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 […]

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 […]

It's like @_elena says, in favor of the #Fediverse:

»Public institutions are funded by taxpayers' money: their communications serve public interests and should be open to all - without the need of creating social media accounts on proprietary, for-profit closed systems. This is especially salient for European governmental communications: isn’t it absurd that they would require social media accounts owned and run by U.S. based companies?«

https://blog.elenarossini.com/openness-transparency-and-reach-three-reasons-why-public-institutions-should-embrace-the-fediverse/

#SocialNetworks #EUpol #EU

Es gibt selbst in der #EU-Bürokratie noch ein paar Menschen mit halbwegs klarem Kopf.

»Der Digital Fairness Act soll Lücken im Verbraucherschutz schließen und ein höheres Schutzlevel für alle bringen.

Bei ihrer Arbeit am Entwurf nehmen die Beamt*innen gleich mehrere der Gefahren ins Visier, die auch Minderjährige betreffen, etwa süchtig machende Funktionen.«

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/digital-fairness-act-eu-kommission-erwaegt-ausschalt-knopf-fuer-suechtig-machende-designs/

#SocialMedia #SocialNetworks #DigitalFairnessAct #EUpol

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The #Philosopher Jürgen #Habermas is dead. His work on the #publicsphere is essential to understand why not only #TV and #Radio, but also #socialnetworks and #AI #Chatbots need to be regulated so as to ensure that they serve -and not undermine- #democracy and #fundamentalrights.

Now it's time to read:

The Philosopher: Habermas and Us by Philipp Felsch, 208 p.,

Things Needed to Get Better: Conversations with Stefan Müller-Doohm and Roman Yos by Jürgen Habermas, 196 p.

TikTok Reportedly Rejects End-to-End Encryption for DMs, Citing Child Safety

https://www.pcmag.com/news/tiktok-reportedly-rejects-encryption-for-dms-citing-child-safety

#tiktok #tiktoknews #tiktokdms #apps #tech #technews #socialnetworks #socialmedia #encryption #privacy #tiktokrejects

YouTube updates Payment Activity overview, provides more detailed data

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-updates-payment-activity-overview-provides-more-detailed-data/813855/

#youtube #youtubenews #youtubepayment #paymentactivity #creators #gamers #streamers #tech #technews #ytpay #youtubedata #ytdata #youtubestudio #socialnetworks #socialmedia

TikTok returns to Albania after government-imposed ban

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/tiktok-returns-albania-after-government-imposed-ban-2026-02-27/

#tiktok #tiktoknews #tiktokban #tiktokalbania #albania #tiktokunban #tech #technews #socialnetworks #socialmedia #albaniaapps #albaniaban #appsban

TikTok alternative ‘RedNote’ removed from Android and iOS app stores in India

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/tiktok-alternative-rednote-removed-from-android-and-ios-app-stores-in-india/article70694068.ece

#rednote #rednoteapp #rednotenews #apps #tech #technews #india #indiaapps #indiaban #appban #tiktok #socialnetworks #socialmedia #tiktokalternative #chineseapps #chinaapps #china #chinaappban