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More notes on Organizing, Mutual Aid, and Activism on decentralized social networks

"Mutual aid. Organizing. Sharing, contextualizing, and making meaning of news and health information to counter propaganda and information overload. The use cases for alternative social networks – not controlled by techbro white supremacist CEO's working with their cronies in authoritarian governments – practically write themselves in today's

Notes (and thoughts) on organizing in the fediverses and the ATmosphere

Some potential paths forward -- but the landscape is complicated.

Draft, all in capital letters, written on a chalkboard

If not now, when? Mutual aid and organizing in the fediverses, the ATmosphere, and whatever comes next (REVISED DRAFT)

Draft! Feedback welcome!

The State Capitol in Olympia: a building with a dome, and lots of trees aroud it, reflected in in a pond

The People's Privacy Act (HB 1671): testimony and followon mail

At the hearing, privacy advocates supported the bill. Big tech lobbyists opposed it. Who could have predicted?

12 big question markes, all in different colors

Resources for choosing the right fediverse instance

A daunting choice -- but not irrevocable!

A post from Midnight Society, with JK Rowling giving wormtongue (Jesse Singal) instructions to go to Bluesky

Bluesky and The Battle of Wormtongue

How will Jay Graber and her team respond?

#GivingTuesday in the fediverse: instance admins, mutual aid, 501(c)(3)s, and more

The fediverse is powered by people ... so please keep the people here in mind a part of your giving

"Decentralization" and erasure: Blacksky, Bluesky, and the ATmosphere

Part 3 of Bluesky, the ATmosphere, and the fediverses

The word 'draft', all in capital letters, written on a chalkboard.

Accessibility resources for Mastodon and compatible software (DRAFT)

Suggestions and feedback welcome

I for one welcome Bluesky, the ATmosphere, BTS ARMY, millions of Brazilians, Black Twitter, and sex worker Twitter to the fediverses! (UPDATED)

Now also welcoming Black Twitter and sex worker Twitter!

A post from the Brennan Center. Fact check: The claim that millions of votes have gone missing is unfounded.

UPDATED: Rumors, conspiracy theories, and disinformation about "millions of missing votes" and voting machine fraud

Please don't amplify conspiracy theories!

Post-election disinfo: weaponized unreliable exit polls targeting marginalized communities

Post-election disinfo: weaponized unreliable exit polls targeting marginalized communities

Think before you engage or share!

A chart of Mastodon active users during 2024: a bit over 900,000 in January, slowly decining to 800,000 in October

A faux "Eternal September" turns into flatness

Part 3 of Mastodon, two years later

A tale of two prototypes

Part 2 of Mastodon, two years later

5 Ways to Fight Disinformation. starting with THINK before you engage or share. The full text is at the start of the article

5 ways to fight election disinformation on Bluesky and the Fediverse

Grassroots election protection activism made the difference in 2020. It's time to do it again. Fighting disinfo is one good way to help – on the Fediverse, on Bluesky, and on other social networks.

Mastodon, two years later

A continuation of Mastodon: a partial history

A lot of good stuff is happening in the fediverses!

A lot of good stuff is happening in the fediverses!

There really is a lot going on!

Railroad tracks. On the ties, a blue sigh with white letters saying "Safety first"

9 things the Social Web Foundation could do to prioritize safety (if they decide they want to)

Will they? Time will tell!

More questions than answers: another post about the Social Web Foundation and the fediverses

Questions for others in the fediverses as well as SWF

The Social Web Foundation and the elephant in the federated room

And I don't mean Mastodon!

Is Bluesky part of today's Fediverse?

Is Bluesky part of today's Fediverse?

I think so! But it depends on how you define "the Fediverse"

A post by DaysWithoutWhiteNonsense: I gregreat to inform you that there have been zero days since that white nonsense.

5 things white people can do to start making the fediverse less toxic for Black people

Anti-Blackness is a long-term problem in the fediverse. Now's a good time to start changing that.

A Lemmy post: "Lol, how is race relevant? Obv rage bait shitpost"

Ah, Lemmy: Racism and Denial in the Threadiverse (DRAFT)

Fediverse discussions about racism in the fediverse frequently provide examples of racism in the fediverse

A post by Jon: The best time for a hard fork of Mastodon was six years ago. The second-best time is now.

Fork it! It's time for a Mastodon hard fork (UPDATED)

An opportunity to improve safety, the Mastodon ecosystem, and fediverse software development