Mastodawn

I've had an account here on Mastodon.Social since 2018, so it feels a bit sad to let it go, but it's time .. because moderation fails, and for the health of the fedi.

jokaydia Oct 7

John Quiggin Oct 6

This is, unfortunately, misconceived. The federal government is the source of the problem - #university bosses are responding to the incentives successive governments have provided. #auspol

https://www.nteu.au/News_Articles/Media_Releases/Broken_university_governance_needs_urgent_reform.aspx
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Broken university governance needs urgent reform after unprecedented federal intervention

The National Tertiary Education Union has urged the federal government to overhaul Australia’s broken university governance system following an unprecedented intervention by the Education Minister.

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jokaydia Oct 7

@stufromoz Yep of course, but doesn't bode well for the Aus rollout.

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jokaydia Oct 7

@stufromoz Hands up who's NOT shocked that it didn't even take till the legislation went into effect for this to happen! 🙄

jokaydia Oct 7

Cycling Stu Oct 7

Someone found Discord's honey pot of user data caused by needing to have proof of ID for UK and AU laws..

Yeah, we said this would happen, and it is happening already

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/07/discord-data-breach-proof-of-age-id-leaked

Proof-of-age ID leaked in Discord data breach

Video game chat platform tells users that driver’s licences and passports were among the forms of data accessed via a third-party customer service provider

The Guardian

jokaydia Sep 19, 2025

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Daughter of Discord Sep 19, 2025

@dannotdaniel @[email protected]

I'm Gen X and...

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jokaydia Sep 19, 2025

She delivered the Southeast Asia Oration at the Uni of Melbourne recently too.

Maria Ressa delivers SEA Oration at University of Melbourne
https://www.rappler.com/about/video-maria-ressa-sea-oration-university-melbourne/

Maria Ressa delivers SEA Oration at University of Melbourne

Watch the speech and panel here

RAPPLER

jokaydia Sep 19, 2025

Maria Ressa is so much inspo.

Maria Ressa - Fighting Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Algorithm With Truth | The Daily Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsb1I7hqaJ4

#Authoritarianism #Journalism

Maria Ressa - Fighting Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Algorithm With Truth | The Daily Show

YouTube

jokaydia Sep 18, 2025

Tyrone Slothrop Sep 17, 2025

It’s good to see Teen Vogue back on the beat 💪

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-tradwives-use-sexism-racism-and-transphobia-to-police-other-women

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How Tradwives Use Sexism, Racism and Transphobia to Police Other Women

An excerpt from extremism researcher Cynthia Miller-Idriss's new book Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism.

Teen Vogue

jokaydia Sep 10, 2025

Gary b_spectabilis Sep 9, 2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-10/victorian-treaty-model-for-other-states-and-territories/105751796

What a wonderful step forward towards improving health and wellbeing outcomes for future generations of First Nations Australians.
This old white guy totally supports TREATY NOW

Hopes Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people will help close the gap

For Aboriginal people, it has been centuries in the making. As Victoria tables legislation for the country's first treaty with First Nations people, Indigenous leaders are urging other states and territories to follow suit.

ABC News