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The #attorneygeneral for #England and #Wales has instructed his office to stop using the #socialmedia platform #XTwitter, citing concerns about its role in inciting #violence and #racism. This decision follows recent riots in Southampton and Belfast, where far-right agitators used the platform to organise demonstrations. The move comes amid growing concerns about the impact of social media on societal divisions. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/18/uk-attorney-general-tells-staff-stop-using-x-disinformation-concerns?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Attorney general tells department to stop using X amid UK disinformation concerns

Exclusive: Richard Hermer’s office understood to be first in government to restrict use after recent riots

The Guardian
Why the social web must work together

Looking back at an exciting few weeks for the open social web

Mastodon Blog
Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web | TechCrunch

Mastodon’s newly launched newsletter feature lets anyone subscribe to creators by email, even without a Mastodon account.

TechCrunch
Mastodon 4.6

In Mastodon 4.6, we are introducing a way to create and share curated collections of profiles. We've also reworked profiles and the profile editing experience, added some institutional features, and fixed many accessibility issues.

Mastodon Blog
Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging is a turnoff, survey finds | TechCrunch

WordPress VIP’s latest survey suggests consumers are wary of AI-generated answers even as companies increasingly view AI search as an important referral channel.

TechCrunch
Loops is now on Google Play

We did it again. Loops is officially live on the Google Play Store. To everyone on Android who's been waiting, thank you for sticking around. You've been asking for this since day one, sideloading builds, poking me in replies, reminding me you exist. I heard you the whole

Loops Official Blog
I would like to inform @fedizen about the presence of a brand-new reality on Fediverse, in very early public access. It's called @bizzfed and it's created by a German-speaking developer @rene and it proposes to create a federated platform inspired by Linkedin. Something related to professionals.
I'm very glad to notice that this dev seems very skilled, the platform is inspired by Linkedin concept and its goal is to provide a non-algorithmic, non-advertisement guided, point where professionals can meet.
Mastodon 4.6 for Developers

Mastodon 4.6 contains several technical changes that developers will want to learn about.

Mastodon Blog
#Bluesky’s COO, Rose Wang, warns that government #socialmediaban|s for #teens could strengthen #BigTech’s dominance and hinder smaller platforms like Bluesky. While supporting youth protection, Wang emphasises the need for regulation that fosters innovation and protects smaller players. She advocates for more collaboration between regulators and smaller businesses to ensure balanced regulation. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/06/bluesky-teen-social-media-ban-monopolies.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
The #internet’s initial promise of #democratisation has been undermined by centralised platforms like Facebook, which, while empowering users, also created chokepoints for corporate and political control: This “#enshittification” and “#despotification” are inherent to centralised architectures. #Decentralised protocols like ActivityPub and Bluesky offer a potential solution, empowering users and distributing power across the network. https://www.liberalism.org/p/enshittification-despotification-and-the-open-internet?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News
Enshittification, Despotification, and the Open Internet

It’s not about whether technology is inherently good or bad, liberating or oppressive. Architecture shapes incentives; incentives shape outcomes.

Liberalism.org