Flipboard Tech Desk<p>The received wisdom is that growth on Mastodon and Bluesky comes from big waves of new users who flee other networks when their owners say or do something particularly evil. But according to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@laurenshof" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>laurenshof</span></a></span>, that's no longer a given. "Musk managed to put himself up high on the list of people whose actions directly led for the largest number of deaths in the twenty-first century due to his involvement in the shutdown of USAID, but such evil did not meaningfully lead to people leaving Musk’s social network for other places," Hof writes for his Connected Places newsletter. Here, he takes a look at what's happening.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/nMcSJB" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/nMcSJB</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocial</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a></p>
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Do you want to chat about Dot Social, and connect with the guests that have appeared on the podcast? @mike has created a Surf feed that includes all episodes, any posts tagged with #DotSocial, and the profiles of past guests including @Gargron, @jasonkoebler, @tchambers. @kissane, @cubicgarden, @molly0xfff @j12t @pluralistic and many, many more.
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NDN Country News by @dragswolf
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surf.socialNDN Country News by Steve Dragswolf on SurfSurf - News by and about North American Indigenous people. For all interested in Native American, American Indian, First Nations, Indian, or NDN news no matter your blood quantum or enrollment status. All news sources updated on Indian time.
Stay up to date with @medium authors who are on the Medium Mastodon server using this Surf feed from @tchambers.
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surf.socialTop Medium.com Authors by Tim Chambers on SurfSurf - Accounts from top Medium.com authors from the http://me.dm server
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Here's a Surf feed if you're interested in how AI is currently being used in news, business, culture and more, plus some of the research that might indicate what's to come.
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surf.socialExploring AI by skyever.bsky.social on SurfSurf - Understanding AI in Your World. It's here. No turning back. Let's learn and leverage it so we're not a digital age blacksmith.
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And this, from @tchambers, is invaluable for developers and research who want the latest on AI.
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surf.socialAi for Develpers & Researchers by Tim Chambers on SurfSurf - Articles focused on use of AI for software, web, and Ai developers and online researchers
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@mmasnick has curated this feed around tech policy, which includes stories on what's happening in AI, right to repair and more.
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surf.socialTech policy by Mike Masnick ✅ on SurfSurf - Tech policy feed
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Keep up to date on the latest from the @Techcrunch team with this, from journalist @Sarahp.
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@ben has focused on big tech, democracy and society in his Speaking Truth to Tech Power feed.
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Remember when the web was fun? @cwebber does, and she reminded users of that in her keynote speech at last week's FediForum, in which she talked about how the fediverse can't succeed without joy. Here's @ricmac's writeup of the event, which included presentations from @_elena, @quillmatiq, @mike, @michael, @benpate and more.
The New Stack · Bringing Joy Back to the Web: Fediverse vs. Centralized AppsThe future is federated, say open web fans. But while new products demoed at FediForum show promise, is it enough to usurp X and Facebook?
The Tech Source from @phillycodehound blends YouTube channels, social profiles, hashtags, @Flipboard Magazines, podcasts and Surf feeds to create a fast-moving feed on basically everything you need to know in tech.
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