Fake Fans

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Change Facebook Group Name in Minutes

Struggling to rename your Facebook group? Learn quick steps, fix common issues, and update your group name easily on mobile or desktop.

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https://www.izoate.com/blog/how-to-change-your-facebook-group-name-in-2026-why-you-cant-edit-it-and-how-to-update-it-successfully/

The Social Smolnet

https://ploum.net/2026-03-20-social-smolnet.html

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Flickr Blog: Beyond the Feed: A Flickr friendship that became an exhibition. “As a community built for photographers, we love celebrating the connections Flickr helps spark, whether friendships, collaborations, mentorships or any other bonds formed through a shared love of photography. That’s exactly what drew us to the story of Christopher Evans and Juliette Melia, whose Flickr connection […]

ABC News (Australia): At 102 years old, Dean Simes might be Australia’s oldest tech-help guy. “Age is no barrier for 102-year-old Dean Simes, who runs the Computer Pals seniors computer club in Turramurra. Mr Simes’s club teaches senior citizens how to use a variety of computer and smartphone functions such as Windows 11, Microsoft Excel and WhatsApp.”

McMaster University: Study examines what Reddit reveals about measles’ return . “Rachel Zhou, a professor in the Department of Health, Aging and Society, studied thousands of Reddit conversations to understand how people made sense of the measles’ resurgence in 2025. The posts reveal more than opinions about vaccines, she says. They show how people remember – and forget – disease, how […]

University of Exeter: Online spaces can provide bodily comfort, relief and inclusion for some autistic people, study says. “Researchers say online communities – including communication apps, social media, and gaming platforms – can provide enriching, authentic and comfortable forms of self-expression and connection for some autistic adults, including a physical ease that is not always […]

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'The findings challenge assumptions that in-person interaction is always inherently preferable or superior for everyone, and could be useful for those helping to make online spaces more accessible.'

https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences/online-spaces-can-provide-bodily-comfort-relief-and-inclusion-for-some-autistic-people-study-says/

Bucketsquatting Is (Finally) Dead

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Mat Duggan: Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse. “I never expected to find my news from strangers on a federated social network that half the internet has never heard of. I never expected a lot of things. But there’s something quietly beautiful about a place where people just… share what they know. No brand deals, no engagement metrics, no algorithm nudging you toward rage. Just someone who […]