65u80h4ae9zvrmxs5tg27u" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kamala Harris News Group 2.0</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z4k…g27u</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#uspol #election2024<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/439/333/015/637/241/original/5b25b566b9d6c397.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-07T02:35:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9a0per2smzme40uptzjguzt9ychw2xccfg3szrec3xpjel80r4aqzyzvpwm8rllftw70k3w62uam7p4g5ew7ja99vgfz0v3sh40eq02zfq5fn7pz We&#39;re already seeing reports about problems with voting machines -- some real, some just rumors. Expect a lot of conspiracy theories so be extra careful about sharing and boosting posts on this topic <br/><br/>Here&#39;s a report from last night by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub13f7ymnpg8r4nzeffkce527uwps2ad677eelzll9trdapmxakfd9sq2axdh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Center for an Informed Public</span> (<span class="italic">npub13f7…axdh</span>)</a></span> -- which is a great account to follow for accurate information<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cip.uw.edu/2024/11/04/voting-machine-rumors/">https://www.cip.uw.edu/2024/11/04/voting-machine-rumors/</a><br/><br/>And here&#39;s a thread from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y2r2mwt42zufw0dr9kmfz4sjdcan0f3azekpkpp2qlvf8x39cqsqx2kvzk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>IFTAS</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y2r…kvzk</span>)</a></span> with tips on dealing with election-related disinfo <a href="https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/113398750016737839">https://mastodon.iftas.org/@iftas/113398750016737839</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z4kws79n982y5l2r57nrwzfs79qpsuas2w6g65u80h4ae9zvrmxs5tg27u" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Kamala Harris News Group 2.0</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z4k…g27u</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#uspol #election2024 2024-11-05T16:12:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgu8nxdnrjytg65a24ztnk9am00zrtg9tz8dqx4tu6r85g9v877wqzyzvpwm8rllftw70k3w62uam7p4g5ew7ja99vgfz0v3sh40eq02zfqmz64nw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nyegw0cuam48m9eyrvdydd6sukx4xsm02462n7esra6hu4n4hnglp2mjv'>nevent1q…2mjv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i haven&#39;t done any installation, it&#39;s the instance default. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vag7dycmrgmwj07032q908rdu5rce6r0er66l3hpn6ks48pqn0hsunmjkp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tim Chambers</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vag…mjkp</span>)</a></span> do you know what version of Roni&#39;s them indieweb is currently using? 2.0.3 is the current one. 2024-10-12T19:45:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdk5expj988tnc82cxv7pqly2g2223p9ea9mn0ul4jr504rele3zqzyzvpwm8rllftw70k3w62uam7p4g5ew7ja99vgfz0v3sh40eq02zfq8c94t8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6mgnfwq7yfwa5c9806rcjgvq0nzrs56fj4awapm9zrr20tmgq2s6qphhz'>nevent1q…phhz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Firefox Mac, version 131.0. it seems to only happen on certain posts -- <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@thenexusofprivacy/113283811345818844">https://infosec.exchange/@thenexusofprivacy/113283811345818844</a> is where it&#39;s triggering.<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure how to check the version number. 2024-10-12T19:41:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvn9tmfmrxt26xqhalc2gygnv2cpe476vmcusttmsqmxl8z5jz86qzyzvpwm8rllftw70k3w62uam7p4g5ew7ja99vgfz0v3sh40eq02zfqkqsucj FYI <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zdfzeqa2d8kqel6pm0l47wj4ue92nxx95gynf7c45t9xxyyt3ncshn6u9l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Roni Rolle Laukkarinen</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zdf…6u9l</span>)</a></span> with the 4.3 release, I&#39;m unable to unboost a post on indieweb.social -- which I think this uses your theme. When I click on the highlighed boost icon, instead of unhighighting, it just shifts to the right a centimeter or so. I&#39;m not seeing the same behavior on infosec.exchange, unboosts work fine there. 2024-10-12T19:36:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2u96he8mdk5hwqq4jl8j2kvzqj34lmx757a9568tw4z34ed8awxgzyzvpwm8rllftw70k3w62uam7p4g5ew7ja99vgfz0v3sh40eq02zfqdk3wrc <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yfprjpr69txnj6cs3y9jcwzkuq5z5hk9evkx7fqgwy4asq9flpeqjyas68" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Punkrock History</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yfp…as68</span>)</a></span> did you see this Rolling Stone interview with Bob Mould of HüskerDü talking about Tim Walz? <br/><br/>&#34;History is rhyming really fucking hard right now. It’s like, just listen to the chorus.&#34; is a great quote.<br/><br/>But tbh I thought this one was even better:<br/><br/>&#39;I guess my first question to presumptive vice president Walz is, “So do you like the original Tim mixes or the new mix?”&#39;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bob-mould-husker-du-tim-walz-minnesota-1235075363/">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bob-mould-husker-du-tim-walz-minnesota-1235075363/</a><br/><br/>#uspol #walzmentum #HüskerDü 2024-08-07T22:30:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8a92gxw7h9th9j5mxu0zapjvz7gsvefetwezvkn0vytea62y2arczyzvpwm8rllftw70k3w62uam7p4g5ew7ja99vgfz0v3sh40eq02zfqwtmn48 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84hudc7k0hapx00z8g9d58zaaac0l06rma9havylh9a4guh6m73qawvwwj'>nevent1q…vwwj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Meta can already target non-Meta users on third-party sites via shadow profiles, ActivityPub doesn&#39;t add magic immunity to that. <br/><br/>In fact fedi is great for targeting. Hashtags posts, favourites, follower/following ... those are gold mines. Even instances can useful. I&#39;m sure with Meta&#39;s already working advanced AI techniques to infer that users on a hypothetical Disney instance are good targets for Disney-related material.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vzcxfhdckvuafzzkjx3umzh8s2xlc28w36qeg0vvau387kcrteuqn7zat5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Darnell Clayton :verified:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vzc…zat5</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j6g6q8zz6m49sewkjdwvu54z23jkyq83sz0h3xqu0fykd58wweyq7amq7e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Marti Abernathy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j6g…mq7e</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kxu2qjwefan8sarcerv8cp9mtjtyph09rgqy5dqfhxrlxgqeaeyqw09fca" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mastodon Migration</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kxu…9fca</span>)</a></span> 2023-07-12T17:08:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqn975geuynwp42eg49nkgevv53v2pr357d6lrvlv872m0u6jcqtqzyzvpwm8rllftw70k3w62uam7p4g5ew7ja99vgfz0v3sh40eq02zfqh8wuyz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqzhtpltwus05dlmeewyfa6ksxerdrweapgwkvkgh2wwuffvseyzqwlawzr'>nevent1q…awzr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why do you say that? <br/><br/>- Misskey already has ad support. <br/><br/>- Nothing prohibits Meta from implementing an ActivityPub compatible platform with support for tracking post performance. (Non-profits have asked for it too)<br/><br/>- it&#39;s very much in the interest of potential partners like Disney<br/><br/>- At least one current fedi admin has talked about wanting a share of the billions of $ floating around if Meta&#39;s successful<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vzcxfhdckvuafzzkjx3umzh8s2xlc28w36qeg0vvau387kcrteuqn7zat5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Darnell Clayton :verified:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vzc…zat5</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j6g6q8zz6m49sewkjdwvu54z23jkyq83sz0h3xqu0fykd58wweyq7amq7e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Marti Abernathy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j6g…mq7e</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kxu2qjwefan8sarcerv8cp9mtjtyph09rgqy5dqfhxrlxgqeaeyqw09fca" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mastodon Migration</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kxu…9fca</span>)</a></span> 2023-07-12T16:21:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrzsvgn0sw0tfcaktdv93qd794rn4recfdyctza5wvuyl52wnt6eczyzvpwm8rllftw70k3w62uam7p4g5ew7ja99vgfz0v3sh40eq02zfq9kugfq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgld3j6h6x3lyatpzzvyvg9m9jrzl0avn6tnpe04c33muuysex28gy3f9u4'>nevent1q…f9u4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One possibility: partnering with businesses, celebrities, etc hosting their own communities, with Meta providing ads in some rev share relationship. It&#39;s somewhat analogous to what they did with apps like Zynga back in the day. The current fediverse would be in the &#34;etc&#34; category, but still useful for the PR spin and early feedback -- until they&#39;re not useful any more and Meta cuts them off.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vzcxfhdckvuafzzkjx3umzh8s2xlc28w36qeg0vvau387kcrteuqn7zat5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Darnell Clayton :verified:</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vzc…zat5</span>)</a></span>&#39;s got complementary ideas at <a href="https://darnell.day/heavy-meta-four-business-reasons-why-instagram-is-using-threads-to-embrace-the">https://darnell.day/heavy-meta-four-business-reasons-why-instagram-is-using-threads-to-embrace-the</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j6g6q8zz6m49sewkjdwvu54z23jkyq83sz0h3xqu0fykd58wweyq7amq7e" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Marti Abernathy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j6g…mq7e</span>)</a></span> <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1kxu2qjwefan8sarcerv8cp9mtjtyph09rgqy5dqfhxrlxgqeaeyqw09fca" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mastodon Migration</span> (<span class="italic">npub1kxu…9fca</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vag7dycmrgmwj07032q908rdu5rce6r0er66l3hpn6ks48pqn0hsunmjkp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Tim Chambers</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vag…mjkp</span>)</a></span> 2023-07-12T16:06:34Z