Meta is ending end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs, with users informed that the security measure will no longer be available from May 8. The company began rolling out encryption in 2022 but has now reversed course without explanation. Privacy advocates have criticized the move. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-ends-end-to-end-encryption-on-instagram/814765/ #Media #SocialMedia #DataPrivacy #Meta
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Lifehacker: How to Stop Social Media Platforms From Tracking You When You Share Posts. “When you hit the share button on social media apps such as Instagram, Facebook, or Threads, these sites tack on a tracker to the link you’re sharing. This tracker means that Instagram can tell who you’ve shared the link with, and it likely uses this information to further optimize its algorithm for ads. […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/17/lifehacker-how-to-stop-social-media-platforms-from-tracking-you-when-you-share-posts/
In the #Fediverse there are now
717 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
589 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@Filmstarts
@TomsHardware
@SFistNews
@esquire
@Engadget
Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
Built by @mho
#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon
Tumblr updated reblogs to function more like tweets and users hate it. Each post in a reblog chain can now be liked, reblogged, and replied to directly. https://www.inbella.com/1532630/tumblr-updated-reblogs-to-function-more-like-tweets-and-users-hate-it-each-post-in-a-reblog-chain-can-now-be-liked-reblogged-and-replied-to-directly/ #PopCulture #SeriousGossips #SocialMedia📳
On #Mastodon there are now
420 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
121 instances.
258 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@MelaNews (ITA)
@mondiaalnieuws (NLD)
@irozhlas (CZE)
@inside_It (GER)
@TexasObserver (ENG)
Find the whole list on:
➡️ https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
Built by @mho
#MastodonMigration #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Media #Press #Newspaper #TwitterMigration #Newstodon
Associated Press: Iran’s internet blackout silences voices at home as diaspora creators fill the void. “An internet blackout imposed by the government in Tehran has stifled almost all communications from the country. … That absence has amplified the voices of Iranian American social media creators, who are now explaining the nation’s complicated history and the conflicting desires of its […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/17/associated-press-irans-internet-blackout-silences-voices-at-home-as-diaspora-creators-fill-the-void/
Today, in a NYT guest essay by criminologists studying mass shootings they write:
“The internet was once simply a place you visited to learn things. Now it learns you. If you’re a teenager in crisis, you don’t need to seek out dark material; the algorithms study what you linger on and serve you more content like it.”
Terrifying.
I've tried a few more since I initially wrote this. 😂
https://www.ikklegemz.net/blog/2026/01/04/social-media-facebook-alternatives-ive-tried-so-far/
✏ IA está matando el tráfico orgánico y Google ya no te manda visitas #SEO #SocialMedia por @soft_apps
➡ https://www.softandapps.info/2026/03/17/ia-esta-matando-el-trafico-organico-google/
#RawStory 11:12am EDT - Mar 17, 2026
'Never heard him so angry': #MAGA senator posts – then deletes – story of furious #Trump
Sen. #LindseyGraham (R-SC) published – and immediately deleted – a post on #SocialMedia Tuesday sharing details of a conversation he had moments earlier with President Donald Trump who, according to Graham, was absolutely furious over his pleas for other countries to aid his #Iran #war effort being largely ignored.
#JoeKent has connections to #RightWing extremists. He's #MAGA
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Joe Kent, Dir of #NationalCounterterrorismCenter, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing concerns abt justification 4 military strikes in #Iran & saying he “cannot in good conscience” back #Trump admin's #war
“Iran posed no imminent threat 2 our nation: it is clear we startd this war due 2 pressure frm #Israel & its powerful US lobby,” Kent sed in #SocialMedia post, making claims Trump has denied
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-kent-resignation-e2e17a76d79617a68370f076c0291208
The Greens want to make social media platforms subject to laws of defamation and libel just like publishers, newspapers and broadcasters. #ScottishGreens #socialmedia
What is crousty, the halal chicken craze sweeping France?
The crousty at Krousty Sabaïdi. Photograph by Capucine Japhet A chicken-and-rice tray popularised on TikTok has triggered a riot and stoked debate about class, race and French cuisine. Even KFC wants a bite A crunchy, addictive chicken served over ric…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchcuisine #EUROPE #francais #france #French #socialmedia
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2559110/what-is-crousty-the-halal-chicken-craze-sweeping-france/
Prien will rasche EU-Auflagen für #SocialMedia | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Prien-will-rasche-EU-Auflagen-fuer-Social-Media-11211728.html #SocialMediaVerbot #Bildung #education #Medienkompetenz #Digitalkompetenz #HateSpeech #Hassrede #DoomScrolling
What is crousty, the halal chicken craze sweeping France? https://www.diningandcooking.com/2559110/what-is-crousty-the-halal-chicken-craze-sweeping-france/ #EUROPE #francais #france #French #FrenchCuisine #SocialMedia
If something is worth doing, @dannotdaniel & @haubles, it is worth doing right and that includes #SocialMedia moderation. I asked the moderators at mastodon.social a reasonable question, and almost one month later they failed to send to me their answer this question: "Is it acceptable free speech for someone on Mastodon to say that, in my opinion and the opinion of scholars, events in Gaza amount to a genocide?" This should not be an impossible question for them to answer.
‘Another internet is possible’: Norway rails against ‘enshittification’.
An absurdist video urges policymakers and users to resist deliberate deterioration of platforms and devices.
#Enshittification #Tech #Internet #SocialMedia #OnlineShopping #Norway #SearchEngines #ECommerce
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Social media is the perfect vector for misinformation. Cheap mass communications with opaque moderation processes and a bias toward inflammatory content. Read more on our latest insight article in the comments #misinformation #disinformation #socialmedia #techethics
“‘A War Manufactured by Israel’ – US Counterterror Chief Joe Kent Resigns in Shock Move”
by Palestine Chronicle Staff in The Palestine Chronicle on Substack
@palestine
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Joe #Kent resigned as head of the National #Counterterrorism Center, citing opposition to the war on Iran
His resignation letter warns of a ‘#misinformation campaign’ that falsely portrayed Iran as an imminent threat
The move highlights growing internal dissent and weak public support for another US war in the Middle East”
https://open.substack.com/pub/palestinechronicle/p/a-war-manufactured-by-israel-us-counterterror
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity
“No Time for Losers: Why the War Meant to Save Israel May Destroy It”
by Ramzy Baroud in The Palestine Chronicle on Substack
@palestine
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Israel and the US launched war expecting dominance, but shifting geopolitics and regional resistance are reshaping power across the Middle East”
https://open.substack.com/pub/palestinechronicle/p/no-time-for-losers-why-the-war-meant
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity
ZDNet: A Meta-powered investment scam is spreading across 25 countries – how to spot (and avoid) it. “Malvertising — the practice of using fake ads and websites in scams — is nothing new. However, several noteworthy insights emerged from the report regarding how a sprawling, coordinated network is using sponsored and paid Meta advertising to reach new victims on every corner of the globe.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/17/zdnet-a-meta-powered-investment-scam-is-spreading-across-25-countries-how-to-spot-and-avoid-it/
Ein Korpus voller N-Gramme aus über zwei Milliarden Tweets!
Robert Jäschke wird dieses Korpus morgen (18.03.2026) auf den Social Media Access Days der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek vorstellen. Die Folien seines Vortrags gibt es hier:
https://slides.igada.de/2026-03-18-smad/#/
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Orbyz: Algorithmus im Detail
Ich nehme an ersten Diskussionen teil und erkunde den Algorithmus von Orbyz genauer: Es gibt Regler, Watchlists und die Möglichkeit, mehrere Algorithmen zu speichern – aber das UI verwirrt.
https://ingo.lantschner.name/post/2026-03-17-orbyz-tagebuch/
#Nachhaltigkeit #SocialMedia #Orbyz #AI #KI #Datenschutz #Algorithmus