European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services for minors and setting the stage for a new showdown with some of the biggest U.S. companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/society/ban-social-media-kids-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #socialmedia #instagram #facebook #snap #tiktok #youtube #grok #europe #france #spain #australia
Björn Brembs
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RE: https://social.cologne/@KSTA/115989148258594152
Die Menschen in #Köln haben es gut! 🙌
Denn sie können dem Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger seit kurzem #NeuHier im #Fediverse folgen!
👉 @KSTA
Ein #Danke an alle, die daran gearbeitet haben. 🙏 Ihr gebt dem #Journalismus damit ein wichtiges gutes Beispiel.
Das ist dringend notwendig angesichts der Entwicklungen bei #TikTok #X #Instagram und Co. – unser Briefing für Kommunikations-Profis:
👉 https://king-consult.de/social-media-briefing-fuer-kommunikationsverantwortliche/
@synapsenkitzler Wir sind auch erst seit gestern hier! 😄 Der liebe @malte hatte aber schon lange ein Konto für uns freigehalten.
RE: https://social.cologne/@KSTA/115989148258594152
Die Menschen in #Köln haben es gut! 🙌
Denn sie können dem Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger seit kurzem #NeuHier im #Fediverse folgen!
👉 @KSTA
Ein #Danke an alle, die daran gearbeitet haben. 🙏 Ihr gebt dem #Journalismus damit ein wichtiges gutes Beispiel.
Das ist dringend notwendig angesichts der Entwicklungen bei #TikTok #X #Instagram und Co. – unser Briefing für Kommunikations-Profis:
👉 https://king-consult.de/social-media-briefing-fuer-kommunikationsverantwortliche/
@synapsenkitzler Wir sind auch erst seit gestern hier! 😄 Der liebe @malte hatte aber schon lange ein Konto für uns freigehalten.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@TwraSun/116011845063722917
Was auf den Plattformen der sog. sozialen Medien geschieht, ist vielfach #kriminell.
Und die Betreiber gehören wie andere Kriminelle auch dafür zur Rechenschaft gezogen.
Endlich hat ein 🇪🇺 europäischer Staatschef das mit aller Klarheit ausgesprochen.
Bravo, #PedroSanchez. 🇪🇦 Eviva #Espana.
#Instagram #TikTok #X #YouTube #Facebook #Recht #Gesetz #Paradigmenwechsel
🔴 👁 - Der spanische Ministerpräsident Pedro Sánchez: „Ab nächster Woche wird meine Regierung folgende Maßnahmen umsetzen:
• Zunächst werden wir das Gesetz in Spanien ändern, um die Verantwortlichen der Plattformen für viele Verstöße auf ihren Seiten rechtlich zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen.
• Zweitens werden wir die algorithmische Manipulation und Verstärkung illegaler Inhalte zu einem neuen Straftatbestand machen. …“ 1️⃣
The Great Migration 🚀
X ➡️ https://joinmastodon.org
IG ➡️ https://pixelfed.org
FB ➡️ https://friendi.ca
TikTok ➡️ https://joinloops.org
YouTube ➡️ https://joinpeertube.org
WhatsApp ➡️ https://signal.org
Ethical. Federated*. Open.
Spread the word ✨
* - I know signal isn't federated, consider @matrix or @xmpp alternatively
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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🇪🇸 Za ClashReport:
"Hiszpański premier Pedro #Sánchez:
Od przyszłego tygodnia mój rząd wprowadzi następujące działania:
Po pierwsze, zmienimy prawo w Hiszpanii, aby pociągać kierownictwo platform do odpowiedzialności prawnej za wiele naruszeń mających miejsce na ich stronach.
Po drugie, manipulowanie algorytmami i wzmacnianie nielegalnych treści stanie się nowym przestępstwem.
Po trzecie, wdrożymy system śledzenia, kwantyfikacji i ujawniania śladów mowy nienawiści i polaryzacji, aby śledzić, jak platformy cyfrowe podsycają podziały i wzmacniają nienawiść.
Po czwarte, Hiszpania zablokuje dostęp do mediów społecznościowych osobom poniżej 16 roku życia. Platformy będą zobowiązane do wdrożenia skutecznych systemów weryfikacji wieku – nie tylko pól wyboru, ale prawdziwych barier, które będą działać.
Po piąte i ostatnie, mój rząd będzie współpracował z prokuraturą w celu zbadania i ścigania naruszeń popełnionych przez Grok, TikTok i Instagram."
#Hiszpania #Europa #BigTech #Grok #Twitter #X #Instagram #polityka #SocialMedia #TikTok
Sascha Foerster :bonndigital:
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Ihr Lieben!
Leider bin ich schon wieder auf dem Sprung und einige Stunden ohne Internet; ich wollte aber nicht versäumen, Euch anlässlich des heutigen #DiDay mitzuteilen, dass ich gerade meine ersten beiden #Loops gepostet habe!
Folgt mir also gern auf https://loops.video/@Awet
Die Videos stammen von meiner Reise nach #Äthiopien und sind dort im Moment exklusiv.
Freut Euch künftig da auf exklusiven Content und Vorab-Veröffentlichungen.
So: stay in the Loop w/ me because loops isn't #tiktok
everton137
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Bin man warns of food waste mistake that’s contaminating your bin
To some, this is common sense. But according to one bin man, not everyone thinks this way. Taking to…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Bincollection #Binmanadvice #Foodwastecontamination #Science #TikTok #TikTokBINfluencer #UKrecyclingrules
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/448100/
wakest ⁂
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With the news that people are moving to Xiaohongshu due to uncertainty about the future of TikTok and the changes to Meta's content policies, and that people are now really interested in learning Mandarin: I would encourage you to check out the active Chinese-language communities right here on the fediverse as well, such as the public forum at https://ovo.st/club/board (@ board @ ovo.st ), and the instance https://m.cmx.im/about. Or, perhaps, you can follow my recent favourite fediverse account, @labor, which collects news about modern Chinese labour issues that you will never find on Chinese social media platforms.
In general I think there is a huge lack of understanding among western users about how much Chinese social media and Chinese tech companies are intertwined with the government, a lack of understanding or engagement with Chinese social issues which are heavily censored on all Chinese social media platforms, and a mistake belief that "well, Chinese social media can't be much worse than the American ones". I had to mute the discourse around TikTok for my own sanity because there was so much complete misunderstanding around privacy, censorship, and the nature of these companies. It's like seeing people say "we don't want to use apps run by (american) fascists, so we will flock to an app that shares all its data with a fascist government, and actively censors all topics unfavourable to that government". It makes no sense.
Of course, I think it is good that people are engaging with Chinese people, finally, as people, and not as just abstractions. I think it is also good that people have an incentive to learn my native language. I just wish people would use that to engage with and listen to the Chinese people who have been posting here, all along.
#china #tiktok #xiaohongshu #rednote #socialmedia #fediverse
🇪🇸 Za ClashReport:
"Hiszpański premier Pedro #Sánchez:
Od przyszłego tygodnia mój rząd wprowadzi następujące działania:
Po pierwsze, zmienimy prawo w Hiszpanii, aby pociągać kierownictwo platform do odpowiedzialności prawnej za wiele naruszeń mających miejsce na ich stronach.
Po drugie, manipulowanie algorytmami i wzmacnianie nielegalnych treści stanie się nowym przestępstwem.
Po trzecie, wdrożymy system śledzenia, kwantyfikacji i ujawniania śladów mowy nienawiści i polaryzacji, aby śledzić, jak platformy cyfrowe podsycają podziały i wzmacniają nienawiść.
Po czwarte, Hiszpania zablokuje dostęp do mediów społecznościowych osobom poniżej 16 roku życia. Platformy będą zobowiązane do wdrożenia skutecznych systemów weryfikacji wieku – nie tylko pól wyboru, ale prawdziwych barier, które będą działać.
Po piąte i ostatnie, mój rząd będzie współpracował z prokuraturą w celu zbadania i ścigania naruszeń popełnionych przez Grok, TikTok i Instagram."
#Hiszpania #Europa #BigTech #Grok #Twitter #X #Instagram #polityka #SocialMedia #TikTok
hypebot
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“Who controls online freedom in 2026? | MEE Explains” [ ± 1-3 min]
by MiddleEastEye
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eCbMDRf2rJ8
Quote by MEE:
“Jan 25, 2026
Who gets to decide the boundaries of free speech in a digital age?
Across the United States and the Middle East, US and Israeli tech companies are playing an expanding role in how freedom of expression is monitored, restricted, and enforced.
From student tracking and phone extraction tools to large-scale surveillance systems tied to security operations, commercial technology has become embedded in systems of power.
And as so-called democratic governments deepen their reliance on these tools, questions of accountability, rights, and online freedom are growing harder to ignore.“
#KeepYourEyeOnGaza
#NeverAgain #STOPtheGenocide
#JUSTICEforHindRajab #JUSTICEforRifaatRadwan
#DEATHpenaltiesFor #Netanyahu #Gallant #Gvir #Smotrich
“Who controls online freedom in 2026? | MEE Explains” [ ± 1-3 min]
by MiddleEastEye
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eCbMDRf2rJ8
Quote by MEE:
“Jan 25, 2026
Who gets to decide the boundaries of free speech in a digital age?
Across the United States and the Middle East, US and Israeli tech companies are playing an expanding role in how freedom of expression is monitored, restricted, and enforced.
From student tracking and phone extraction tools to large-scale surveillance systems tied to security operations, commercial technology has become embedded in systems of power.
And as so-called democratic governments deepen their reliance on these tools, questions of accountability, rights, and online freedom are growing harder to ignore.“
#KeepYourEyeOnGaza
#NeverAgain #STOPtheGenocide
#JUSTICEforHindRajab #JUSTICEforRifaatRadwan
#DEATHpenaltiesFor #Netanyahu #Gallant #Gvir #Smotrich
«Sánchez anuncia que Espanya prohibirà l’accés a les xarxes socials als menors de 16 anys.»
#SocialMedia #Instagram #Facebook #TikTok #X #Fedivers
https://www.ara.cat/societat/sanchez-anuncia-espanya-prohibira-l-acces-xarxes-socials-als-menors-16-anys_1_5636698.html
Wenn sich US-User:innen Sorgen um ihre Daten machen, weil das chinesische #TikTok nun in den Haenden der US-Techbros ist... hatte ich so auch nicht auf meiner Bingokarte fuer dieses Jahr!
Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Dienstag. Hier 👉 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/01/tiktok-users-app-privacy-terms-conditions der ganze Artikel
Loops is cool, but it is still pretty rough. By all means people should join loops:
But, it is not going to be the same experience as the slick corporate apps.
Having seen what happened when people rushed to Mastodon in 2022 expecting Twitter, think that it is important to set expectations properly.
And, attaching MEGP4 video clips to Mastodon posts works really well.
Lots of ways to distribute video nowadays.
true. & this will be a problem. however, if you invite #TikTok creators to come try #Loops in the beta stage, there is a chance to entice them by being in on the ground floor & having input on improvements.
just saying, if they ever wanted to have input on what they'd like to see in a social media platform, this could be their chance. that might me an enticement for some
RE: https://mastodon.world/@WorldTravelerAll7/116004897368690553
What's...Loops, precious? Eh? What's Loops?
#Loops is a new #Fediverse platform like #TikTok that was just released in the beta stage
it was created by the guy who created #Pixelfed, the fediverse alternative to #Instagram
it just feels like if people are fleeing TikTok now that the fascists have taken over, it would be a great time to introduce them to the fediverse 😁💙
Chewie
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Many institutions are committed to #sustainability.
For this reason alone, #digitalsovereignty should be important to them.
Two years ago, scientists from @JLBe and its network published a study on the sustainable use of #smartphones.
👉 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sd.2995
It showed that typical #socialmedia apps such as #Instagram, #TikTok, #YouTube, etc. on #cellphones conflict with a number of sustainability goals.
Among other things, they cause high #energy consumption, which is not incurred directly on the smartphone, but in #datacenters and transmission networks. A large proportion of the #electricity consumption is due to the fact that these apps do not respect #privacy and data protection, but instead spy on users.
The use of #Mastodon and other #Fediverse services is more sustainable because much less data is exchanged between users' smartphones and the service instances.
GeofCox
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Has a week of #Israeli controlled #TikTok been enough for you? Could I direct your attention to #Upscrolled, available on all the usual platforms?
UpScrolled was launched in June 2025 by Recursive Methods Pty Ltd. It was founded by Issam Hijazi, a Palestinian-Australian app developer and is backed by the Tech for #Palestine incubator. It’s up to a million downloads as of data this week. Privacy policy seems in line with this type of app. I never used TT, so I can’t speak to the functionality comparables, but hey, it’s not run by a Zionist billionaire and his buddies in the #IDF. So, ya know, that’s better.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/30/tiktok-us-takeover-new-type-of-censorship
Wiki on the founder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UpScrolled