@elena@aseachange.com
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16h ago
Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂
@elena@aseachange.com
Italian writer, photographer and filmmaker based in Paris, France. Fediverse cheerleader. I run the newsletter #TheFutureIsFederated which aims to explain the numerous benefits of the Fediverse to people not familiar with it. I recently started learning Linux and self-hosting and I'm sharing stories about this new journey with the hashtag #MySoCalledSudoLife. I'm a 
and 
aficionada. My values are: 
aseachange.com
How to create an account on #WSocial in 13 easy steps:
choose a usernamechoose a passwordchoose your interestsdownload the #WIdentity app to your phone (two options: Apple AppStore or Google Play Store)scan a QR codecreate a PIN code
optional: enable biometrics; re-enter PINchoose whether you simply want to verify that you're human or if you also want to verify your namechoose the verification method (automatic photo review, request a manual review or scan your passport chip)scan your passport's picture pagescan your passport's chiptake a selfiescan a QR code to link the W Identity to your W Social accountenter your PIN code
Congratulations, you're verified*!
(* for two years)
Demonstration in all its simple glory here:
📺: https://inv.nadeko.net/Vcq4MiabpEQ
Please save this toot as reference if you ever hear somebody say that IT'S TOO COMPLICATED TO JOIN THE FEDIVERSE BECAUSE YOU NEED TO PICK A SERVER 🤡
#SocialMedia
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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20h ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Trump, the Democrats and the Courage to End a Failed War”
by Trita Parsi on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Trump owns this failed war, but if the Democrats help torpedo the MOU and war resumes, then they will co-own the next war”
https://open.substack.com/pub/tritaparsi/p/trump-the-democrats-and-the-courage
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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21h ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“The Art of the Recycled Deal: Trump and the Outcome Israel Cannot Tolerate”
by Jamal Kanj in Palestine Chronicle
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
@iraq@mastodon.social
@palestinenews@gts.liberated.press
“A Middle East free of American military entanglement is the one outcome Israel cannot tolerate — a prospect more threatening than any Iranian nuclear centrifuge”
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-art-of-the-recycled-deal-trump-and-the-outcome-israel-cannot-tolerate/
#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah #Netanyahu
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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21h ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“‘We Broke Israel’s Project’: Sheikh Qassem Declares Victory, Rejects Disarmament”
by Palestine Chronicle Staff
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
@iraq@mastodon.social
@palestinenews@gts.liberated.press
“Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim #Qassem said the resistance had defeated Israel’s objectives in Lebanon and rejected any future disarmament initiative”
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/we-broke-israels-project-sheikh-qassem-declares-victory-rejects-disarmament/
#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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21h ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“LIVE BLOG: Iran Says ‘Hands on the Trigger’as New Lebanon Incident Reported – Day 110”
by Palestine Chronicle Staff
@palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran @iraq@mastodon.social @palestinenews@gts.liberated.press
“Key Developments:
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the country’s defense capabilities and missile program are not open for negotiation.
- Baghaei confirmed that the Iran-US memorandum of understanding was signed digitally and that no ceremony will take place in Switzerland.
- Israeli media reported a new security incident in southern Lebanon, with casualties reportedly evacuated by helicopter, while Trump said US forces will remain in the Gulf for the time being”
#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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1d ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“LIVE BLOG: Iran Warns Israel over Lebanon Strikes as Lebanon, Gaza Remain on Edge – Day 109”
by Palestine Chronicle Staff
@palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran @iraq@mastodon.social @palestinenews@gts.liberated.press
“Key Developments:
- Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters warned of a harsh response if Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon continue, accusing Israel of 84 ceasefire violations in two days.
- Israeli artillery shelling reportedly targeted Kfar Tebnit, Ali Taher hill, and Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon, according to Al-Mayadeen.
- Gunfire was reported northeast of Khan Younis in Gaza, while an explosion was heard near Koya in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region”
#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah
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@Katika@chaos.social
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2d ago
Katika Kühnreich
@Katika@chaos.social
Politkwissenschaftlerin, Sinologin, Technologieinteressierte. Schwerpunkt: Gesellschaflichen Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung | Philosophie en: Political and Chinese Science | Social Impact of Digitalization | Technology & Philosophy |
chaos.social
#wsocial was announcing a top-down approach to get their #network working & they are doing it
In the #Blick article #AnnaZeiter explains why #AliceWeidel & other #Nazis are welcome to her #socialmedia #platform https://www.blick.ch/digital/anna-zeiter-bringt-twitter-alternative-w-social-auch-alice-weidel-ist-willkommen-id22026157.html
wSocial tries to become a new #Tech #empire by pulling on their personal networks & riding the problematic term of #European #Sovereignty
#Lobbying the #rich & #powerful seems to pay out in the #EuropeanUnion ¯\(°_o)/¯
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@geomannie@mastodon.scot
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2d ago
Bob Downie
@geomannie@mastodon.scot
Retired/recovering #petroleum #geologist, fascinated by #bicycles, bike fettling, #cycling, #geography, #sedimentology and #GIS. Hates #Brexit. Open to an independent Scotland in the EU. Unable to think of a single UK city, town or village that wouldn't be immensely improved by a vast reduction in motor traffic.
mastodon.scot
If the government really wanted to get kids off #socialmedia it’s pretty easy. Rather than ban the <16’s I would :
- ban algorithmic feeds on social media
- ban advertising on social media.
Bit like #Mastodon really. Social interaction is ready and waiting for everyone but you have to work at it a bit.
IMHO most kids would likely give up and go do something else.
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@Katika@chaos.social
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2d ago
Katika Kühnreich
@Katika@chaos.social
Politkwissenschaftlerin, Sinologin, Technologieinteressierte. Schwerpunkt: Gesellschaflichen Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung | Philosophie en: Political and Chinese Science | Social Impact of Digitalization | Technology & Philosophy |
chaos.social
#SocialMedia of #realnameregistration , oh sorry, they call it real #humans , that advertises with " #AI " #slop
#wsocial is more than problematic
And already has #bots crawling it's #network
Now they show that they are problematic concerning #aesthetics as well & advertise with tasteless #aislop
@bildoperationen@tldr.nettime.org
#realnameregistration is highly dangerous & if the company that wants to have your most private data can't save there net from bots they're not very trustworthy, are they?
#tech
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@jim@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
The social media policy ratchet:
How #onlinesafety measures are costing users but leaving #socialmedia companies just fine thank you.
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-social-media-policy-ratchet/
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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2d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
“Soon it will be virtually impossible to be online in the UK without handing over identity documents or biometric data to unregulated companies.”
The social media ban means EVERY user has to prove they're over 16. This puts millions at risk of their personal data being hacked.
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org.
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366644294/Big-tech-must-introduce-age-checks-to-support-UKs-under-16s-social-media-ban
#stopKillingInternet #StopKillingTheInternet #socialmediaban #socialmedia #ageverification #onlinesafety #privacy #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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2d ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
Yet more evidence of how Starmer’s Britain is becoming a fascist colony not only of Trump’s Amerika but also of the genocidal Zionist entity!
“UK Court Upholds Palestine Action Ban as Group Vows Supreme Court Appeal”
by Palestine Chronicle Staff
@palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran @iraq@mastodon.social @palestinenews@gts.liberated.press
“Key Developments:
- The Court of Appeal ruled that the government’s ban on Palestine Action was lawful and proportionate.
- Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori announced plans to seek permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court.
- Amnesty International and other rights advocates criticized the ruling, warning of its implications for protest rights and civil liberties”
#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah #UK #PalestineAction
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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2d ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Why Iran’s Retaliation for Israel’s Attack on Beirut is a Regional Game Changer”
by Robert Inlakesh in The Palestine Chronicle
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
@iraq@mastodon.social
@palestinenews@gts.liberated.press
“Iran’s ballistic missile response to Israel’s attack on Beirut is a game-changer for the power dynamics of West Asian politics. The ‘Unity of Squares’ concept has officially led to a NATO-style defense pact developing between the members of the Iranian-led Axis of Resistance”
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/why-irans-retaliation-for-israels-attack-on-beirut-is-a-regional-game-changer/
#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah #UnityOfSquares
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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2d ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“‘Step Toward Liberation’: Hezbollah Hails Deal as Iran Draws Red Line on Lebanon”
by Palestine Chronicle Staff
@palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran @iraq@mastodon.social @palestinenews@gts.liberated.press
“Key Developments:
- Iran says Lebanon is a central pillar of the memorandum of understanding reached with the United States.
- Tehran insists no future agreement will be sustainable without guarantees for Lebanon’s security and territorial integrity.
- Hezbollah welcomed the agreement and called it the beginning of a process leading to full liberation”
#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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2d ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“LIVE BLOG: Israel in Crisis as US-Iran Deal Moves Forward – Day 108”
by Palestine Chronicle Staff
@palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran @iraq@mastodon.social @palestinenews@gts.liberated.press
“Key Developments;
- Iran’s leadership confirmed approval of the memorandum of understanding, with FM Abbas Araqchi announcing a planned signing ceremony in Switzerland on Friday.
- Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Erdoğan, and other regional actors welcomed the agreement [..].
- Israeli media reported growing political and public unease, with criticism that the deal limits Israel’s freedom of action in Lebanon and strengthens Iran’s regional position.
- Fighting continued despite diplomatic progress, with Hezbollah claiming it repelled an Israeli advance in southern Lebanon, while Israeli strikes [..] persisted in Gaza and Lebanon”
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/live-blog-israel-in-crisis-as-us-iran-deal-moves-forward-day-108/
#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #EradicateZionism #DecolonizePalestine #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
Social media bans don't work.
Yet it's happening globally as leaders try to grab headlines with creeping digital ID checks.
This doesn't take on how platforms are designed to capture users' attention with harmful content through data-driven algorithms so they can sell ads.
ORG's @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org explains ➡️ https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/bBTjPwubE92HMVGtt9dN2Z
#stopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #socialmedia #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #privacy #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol #kierstarmer
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
A global movement to #stopKillingInternet is coming.
Bans will wall off the open Internet. Kids locked out and adults pushed through digital ID checks.
Connection and access to information is being swept away for a policy that leaves platforms free to continue promoting harmful content for profit.
Find out more ➡️ https://www.stopkillingtheinternet.com/
#socialmediaban #socialmedia #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #privacy #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol #kierstarmer
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@pre@boing.world
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3d ago
Adam Dalliance
@pre@boing.world
Working on an interactive #vr #scifi story, that involves lots of #programming and #animation and #art: @starship I sometimes talk about #left #politics and #anarchy. Live in #london #uk There's also the tarot show: @wordcloudtarot And you can follow my links feed: @linkbot #fedi22 #searchable #nobots
boing.world
UKPol kids banned
Hover or focus to reveal
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OBrien on the radio thinks that its okay to ban kids from Youtube even though their exam revision videos are on youtube, because the revision videos will just end up somewhere else.
He thinks though that the suicide encouragement and terrible anorexia mutual support will not simply end up somewhere else I guess. 🤷♂️
"No downside to this at all" he reckons. 🤣
"Nobody sensible can be against this ban"
This is what irks me most. The absolute refusal to see any issues at all in the ban. Just refusing to understand that there's any support help or encouragement for kids on these forums. That they are only places for radicalisation and bullying.
TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Twitch, X, Threads, Facebook and Kick.
I note that Bluesky didn't make the blacklist. I expect it'll be added during debate. Can't list everything though, so the kids will surely just go to whoever isn't listed? 4-chan seems to not be included? What a strange list.
I don't use any of them besides Youtube so won't be forced into ID checks for them myself. My youtube account is itself over 18 years old so don't think they'll ask.
#ukpol #socialMedia
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
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3d ago
Open Rights Group
@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org
We fight for digital rights (UK). Join us. #privacy #freespeech #surveillance #censorship #dataprotection
social.openrightsgroup.org
A social media ban won't fix online harms.
That's because the business model creating them is left untouched.
It just makes every user do an ID check to prove they’re over 16.
Instead we should tackle the attention capture economy of targeted ads and personalised algorithms.
Sign our petition ⬇️
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/break-big-tech
#socialmediaban #onlinesafety #socialmedia #stopKillingInternet #ukpol #ukpolitics #privacy #censorship #bigtech
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@techcrunch@robot.villas
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3d ago
TechCrunch
@techcrunch@robot.villas
Startup and technology news. See old posts. I am a bot that mirrors an RSS feed. Source: https://techcrunch.com/feed/
robot.villas
Meta's new 'AI Mode' on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/15/metas-new-ai-mode-on-facebook-pulls-from-public-info-across-its-platforms/
#AI #SocialMedia #TechNews
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