ZDNet: How to delete or hide yourself from the internet – 11 effective ways (and most are free). “While it can be nearly impossible to remove your digital footprint, there are tried and tested steps that can help you take control of your privacy and data. Follow our guide below to find out where to start.”

I recently came across this image and it sums up much of my life.

Social media addiction is real.

This article looks at how social and online media addiction has affected real people and the steps they took to break it:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-68218381

Personally, switching to federated, algorithmless media helped me break the cycle of needing validation through posts and the hours I lost chasing it.

#SocialMedia #DigitalWellbeing #Fediverse #MentalHealth #OnlineLife

Anyway, this pic, my life!

XD!

I just saw the dumbest thing ever. A company has it.com. They are selling subdomains on it.com as if it's worth anything. WTAF? Come on people. With the amount of gTLDs exploding, wtf would I want a subdomain at it.com? Seriously? I don't get the play. Ugh, people will try anything, won't they.

#domains #subdomains #web #onlinelife

BBC: People spending even more time online now than during the pandemic. “UK adults spent over half an hour longer online every day in 2025 than they did during the pandemic, according to an annual survey of internet habits by the regulator Ofcom. The Online Nation report found on average, people in the UK spent four hours and 30 minutes online every day in 2025 – 31 minutes longer than in […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/11/bbc-people-spending-even-more-time-online-now-than-during-the-pandemic/

Has tech made people more connected or more isolated?
I feel it is both. It gave us infinite reach but also fragmented our attention and our sense of presence.

What do you think?

#technology #internet #digitalculture #oldinternet #onlinelife #socialmedia #techreflection #question #mastoadvice

Navigating Wirtualna Polska’s Terms & Conditions while setting up a new email is a journey through absurdities! 😅 Does anyone else feel like they need a lawyer to sign up for email? 🤪 Really, no joke! See for yourself in the attachments!

#WirtualnaPolska #TermsAndConditions #Absurdity #TermsAndAbsurdity #OnlineLife #OnlineServices #Tech #Poland #Polish #EmailStruggles #SoManyAgreements #TechHumor #LegalTech #Privacy #WTF #EmailChaos

Guys, Threads is now pushing ads to us while asking me to pay for my true self (the verified badge). So, let's chant together: "We agreed to be part of Threads' product! We are the product!

#Threads #Meta #Ads #Verification #SocialMedia #WeAreTheProduct #UserPrivacy #TechRant #DigitalEconomy #BigTech #Monetization #AppComplaint #OnlineLife #SocialNetwork #ConsumerRights

University of Oslo: “We are in the midst of a digital backlash”. “An increasing number of individuals today recognise the drawbacks of a mobile and screen-based lifestyle, according to media researchers at the University of Oslo (UiO). This perspective marks a shift from the optimism that dominated when the internet became widely accessible at the turn of the millennium.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/31/university-of-oslo-we-are-in-the-midst-of-a-digital-backlash/