AJ Sadauskas
For anyone wondering how Mark Zuckerberg's new "masculine energy" selective moderation policy is working out... (Also, patience for anyone trying to set up a Pixelfed account this afternoon! Looks like there's a *lot* of people quitting Instagram right now!) #Zuckerberg #Meta #Pixelfed #Instagram
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Jan 12, 2025 at 6:52amWeb
Show threadAJ SadauskasJan 12, 2025
Also, this... 🤣

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n2okvbdq33c32ekbv6hfzdg2/post/3lfjk3mrdds23
AJ Sadauskas (@ajsadauskas.bsky.social)

CONFIRMED: Facebook has *banned* anyone from linking to Pixelfed. #MetaBlockingPixelfed I just tried posting a message on Facebook that reads: "Anyone here using Pixelfed?" with a link to Pixelfed.Social Within *seconds* I got a post saying my post was banned. Screenshots below.

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Show threadJohn QuigginJan 12, 2025
@ajsadauskas.bsky.social I had a heap of trouble with Pixelfed after a good start. I will try again later
Show threadChris Waugh Jan 12, 2025
@[email protected] that may explain why my attempt to post there just crashed.
Show threadrastilinJan 12, 2025

@chriswaugh @ajsadauskas.bsky.social

Congratulations and best wishes to Pixelfed. I definitely sympathize, running an instance always seems to be like that. It's super hard to get traction until suddenly tens of thousands of people all sign up at once. At least it's a good problem for them to have.

Show threadembixJan 12, 2025

@ajsadauskas.bsky.social I hope it's that and not yet another "AI"-Company aggressively scraping the fediverse.

EDIT: Link to original toot: https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/113813596301663822

Show threadmarkJan 12, 2025
@brezelradar @ajsadauskas.bsky.social at what point will AI scraping be considered a DDOS?
Show threadembixJan 12, 2025
@ATLeagle @ajsadauskas.bsky.social at least one year ago
Show threadsanpanJan 12, 2025
@ajsadauskas.bsky.social Thanks for reminding me I even had an instagram-account. Must have been peer pressure. Felt good to delete it though.
Show threadxs4me2Jan 12, 2025

@ajsadauskas.bsky.social

All these tools can and need to be open source and in the regulated public domain. We need to stop the grifting and the manipulation… it is getting out of hand.

#manipulation #fakenews #meta #X #opensource #socialmedia

Show threadBart Veldhuizen 🚀Jan 12, 2025
@ajsadauskas.bsky.social While I love seeing this, 'unprecedented levels' here are probably still just a drop in the bucket for Meta.
Show threadcrecklingJan 12, 2025
@ajsadauskas.bsky.social yet, all the TikTok creators are saying desperately “find me on instagram or YouTube”
Show threadMartinJan 12, 2025
@ajsadauskas.bsky.social
I'm here because of Zuckerberg's ridiculous Musk copying cowardice. TBH it's nice to get away. My feed had 90% adverts.
Show threadobscurestarJan 12, 2025
@ajsadauskas.bsky.social What TF is 'masculine energy' anyhow? Seems he's defined it as narcissism and arrogance.