ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMcMaster 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 […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/17/mcmaster-university-study-examines-what-reddit-reveals-about-measles-return/
Penguin RebellionIt'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?«
katzenbergerEs 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.«
Digital Fairness Act: EU-Kommission erwägt Ausschalt-Knopf für süchtig machende Designs
Die Debatte um ein Social-Media-Verbot beschäftigt die EU-Kommission auch beim Entwurf des Digital Fairness Acts. Statt darum, Minderjährige auszuschließen, geht es jedoch um mehr Schutz für alle, erklärt eine der Architekt*innen des Gesetzes bei einer Podiumsdiskussion.
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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.
LusogeekTikTok 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
#youtube #youtubenews #youtubepayment #paymentactivity #creators #gamers #streamers #tech #technews #ytpay #youtubedata #ytdata #youtubestudio #socialnetworks #socialmedia
TikTok returns to Albania after government-imposed ban
#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
#rednote #rednoteapp #rednotenews #apps #tech #technews #india #indiaapps #indiaban #appban #tiktok #socialnetworks #socialmedia #tiktokalternative #chineseapps #chinaapps #china #chinaappban
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 […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/11/mat-duggan-boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/
Edwin G. 
Mastodon instance Qlub demands that the government of the province of Québec 
leaves foreign social networks
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L’instance Mastodon Qlub réclame que le gouverne de la province du Québec quitte les réseaux sociaux étrangers
#Mastodon #Qlub #Québec #QCpoli #SocialMedia #SocialNetworks #RéseauxSociaux
