Now that #Oracle - an army of lawyers in a trenchcoat pretending to be a tech firm - is running #TikTok, at the behest of the orange degen god king, it's time to maybe... I dunno... check out alternatives? There's this new thing called #UpScrolled... even #Loops here in the #fediverse.

independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-…

TikTok blocks ‘Epstein’ mentions and anti-Trump videos, users claim

Alleged censorship comes after investors loyal to Trump take over social media platform

^{Anthony Cuthbertson (The Independent)}

Nationwide shut down

January 30

NO WORK
NO SCHOOL
NO SHOPPING

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#Politics #USpol #Trump #MAGA #Fascism #Venezuela #Strike #GeneralStrike #Greenland #law #DueProcess #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #ICE #CBP #Minneapolis #TRUMP #FASCISM
#ReneeNicoleGood #ICE #civilrights #humanrights #PoliceState #USA
#Minnesota #MInneapolis #fuckICE #JUSTICE #FreeSpeech
#politics #socialmedia #mastodon #fediverse #whitesupremacy #imperialism #protest #activism #resistance #unitedstates #classwar #racism #lgbtq #indigenous #poverty #Immigration #education #US #tiktok #antifa #labor #labour #unions #AlexPretti

@wdlindsy I wanted to say "thank you" for all your efforts to consume and pass along the news and commentary relevant to our current political moment. You do a great job!

If it weren't for you (and @heidilifeldman and @KimPerales and @Nonilex...), the Fediverse would be a much less informed and aware community.

You all are beacons of light and truth, and much appreciated!

#USPol #Politics #Fediverse #Mastodon

Once upon a time, I was very active on MySpace and then Facebook. Then things got really shitty, so I quit and joined BlueSky.

I felt horrible, like the smallest bit of the code, unrecognized, shouting into the void for robots and scammers. But it a good place, right? And then they banned trans people while bringing in the authoritarians.

So, I thought all social media is bad, and I should try and get a website going where I could shout at the void on my own space.

I came across @_elena and started playing around with PeerTube. I saw @firesidefedi talking about exciting things, connecting with real people, and rebuilding that good time I used to have being online.

It was exciting, but I wasn't sure. And then @TIBtv came on, and I was blown away. My people! There they are!

I hope other people like me quit lurking quietly and join in. It's fantastic here on the #fediverse

If you're looking for accounts to follow, you might like to check out my other account FediFollows:

➡️ @FediFollows

It regularly posts themed lists of good accounts to follow, and it also has a website with thousands of recommended accounts sorted into topics:

➡️ fedi.directory

To follow an account listed on the website, copy-paste the "Fediverse address" on its listing into the search box in Mastodon and then click "Follow".

#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse

Fedi.Directory – Interesting accounts on Mastodon & the Fediverse

Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse

^{fedi.directory}

Hey everyone,

@aral and @joynewacc had the honour of speaking to three families from Gaza today and we’d like to welcome them to Gaza Verified.

They are:

• Hadeel Ahmed (@hadeel_2026)
• Dr. Abed From Gaza🇵🇸 (@abed_in_gaza123)
• RANA SAMIR (@rana83)

Please give them a warm welcome to Mastodon and to the fediverse, follow their accounts, and donate to their fundraisers if you can (and please share this so others can do the same).

Also, remember that you can find all our families who have fundraisers listed at the following page, ordered by those who have received the least in donations over the last week (on a rolling basis):

gaza-verified.org/donate/

Thank you for making Mastodon and the fediverse a safe space for our friends in Gaza and for your support.

💕

#Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified #Mastodon #fediverse #newMembers #verification