Mastodawn

This week: 2 different trials, 2 guilty verdicts for knowingly endangering children - the company behind Instagram and Facebook was found responsible for creating addictively designed features that harmed mental health and negligent design that allowed minors to be contacted by sexual predators.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/technology/meta-new-mexico-child-safety-violations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V1A.LCpa.BC6ft0GUNb9Z&smid=url-share

Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million Over Child Safety Violations

In one of the company’s first major losses, New Mexico jurors found that it had misled consumers about the safety of its platforms, enabling sexual exploitation of young users.

The New York Times

Jesse Karmani Feb 27

Android users: do you install apps from alternate app stores?

I last had an android as my main driver in 2013 and used to run a jail broken OS, but have no idea how common installing non play store apps is these days

Neighbor's kitty says hi

Jesse Karmani Feb 21

Sammiej Feb 20

When your password leaks:
→ Change your password
→ Problem solved

When your biometric data leaks:
→ You can't change your face
→ You can't change your fingerprints
→ The compromise is permanent
→ Your biometric data is in breach databases forever

This is why facial recognition for age verification is dangerous.

#Biometrics #Privacy #Discord

Jesse Karmani Feb 20

@benpate @scottjenson Hey Ben, yeah, I totally agree- threads still make sense for public posts since there is often so much branching. The private use case really depends, but since it’s often 1-1, it feels less necessary to have the complexity of threads. Definitely debatable tho depending on preferences.

If threading stays in private messages, I’d love to see the 1 & 2 UX you described. I think of slack as another example of decent threads UX, but don’t like it nearly as much.

Jesse Karmani Feb 20

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs/116103841797279028

Cool, where’s the class action suit to join to get my refund for all the tariffs I had to pay since this was enacted?

Jesse Karmani Feb 20

Mastodon Engineering Feb 20

We're looking for two Backend Ruby on Rails Web Developers to work with us remotely as part of the core team.

Ideally you are:

1. Very experienced with Ruby on Rails
2. Proficient in PostgreSQL, and familiar with Redis and Elasticsearch
3. Experienced in developing maintainable and scalable web backend and API systems

This remote full-time position requires a 4-hour overlap with the CET timezone.

For more info/to apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/ac9d4f66-13e8-44d1-bb82-a929ebca8a27

#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring #backend