Bitkom-Umfrage: Immer weniger deutsche Unternehmen nutzen X

Zahlreiche deutsche Unternehmen kehren dem Kurznachrichtendienst X den Rücken. Das hat viel mit der polarisierenden Figur Elon Musk zu tun, zeigt eine Umfrage.

https://www.heise.de/news/Bitkom-Umfrage-Immer-weniger-deutsche-Unternehmen-nutzen-X-10486878.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab Is Discussing Major A.I. Strategy Changes - Members of the lab, including the new chief A.I. officer, Alexandr Wang, have talked abou... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technology/meta-superintelligence-lab-ai.html #wangalexandr(technologyexecutive) #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #siliconvalley(calif) #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia #innovation #scaleaiinc #start-ups

In the #Fediverse there are now
564 media accounts federated by @Flipboard.
459 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@SPINMag
@LATimes
@nylon
@DailyHive
@womenshealth

Find the whole list on:
https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

#SaveYouAClick: there may be one or two exceptions, but overall NO. Anyhow, do we really need yet another book about how bad the Internet is, algorithms, the asshole corporations that brought #enshittification, so on?

> Is there any hope for the internet?
https://theconversation.com/is-there-any-hope-for-the-internet-259251

Five European Countries Test Age Verification App As EU Develops Harmonized Approach To Protecting Minors Online
#News #Digital #EuropeanUnion #Socialmedia #Technology

https://deadline.com/2025/07/five-eu-countries-test-age-verification-app-minors-online-1236456848/

Hey Fedieltern, wenn man einem Teenager erlaubt, einen Fediverse Account zu erstellen -also Social Media Erstkontakt- was nimmt man da? Pixelfed? Friendica? Loops? Gibt's da Erfahrungen? Empfehlungen? Evtl. Instanz-Empfehlungen?
#FediEltern #Teenager #SocialMedia #Pixelfed #Friendica #Loops

Mein Team sagt, ich soll mehr auf LinkedIn posten. Aber warum sollte ich das? Ich fühle mich einfach zu wohl im Fediverse.

Im Fediverse …  
- ... muss ich meine Posts nicht für den Algorithmus optimieren, sondern für die Menschen, die ihn lesen sollen.
- ... muss ich kein "Growth Hacking" machen, weil es keine geheimen Tricks gibt. Guter Content reicht, dann wird er auch von Menschen geboostet und sichtbarer gemacht.
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#Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia

https://youtu.be/Sfekgjfh1Rk?si=53q2dYta44mq2Q9O

This is a very important video on how mass society can abandon rational thought and adopt dangerous and misinformed ideas. It’s not about evils, lack of intelligence or lack of education. It’s about the vulnerabilities of our minds, especially, when under physical or economic pressure. Please watch and share widely. #philosophy #socialmedia #Humanity

A quotation from Judith Martin

What we have come to, through a combination of popular psychology and expanding technology, is a presumption that all our thoughts and feelings are worth uttering.

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (2009-11-19)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/martin-judith/77658/

On #Mastodon there are now
410 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
122 instances.

250 were active today.

Some accounts, that were active today are
@euractiv_health (ENG)
@globalmagazin (GER)
@ProPublica (ENG)
@BylinesScotland (ENG)
@thetyee (ENG)

Find the whole list on:
https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html

Built by @mho

"Truth" mechanism on social media:

A set of beliefs, usually based on unverified facts stemming from popculture (thus somehow familiar), repeated and reshared by many verified accounts, until anyone that disagrees no longer speaks up against it.

#emotionalexhaustion #hatespeech #socialmedia #virality

Me sketching a swift visit on Twitter/X #depressing

»Swedish Prime Minister Pulls AI Campaign Tool After It Was Used to Ask Hitler for Support« https://www.404media.co/swedish-prime-minister-pulls-ai-campaign-tool-after-it-was-used-to-ask-hitler-for-support/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia

The official X account for "Sesame Street" character Elmo was hacked over the weekend by someone who "posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts," says a spokesperson for the show who says the account has now been secured. Here's @Variety's report on what happened.

https://flip.it/gLy-5R

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> Elmo’s hacked X account posted racist messages. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control https://torontosun.com/news/world/elmos-hacked-x-account-posted-racist-messages-sesame-workshop-is-trying-to-regain-control

You got to be a special kind of asshole to hack Elmo of all folks. Having said that, time for Elmo to do what the rest of us have done and leave the Twitter shithole behind.

From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:

‘Classic Web’ on Mastodon - https://indieweb.social/@classicweb?ref=feedle.world

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