Simplemente llegaste
cuando
tanto me hacías falta
cuando enorme por
mi nariz fue tu
fragancia
cuando los cuerpos
de amarse
tuvieron ganas
y hoy estoy a espera
de pasar contigo
mil vidas y mil
mañanas.. #skypilot #socialmedia #socialmediachanel #skypilot #socialmedia #socialmediachanel
Simplemente llegaste
cuando
tanto me hacías falta
cuando enorme por
mi nariz fue tu
fragancia
cuando los cuerpos
de amarse
tuvieron ganas
y hoy estoy a espera
de pasar contigo
mil vidas y mil
mañanas.. #skypilot #socialmedia #socialmediachanel
What Engadget doesn't mention is the founder is a Palestinian and the app was created when Palestinian content was being buried by Big Tech.
You can find me at https://share.upscrolled.com/en/user/881c3fb6-e694-4c47-a820-bc145e1b05bf
People are uninstalling TikTok and downloading an indie competitor
#TikTok #UpScrolled #Palestine #SocialMedia #ContentCreation #Tech
I never got addicted to tiktok because the combination of sound, video and text was too much for my nervous system. I much prefer consuming rot in written form.
I just found an interesting new #SocialMedia App on the #AppStore called #UpScrolled
Managing news/social media overwhelm
https://pca.st/episode/d32971bb-fe73-4460-a783-b194be7dcac7
#doomscroll #socialmedia #autism #mentalhealth #neurodivergent #podcast
Fcuk Meta! Make a painless change!
Built by Palestinian-Australian developer Issam Hijazi and supported by the Tech for Palestine incubator, UpScrolled is everything Instagram refused to become. It is fully functional, thoroughly tested, and ready to scale.
UpScrolled is the social platform where every voice gets equal power. No shadowbans. No algorithmic games. No pay-to-play favoritism. Just authentic connection where your content reaches the people who matter most. #australia #upscrolled🇵🇸🗝 #upscrolled #upscrolledapp #socialmedia
»Tech giants face landmark trial over social media addiction claims« https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24g8v6qr1mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
Was nützen die User, wenn die Reichweite gekappt wird? #Musk hat eine 16 Mal größere Reichweite auf X als alle 535 Mitglieder des amerikanischen Kongresses zusammen. (Er ist ja auch mindestens 16 Mal so reich) #socialmedia #fediverse
»LinkedIn Shares Tips on How to Boost Organic Posts [Infographic]« https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-shares-tips-on-how-to-boost-organic-posts-infographic/810559/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
"The internet and social media are often maligned for spreading disinformation, negatively impacting mental health, and perpetuating screen addiction and cyberbullying. Amid all the issues with pervasive distraction, in the time of Trump, the technology that lives in our pockets has become one of the most useful tools to combat the administration’s stranglehold on the 'truth.'”
~ Dan Rather
UpScrolled — your voice amplified!
https://upscrolled.com/en/
TikTok getting MAGA spawns new social media services.
UpScrolled is apparently built from scratch as a centralized platform, not based on ActivityPub or ATProto. They explicitly state that current decentralized protocols don't deliver what they need for a video-forward app, whatever that means. It's run by Palestinian-Australian developer Issam Hijazi with support from the Tech for Palestine incubator, launched in June 2025. Positioned as an Instagram and TikTok alternative without shadowbanning, with chronological feeds.
UpScrolled saw a massive surge after TikTok's US ownership restructure in January 2026, when Oracle and other US investors took controlling stake while ByteDance retained only 19.9%. Some users accused TikTok of censoring posts critical of ICE under the new ownership, which drove people to alternatives.
Monnett is also built from scratch, centralized, with no federation. Run by Monnet Social SA based in Luxembourg, founded in 2024 by a team of European technologists and activists. It's their answer to surveillance capitalism, GDPR-compliant, hosted in Germany, with user-controlled algorithm sliders and no psychological profiling. Basically the European sovereignty play.
W is the newest one, announced at Davos just days ago. Another centralized platform built from scratch, run by Anna Zeiter, former eBay chief privacy officer. It's legally a subsidiary of We Don't Have Time, a Swedish climate activist organization backed by IKEA, Volvo, Unilever, WWF, and Salesforce. The advisory board includes former German Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler and Club of Rome chair Sandrine Dixson-Declève. Requires identity verification with photo and ID to combat bots. European-hosted data only.
The name of W supposedly stands for "We" with two hidden V's for "Values" and "Verified" - and they cheerfully admit that W coming before X in the alphabet is "a welcome coincidence". Beta in February, public launch late 2026. Zeiter said the platform would already count as a success if "political Brussels" posts on W instead of X.
So all three are new walled gardens with different policies and ownership, but none contribute to the Fediverse, ActivityPub or ATProto.
Makes me want to shout, "Hey, look here, we're here!". But nobody listens.
Sources:
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/new-european-x-alternative-backed-by-climate-activists
https://www.wionews.com/technology/europeans-plan-to-launch-w-their-own-social-media-platform-to-rival-elon-musk-s-x-1769165110324
https://monnett.social/faq/
https://80.lv/articles/european-politicians-unveil-w-an-upcoming-twitter-x-alternative
https://updates.techforpalestine.org/upscrolled-is-live-the-instagram-alternative-thats-actually-on-your-side/
In the #Fediverse there are now
716 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
606 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@GLAMOUR
@PennLivedotcom
@Adrenalinebr
@calgaryherald
@MDoficial
Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
Built by @mho
#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon
Keep your alt text short, but don't be afraid to add a little whimsy. Describe colors. And more tips!
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/polls-about-alt-text-on-social-media/
»Dozens of CDC Health Databases Have Gone Dark Under Trump: ‘The Consequences Will Be Dire’« https://www.404media.co/dozens-of-cdc-health-databases-have-gone-dark-under-trump-the-consequences-will-be-dire/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
As Ever posts Valentine themed teaser – “Tomorrow, we revisit something sweet” – and Meghan rewears a Roland Mouret dress from 2018 https://www.inbella.com/1482616/as-ever-posts-valentine-themed-teaser-tomorrow-we-revisit-something-sweet-and-meghan-rewears-a-roland-mouret-dress-from-2018/ #dress #Gossip #Meghan #Mouret #posts #revisit #rewears #Roland #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #SocialMedia #sweet #teaser #themed #tomorrow #valentine
They're censoring the word 'Ice' on TikTok, in case you were wondering how the Free Speech is going on those Corporate social networks...
#ICE #ICEMUSTBEDESTROYED #TikTok #USPOL #FreeSpeech #SocialMedia #TechBros #USPOLITICS
'Haftungs-Privileg ("Warum haften sie nicht für ihre Inhalte?")
Straftaten-Privileg ("Wieso können sie mit strafbaren Inhalten Geld verdienen?")
Monopol-Privileg ("Wieso dürfen sie als Monopolisten operieren?")
Instrumentalisierungs-Privileg ("Wieso kann zum Beispiel Elon Musk seine Plattform für Wahlkampfzwecke nutzen?")'
»Are Social Platform Subscriptions Becoming More Accepted?« https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/are-social-platform-subscriptions-becoming-more-accepted/810538/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
Frankreich arbeitet an Social-Media-Verbot für unter 15-Jährige
In Frankreich könnte Kindern und Jugendlichen unter 15 Jahren bald die Nutzung einiger sozialer Medien verboten werden - auch das beliebte TikTok. Präsident Macron treibt das Projekt voran. Von C. Dylla und A. Echerbault.
As I’ve been posting about #Eurosky I feel it'll be interesting to write on why I worry about digital projects designed to quickly become dominant.
This will be long as I’ve also been meaning to jot it down for myself. I think it will help relay why this is not just someone else’s problem, or “a server you won’t join anyway”.
If you’re Dutch or German it might also make you contemplate your digital life and if for years I had access to your deep thoughts.. ;-)
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It's going to be morbidly funny when all the media outlets and special interest groups demanding mass censorship legislation to "protect children" suddenly find themselves buried in frivolous lawsuits and jailed.
"We thought giving the bullies our lunch money would spare us from their wrath!" -Media companies and special interest groups
#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #SocialMedia #Internet #US #UnitedStates #EU #Europe #UK #UnitedKingdom #Australia #Canada
On #Mastodon there are now
418 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
120 instances.
241 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@uazmi (UKR)
@BleepingComputer (ENG)
@euractiv_politics (ENG)
@xorroxin (BAQ)
@mondoweiss (ENG)
Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
Built by @mho
#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon
»TikTok apologises after thousands in US report issues« https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgjedpn8p8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
