This piece from 404 Media's @jasonkoebler on why he now believes Mastodon is the best option out of the social networks is funny, nuanced, poignant. Touches on moderation, audiences, interoperability, more.

"Mastodon is the Good One."

https://www.404media.co/mastodon-is-the-good-one/

Hello Mastodon Newcomers 🐘✨!

It seems there's a fresh wave of people joining or coming back to Mastodon this week ​🌊​​ 

If you feel a little lost,
I wrote this external guide that might help you, or that you can share with friends: https://controlaltdelete.technology/articles/the-mastodons-guide-to-the-fediverse.html

On this post, you will find links to each category of the guide separately: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/109995537816857661

On this post, you will find a list of short Mastodon post-guides: https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon/109323504324459171

For Fediverse tips all year long, you should follow the excellent @FediTips!

Welcome! ​✨

#TinyMastodonTip #Mastodon #Fediverse

#Children dying from #Strep throat and other #immune consequences

This #virus season has been like no other with high #hospitalization rates from #RSV, #Influenza and now more #children are dying from Strep A #bacterial #infections. This long thread looks at what might be going on.🧵1/

( Also available as a 1 page web view here: https://pingthread.com/thread/1599756689489944576 )

Elon Musk just banned the culture jamming anarchist publication CrimethInc. from Twitter after a request from Andy Ngo, the fascist activist who's beloved by multiple mass shooters.

CrimethInc. has had a Twitter account since 2008, has never violated Twitter policies, and has never been suspended until now.

https://crimethinc.com/2022/11/25/elon-musk-bans-crimethinc-from-twitter-on-request-from-far-right-troll