So Twitter is designed to not respect settings?
With regards to everyone I see who are switching to real-time tweets (chronological) and the apps keep switching them back.
Twitter stance is that the algorithm timeline is preferred and better for the majority of users. I feel there are many unanswered questions (as @cwodtke notes), and would love data on how many people even know they have an option to change their timeline.
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@ulyssesapp Ok, thanks so much for the response.
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@aral @Lazer Thanks, then I was confused by this article.
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@Lazer That is my understanding. @aral will confirm :)
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@Lazer I have the same worries and I think a lot of people are doing the same. I'm pretty sure IFTTT can help with cross-posting.
@Lazer Good to know is that you can also move instance and maintain followers, albeit with a bit of hoop-jumping.
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@Lazer Just followed your gamedev account so can confirm that works.
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@Lazer It's not straightforward as it's a federation. But if you have one Mastodon account you can follow everyone on all instances everywhere. But searching for users is a hassle. As is choosing your own home instance. But mastodon.social is the big one.
@Lazer Of course I can never settle with default (I have issues) so I set up my own instance using masto.host
@Lazer Trying to convince myself that the friction is good and that part will get better. Once you're in and following people it seems very similar to Twitter.
”In a world where we’re told anyone can start an online business anytime, due diligence and professional responsibility get left by the wayside.”
Easily one of the most important digital responsibility posts of the year. Read, please.
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@Wedge If you click to play, they will track you, even with this setting. Without the setting they will track you even if you don’t play the video.
This is significant. Websites that embed Facebook’s Like Button must seek users’ consent to transfer their personal data to the US social network. This makes complete sense, but now we have a court ruling. This will apply to all 3rd party social embeds and plugins. #digitalethics x.com/AlbinPCLarsson…
Note, if you embed a YouTube video that plays inside your website, data from your visitors is transferred to Google.
I am in the process of hiding video embeds in my blog, to only be displayed upon user request (consent) after they understand the data collection (informed).
If you want to go ahead and remove automated embeds on a Wordpress site, here’s a guide: kinsta.com/knowledgebase/…
Friends on #Mastodon, I'm finally getting set up the way I want. Do let me know your usernames.
I am @axbom@masto.bigheart.tech
masto.bigheart.tech/@axbom
See you there.
This, today, made me think about what the next larger context of designing a gun is...
I don’t have an answer, I just realize how complex it all gets when there is no other obvious larger context than life itself. x.com/berkun/status/…
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@Skogberg @WordPress I haven’t actually. Hoped to cope without a plugin. I’ll try it. Also curious about the WP Medium Editor.
Ideally I would just like to push posts from @BearNotesApp to my WP install but it seems the desktop app can’t do that :/
I’m with @cwodtke on the new @Wordpress editor which I’ve been using for a while now. The blocks system is useless both for a writer and a power-user. I pretty much hate it. Anyone found reasonable workarounds?
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@PatrickSvitek @GovAbbott x.com/axbom/status/1…
Again with the mental illness myth. It makes me sad and frustrated. People with diagnosed mental health disorders and conditions are much more likely to be victims rather than perpetrators.
