Mastodawn

What is surveillance-fascism?
(a.k.a. what is the Fediverse missing?)

* big data
(collection of tons of private data used for profiling and authoritarian control)
* attention harvesting
(reducing attentionspan and causing addiction)
* ragebaiting
(hatred boosting alorithms & government botfarms)
* hyper-capitalism
(ads, more ads, profit, hidden ads, influencers, interrupting ads, plugs, camoflaged ads)
* AI

#SurveillanceFascism #SurveillanceCapitalism #enshittification #BigData #AttentionHarvesting #RageBait #HyperCapitalism #AI #LLMMeAlone #JoinTheFediverse

JoinFediverseWiki Feb 13

PaulaToThePeople 😷Feb 13

How to switch to the Fediverse and take as many people with you as you can (provided you have followers elsewhere):

1. Set up an independent website, if you don't have one (ideally self-hosted or hosted by people you know personally and trust - definitely not hosted in the US or by a big corporation or in their cloud) and link to it from all your social media accounts.
2. Do some research to find a good fit for a Fediverse instance (don't just join mastodon.social).
3. Set up your account there, change the settings to your liking (there is a spectrum from maximizing visibility to maximizing privacy), fill your profile, make an introduction post (with the hashtag and more hashtags representing your topics of interest) and pin it to your profile.
4. Link your Fediverse profile on your website.
5. Request archives of all your data on all your other social media accounts and download them, delete your accounts and request all data to be deleted - first posting about moving to the Fediverse is probably useless, as it'll just get you shadowbanned.
6. Make a blogpost or create a page on your website announcing your move to the Fediverse and add a guide on how to join the Fediverse.

Resources:
https://joinfediverse.wiki
https://fedi.tips

#JoinFediverse #JoinTheFediverse #UnplugTrump #UnplugMAGA #UnplugFascism #UnplugBigTech #DiDay #DigitalIndependence #LeaveX

Join the Fediverse

JoinFediverseWiki Feb 6

PaulaToThePeople 😷Feb 6

You don't have to be perfect, but every step you take in the right direction helps:

X, Insta, TicToc -> https://joinfediverse.wiki/Fediverse_projects
Microsoft -> Install Linux on it
AI -> ask intelligent humans instead, e.g. #AskFedi
Google -> https://noai.duckduckgo.com
GoogleMail -> @Tutanota
iPhone -> jailbreak it, use it until its dead, get a Fairphone with @e_mydata
Amazon video, Disney+, Netflix, Spotify, etc. -> Torrents
Google/Microsoft/Apple calendar -> physical calendar
Zoom -> meet friends IRL, or use @signalapp
Whatsapp -> Signal, or better yet @mollyim
omnivorism -> vegetarianism, veganism, freeganism, flexitarianism, ... (just consume fewer animal products and save food)
car -> public transit, bike, car-sharing
flying -> discover the beauty of your closer surroundings by train
job -> general strike
consumerism -> sufficiency
despair -> collective effectiveness & empowerment

#BoycottUSA #UnplugTrump #fediverse #linux #fairphone #torrents #veganism #MobilityTransition #GeneralStrike #sufficiency #empowerment #DIDIt #UnplugMAGA #StopFascism

Fediverse projects - Join the Fediverse

JoinFediverseWiki Nov 23

nb Nov 23

Fellow #Fediverse activists & advocates 🌟

Currently, all our Fediverse onboarding insights, campaigns, and materials (whether they be how-to guides, microsites, field reports, audios, videos, graphics, workshop concepts, art, or swag) are scattered all around and there is little chance any of us will ever encounter all of them to re-use or draw inspiration from. It is TIME to CHANGE that 😄

I've now started a article over at @JoinFediverseWiki to collect EVERYTHING that aims to onboard people with little to no knowledge into the Fediverse: https://joinfediverse.wiki/Fediverse_onboarding_resources

This compilation already includes a ton of guides, merchandise, infographics, graphic arts, branding materials, DIY projects, short clips, lecture recordings, testimonials, press coverage, books, etc., and of course there's a section dedicated to workshops 😀

Feel free to join in to make the whole collection more diverse. Contribute to the Wiki yourself*, or just send stuff my way. Especially if you do offer Fediverse onboarding workshops, it would be a delight to have you on the list of workshop facilitators 😙

⁂ Please boost so that we can reach all corners of the Fediverse ⁂

*Please note: Due to enduring and heavy spambot attacks, the Wiki's account registration form is currently deactivated. If you need an account, please contact @PaulaToThePeople 🙏

@JoinFediverseWiki @Mastodon @Gargron @stefan @lightone @minoru @smallcircles @strypey @dansup @Framasoft @bumble @noelle @kev @Ca_Gi @jones @zkat @elilla @mattbrowndev @FediTips @billstatler @paulschoe @_elena @djnavarro @brembs @AimeeMaroux @axbom @janeadams @rolle @6543 @crapStone @Epsilon_02 @ccamara @jaz @dopatwo @Nigma @paige @docpop @bortzmeyer @cogdog @legoktm @lightone @liaizon @fediversereport @box464 @eudaimon @drq @davidrevoy @deadsuperhero @raphael @andypiper @tchambers @mastodonmigration @fediversereport @weekinfediverse @swf @fediforum @firesidefedi

#Advocacy #Onboarding

Fediverse onboarding resources - Join the Fediverse

JoinFediverseWiki Nov 23

Stefan Bohacek Nov 23

Nice! @JoinFediverseWiki has a collection of onboarding resources for the fediverse, and we're all invited to contribute!

https://joinfediverse.wiki/Fediverse_onboarding_resources

Original call to action, in German: https://social.biblioco.de/objects/66fc0b30-8b67-4ae5-8c20-bdd957d10843

#fediverse #guides #writing

Fediverse onboarding resources - Join the Fediverse

JoinFediverseWiki Nov 21

nb Nov 21

Liebe #Fediverse Aktivisti und Advokati 🌟

Alle unsere Einsichten, Kampagnen und Materialien, um Menschen für das Fediverse zu begeistern (seien es How-to Guides, Microsites, Erfahrungsberichte, Audio, Video, Grafiken, Workshop-Konzepte, Kunst oder Merch), sind aktuell zu verstreut als dass wir alle aus ihnen gemeinsam schöpfen könnten. Es ist JETZT Zeit, das zu ÄNDERN 😄

Ich habe nun einen Artikel im @JoinFediverseWiki begonnen, der ALLE Ressourcen sammeln soll, die den Anspruch haben, Menschen mit wenig bis gar keinem Wissen in das Fediverse zu bringen:

https://joinfediverse.wiki/Fediverse_onboarding_resources

Die Zusammenstellung enhält bereits eine Menge Guides, Merchandise-Angebote, Infografiken, künstlerische Grafiken, Branding Materialen, DIY-Projekte, Clips, Vortragsaufzeichnungen, Testimonials, Presseberichte, Bücher usw. und natürlich gibt es einen Abschnitt zu Workshops 😀

Macht gerne mit und helft, damit diese Sammlung noch bunter wird. Ihr könnt selbst im Wiki mitarbeiten* oder mir hier eure Beiträge zuleiten, damit ich sie einpflege. Vor allem, wenn ihr Fediverse Einführungsworkshops gebt, wäre es eine Freude, euch auf der Liste der Workshop-Gebenden zu haben 😙

⁂ Bitte boosten, damit das auch die entferntesten Knoten im Fediverse erreicht ⁂

*Bitte beachten: Wegen einer aggressiven Spambot-Welle ist die Registrierungsfunktion des Wikis momentan deaktiviert. Wenn ihr einen Account braucht, wendet euch bitte an @PaulaToThePeople 🙏

@ilanti @IzzyOnDroid @don @digitalcourage @kuketz @pallenberg @pmmueller @nick @rstockm @bitsundbaeume_berlin @vform @ebinger @crossgolf_rebel @nele @fabianschaar @claudius @ueckueck @Lioh @Mareike2405 @leonido @jplie @Lambo @hnnng @fuzzyleapfrog @neuSoM @melaniebartos @spaetz @feb @frebelt @sabrinkmann @[email protected] @Sascha @davidlohner @w4tsn @padeluun @piko @blinry @ErikUden @cark @sabrinkmann @mullana @twinkelicious @UnterDruck @reticuleena @chpietsch @GratianRiter @FediverseFoundation @pushFediverse @acka47 @samvie @resieguen @vgrass @tobias @pattyluzina @celephais @elektropunk @herr_irrtum @c_v_e_n @FediVariety

#Advocacy #Onboarding

Fediverse onboarding resources - Join the Fediverse

JoinFediverseWiki Nov 7

Okay, so we think we found a solution for the grokipedia attacks on our wiki: We have closed registrations.

If you want to contribute with an account, please contact me via private message here and tell me why you want to join and give me your email address.

You'll receive a confirmation mail and have to change the temporary password.

Sorry for the inconveniences.

JoinFediverseWiki Oct 30

Xodus.online Oct 30

Launching http://xodus.online ! Building a movement away from toxic social media, towards alternative social media (open social web) - the why, the where-to and the how! Please support our launch ! https://xodus.online/2025/10/30/launching-xodus-online/ #MastodonMigration

JoinFediverseWiki Oct 17

We temporarily disabled all access to the #JoinFediverseWiki, because AI enshittification bots are not stopped by the defensive plugins we use.
We'll be back when the AI bubble bursted, maybe earlier.

PS: Actually its already back up, but deleting the sloppy mess will take long.

:AngryJoinFediverseWikiMascotOwl:

JoinFediverseWiki Oct 14

klu9 Oct 14

@JoinFediverseWiki or any #Wiki folk

Can anyone explain it to me like I'm 5 what are the issues with "editing a source translation page"?

> You are editing a source translation page. Please make sure that you are familiar with the following documentation:
> Changing the source text
> Example of markup to use

Reading the documentation just brings up a zillion more questions rather than answering the ones I've already got! 😊

#Wikimedia #Mediawiki

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donations	https://fediverse.foundation/en/spenden/