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“Content warning:Bookloversdaypaper books and their use can't be surveilled, e-books can ⌗BookLoversDay
⌗PaperBooks
⌗EBooks
⌗surveillance
⌗bookstodon”

https://todon.eu/@Bart/117065429736256272

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“MSU researchers explore wastewater surveillance to track cyclospora outbreak․ ⌗Cyclospora ⌗surveillance ⌗wastewater ⌗epidemiology wwdmag․com/wastewater-treatment/news/55396525/msu-researchers-explore-w…”

https://mstdn.social/@WWBugs/117064136056101981

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“A sprawling network of license plate readers across the U․S․ is drawing growing public attention — and frustration․ The infrastructure itself isn't new, but its scale and data retention practices raise concrete question…”

https://mastobot.ping.moi/@Bobe_bot/117063549818162424

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“⌗cannabis ⌗Flock ⌗surveillance 'Wisconsin Cops Tracked a Man Across State Lines With Flock Cameras to Arrest Him for WeedBadger state? More like Surveillance State․Let’s operate for a moment under the assumptio…”

https://kolektiva.social/@LevZadov/117061890677789251

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𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲:

#Plume #Fediverse

https://thewhale.cc/posts/plume

Plume is not a single website, but an entire interconnected, yet independent network of what we call instances. You write content from your own instance, but anyone else on any other Plume instance can enjoy your stories too.

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Plume is not a single website, but an entire interconnected, yet independent network of what we call instances. You write content from your own instance, but anyone else on any other Plume instance can enjoy your stories too.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Smart glasses are going mainstream․ Do current privacy laws protect us from the risks?
⌗SmartGlasses ⌗Privacy ⌗Kmart ⌗Tech ⌗AI ⌗WearableTech ⌗DataPrivacy ⌗DigitalPrivacy ⌗Meta …”

https://mastodon.world/@The14/117061654562934906

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“Mums and babies risk lives on mega-dinghies in desperate bid to get to UK

web․brid․gy/r/mirror․co․uk/news/world-news/migrant-channel-boat-crisis-calais-37528860”

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/migrant-channel-boat-crisis-calais-37528860

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#Fediverse is in trouble.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax․ Its Global Tax Rate Is Just 1․4 Percent․ | Truthout ⌗palantir ⌗tax ⌗taxrate ⌗oligarchy ⌗USA ⌗technology ⌗surveillance ⌗digitalsovereignty ⌗fckusa …”

https://mastodon.social/@aproposnix/117060248083324709

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@pluralistic on whether the internet is still fun.

"Mastodon has an algorithmic feed called Explore. [...] I went down a rabbit hole. It was amazing."

Couldn't agree more!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-08/cory-doctorow-on-the-ai-bubble-and-inevitability/106982988

#fediverse

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“Surveillance Daily: August 8, 2026 ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/surveillance-daily-august-8-2026/”

https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117060207620175137

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Hi everyone, I'm Stefano

Also known as the BSD Cafe and illumos Cafe barista - @stefano@bsd.cafe and @stefano@illumos.cafe

This is the first post from littleOne (littleone.littlefedi.social), the first littleFedi instance open to outside users.

littleFedi is a new ActivityPub server, still in active development, written in Go and shipped as a single binary. It speaks standard ActivityPub, so it federates normally with Mastodon, snac, GoToSocial, Akkoma and the rest of the fediverse, and it exposes a Mastodon-compatible API, so most existing apps already work with it.

A few things about it that aren't the usual fediverse defaults:

• Catch-up instead of an algorithm. Timelines stay chronological, full stop. There's a separate /catchup page, visited on demand, that ranks what you missed using only signals this instance already has locally - who you follow boosted it, replies and favourites delivered here, hashtags you follow. No external popularity data comes in, nothing about what you read is tracked. It answers "what did I miss" without turning into a feed that decides for you.

• Static blogging built in. Any post can be marked as a blog post and gets published as a plain static page under /@username/blog/, with its own permalink, Atom feed, and no JavaScript or database hit per view, while still being a normal federated post underneath. A proper home for longer writing that doesn't need to compete with a timeline.

• Self-expiring posts. Any post can be given a timer and auto-delete on its own.

• Bubble timeline. A middle ground between local and federated: a timeline scoped to a set of instances you've chosen to group together, not just your own or everything.

• littleMesh. A way to federate without a public domain, certificate, or open port at all - meant for something like a Raspberry Pi behind NAT. Instances get an address derived from an Ed25519 key pair and reach each other through pinned relays that never see plaintext.

• No trends, no suggestions. These are intentionally left empty. Nothing here is trying to surface "popular" content or keep anyone scrolling longer.

• Security defaults taken seriously. Signed federation (HTTP Signatures), optional Object Integrity Proofs, TOTP MFA, audit logs, and full account export, migration and deletion if you ever want your data to live somewhere else.

This instance is here to test all of that with real accounts, not just a small group ones'. In the next few days I'll be reaching out to everyone who already told me they were interested, to set the first accounts up - an invite is coming. If you'd rather just follow along and see how it goes, that works too.

It's a test instance, so expect the occasional rough edge. If something breaks or feels wrong, tell me - that's exactly what this phase is for.

#littleFedi #littleOne #Fediverse #Introduction

Some friends are joining the Fediverse from other social networks and have fond memories of the old Twitter days. We thought of you, and we’re now merging the branch that brings theming support!

Soon, on littleOne, you’ll be able to choose from a selection of predefined themes.

Stay tuned!

#littleOne #littleFedi #Fediverse

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Screenshot of the littleFedi web interface in Italian, showing a three-column social timeline layout with a left navigation sidebar, central post composer and feed, and a right sidebar for search and timeline shortcuts. The clean white-and-blue design, rounded buttons, tabbed timelines, and overall structure strongly recall the classic pre-X Twitter web interface.

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“LA Mayor Calls for LAPD to Drop Flock Safety Contract ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/la-mayor-calls-for-lapd-to-drop-flock-safety-contract/”

https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117060207553071142

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Open WebUI: chatgpt's interface, your serverOpen WebUI — chatgpt's interface, your server․ Clean chat UI for local models․ Documents, voice, images․ Multi-user, no accounts upstream․ Free and open-source․ Install guide,…”

https://mastodon.social/@selfhost_discovery/117060118404990512

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You are designing your ideal #fediverse social network which is humans only. How do you defend it against bot account creation?

I think Nextdoor might be the only botproof network currently existing due to the IRL requirements for access.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“As of 2026-08-08, ⌗OpenStreetMap contained information about 547313 ⌗surveillance ⌗cameras․OpenStreetMap is a world-wide map that everyone can edit and reuse for free․ mapcomplete․org/surveillance is an ed…”

https://defcon.social/@surveillance_watch/117058395974659569

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“'Bay Area artists commit to avoiding venues employing surveillance technology—Tune-Yards, Deerhoof, and others are among more than 300 artists who’ve signed a pledge organized by local digital rights activists' ⌗GoodNe…”

https://sfba.social/@drahardja/117057786340620800

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“RE: mastodon․social/﹫jeffjarvis/117057211021418357 Hey ﹫USAToday, here's a tip: No way am I going to pay to join your ⌗surveillance ⌗dystopia․ You're supposed to be ⌗journalists reporting the facts and ho…”

https://mas.to/@DanielMReck/117057384740118257

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#Tree of #Butterflies by Kaye Menner Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:

https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/tree-of-butterflies-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html

#ai #digitalart #colorful #pretty #stream #forest #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts

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Digital Art - Digital Art, Digital Painting, Photoshop, Square Image, https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/tree-of-butterflies-by-kaye-menner-kaye-menner.html Description A vibrant tree stands in a mystical, forested landscape, its branches adorned with many colorful butterflies and colorful leaves. Sunlight filters through the canopy, illuminating a serene stream that meanders amongst lush greenery. The image depicts a fantastical and vibrant scene of a tree in a lush forest. The tree has a twisted trunk and is adorned with colorful leaves and lots of colorful butterflies The leaves are in shades of red, orange, and blue, and seem to blend in with the butterflies. The butterflies are scattered throughout the scene, adding a sense of movement and life. The tree is situated by a small stream, with rocks and lush green foliage surrounding it. Sunlight filters through the trees, creating a serene and magical atmosphere.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Contesting ⌗Surveillance Infrastructure on ⌗IndigenousLands by ⌗OpheliaRivas, ⌗CaitlinBlanchfield, and ⌗NinaKolowratnik 'The broad slope and rounded crest of O’ks Tak’am Do’ak outline the profile of a woma…”

https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/117056638376130659

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Flock Reportedly Tried to Turn Uber Drivers Into Mobile Snitches gizmodo․com/flock-reportedly-tried-to-turn-uber-drivers-into-mobile-snitches-2000796138 ⌗Tech ⌗Privacy ⌗Surveillance”

https://gizmodo.com/flock-reportedly-tried-to-turn-uber-drivers-into-mobile-snitches-2000796138

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Cities Are Ditching ⌗Flock, Immediately Replacing It With ⌗Axon License Plate Readers 404media․co/cities-are-ditching-flock-immediately-replacing-it-with-axon-license-plate-readers/ ⌗ALPR ⌗privacy ⌗sur…”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/117055291553987232

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“'Why are you here, Mr․ Fox?''To better protect the hen house, of course․'The Intercept: State Department Wants Palantir’s Advice on Free Speech and 'Countering Digital Surveillance' theintercept․com/2026/08/07/state-d…”

https://infosec.exchange/@AAKL/117055163712517151

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Flock’s Surveillance Cameras May Finally Have a Weak Point: The Poles Holding Them Upflock cameras sits atop a black metal pole 2 feet from the edge of the pavement, making it difficult to see at night․ It also had no o…”

https://mastodon.social/@gtbarry/117054831500071652

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Check out this video: All men are F*CKED․ It's OVER․․․
youtube․com/watch?v=vZfZrOJf2Mc The real reason for everything - surveillance, crackdown, border control, geopolitical instability․~
⌗privacy ⌗surveillance…”

https://infosec.exchange/@lacze/117054555597709479

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Surveillance Daily: August 7, 2026 ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/surveillance-daily-august-7-2026/”

https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117054545436867910

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“⌗DHS Wants Protesters’ ⌗Signal Group Chats wired․com/story/dhs-wants-protesters-signal-group-chats/ ⌗privacy ⌗surveillance ⌗activism”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/117054347845218809

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Quick reminder to boost the posts you like and add alt-text to your images!

This is important on the Fediverse! 🤘🚀

#Fediverse #Mastodon

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Interesting - they didn't lock off the ⌗alleyway nor fill it with ⌗CCTV, just tidied it up and put pretty flowers etc there and the ⌗crime plummetedI do wonder though if one reason was that the flowers etc nee…”

https://social.tchncs.de/@vfrmedia/117054317100645672

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Not a conspiracy theory anymore․․․
⌗surveillance ⌗privacy
THIS is why they've been doing it all along!
youtube․com/watch?v=vZfZrOJf2Mc”

https://infosec.exchange/@Lightfighter/117054291306187264

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“July was monsterous for ⌗BigTech horror stories - and we've gathered them all here․ Get yourself up to date with a visit to the pit: blog․rebeltechalliance․org/monthly-mosh-pit-jul-26/ Plus a tech tip, book, blog …”

https://mastodon.social/@patrickleavy/117052899544510786

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You can't spell "Fediverse" without "diverse"!

#mastodon #fediverse #people

Barney the Bear - Available Here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/barney-the-bear-lisa-s-baker.html

#bear #brownbear #cuteanimals #animals #wildlife #art #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creativetoots #bearart #animalart #rustic #cabindecor #digitalart

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Barney the Bear wearing round glasses and a weathered rustic hat, featuring shaggy brown fur and a warm neutral background in a whimsical painterly wildlife portrait.

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“⌗Cars ⌗Surveillance ⌗Ads ⌗DoNotWant BMW spams it's owners with Spider man movie commercial reddit․com/r/BMW/comments/1v802of/got_this_commercial_in_my_car_today_as_part_of/”

https://dmv.community/@pixelpusher220/117050932955938774

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@Codeberg I just received this email, titled “Your recent Mastodon post” from @dpk on behalf of the Codeberg “Presidium”:

***
Dear Aral Balkan

In your Mastodon post at <https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/117041803584140945> you publically criticized a repository that was hosted on Codeberg, despite linking to an issue thread in which it was made clear that the content should be reported through our usual internal channels for moderation. The repository in question was reviewed by the moderation team and removed. We understand that you suffered reputational damage as a result of this repository’s content, but this does not justify damaging the reputation of Codeberg e.V. in turn. The moderation team is still a volunteer operation and sometimes it takes a few hours for someone to be available to deal with reports or to ensure that consensus exists.

We therefore warn you not to make posts of this kind that could damage the association’s reputation in future. Acting against the interests of the association can be grounds for exclusion from the membership (§5 (5) of the by-laws). If you have issues with content posted on our site in future, please report it to our moderation team at abuse@codeberg.org. In general, reports sent to that email address will usually receive a reply describing what action was taken once the moderation team has considered how to deal with the reported content.

Kind regards
Presidium
***

So, I have a problem with this.

My post in no way damaged the reputation of Codeberg. It publicly asked them to do something about it and to state, publicly, where they stand on an issue. An issue, may I add, that has to do with real people facing actual genocide as we speak. Not to mention I thanked them for making the right decision (https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/117043586669877395). If anything, until this email, it made the organisation look better. Unless, of course, opposing certain genocides is something that damages reputations in Germany.

I do not agree with the public issue being closed either. An issue was reported and the response was not “oh, this is serious, we’ll look into it”. It was, rather, “you reported it wrong. Report the same thing at this other place instead.”

And that other place is an entirely opaque internal system where no one gets to see what decision-making process is employed.

This is not the transparency that should exist in a member-run organisation.

So at the end of the day, I am the one being threatened with being removed from membership while the person who is actively trying to harm genocide victims (https://codeberg.org/Linux-Is-Best/) is still welcome on Codeberg?

This is a very insidious form of bothsidesism and, I can only imagine, is to ensure that I keep quiet in the future and to create a chilling effect where we cannot discuss certain things publicly for fear of reprisals.

Well, that won’t be happening.

I am sick and tired of people who cannot provide a proportional response when asked to choose between people harming genocide victims on the one hand and those trying to protect them on the other.

If this means I cannot be a member of Codeberg, so be it.

Let me know if I’m not welcome there and I will leave.

And you can show the world that Linux-Is-Best is welcome and I am not. If that’s who you are.

#codeberg #israel #germany #zionism #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #fediverse #mastodon #transparency #ethics #morals

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“Restaurants, pubs and theatres ban Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ over privacy fears theguardian․com/technology/2026/aug/06/restaurants-pubs-and-theatres-ban-metas-spy-glasses-over-privacy-fears ⌗Meta ⌗RayBan ⌗surveil…”

https://mastodon.online/@jonsnow/117050232810532891

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech․ Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse

web․brid․gy/r/wired․com/story/flock-videos-highlighted-police-departments-that-face-misuse/”

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/flock-videos-highlighted-police-departments-that-face-misuse/

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The Prevent Duty has transformed trusted public sector workers into agents of counter-terror policing․And those in need of support into subjects of suspicion․Community safety demands real investment in education, commun…”

https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/117049601833271864

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Prevent referrals rocketed by almost 40% last year in England and Wales 🚨Of those referred into this counter-terrorism programme, the majority were under 18․ Almost 400 were children under 10!More than a third have a m…”

https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/117049601815579206

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“In just 34 days, five long-developing systems crossed major thresholds: police AI entering the evidence chain, automated Five Eyes biometrics, wider police access to DVLA data, national-security procurement exemptions a…”

https://mastodon.social/@thomaster/117049141991864384

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Surveillance Daily: August 6, 2026 ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/surveillance-daily-august-6-2026/”

https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117048883185445062

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Canadian workers speak out against growing screen time surveillance
Workers at some of Canada's biggest companies say increased workplace surveillance is taking a toll on their mental health as their bosses ramp up the …”

https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@cbcedmonton_mirror/117048540757371136

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Exclusive: Emails reveal Palmer Luckey’s political fundraising as his company wins sole-source contracts
By Aram Roston in WashingtonCo-founder of defense firm Anduril has donated $5․9m to Republicans and bundled more, …”

https://rssfeed.media/@guardianfeeds/117048253257248468

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Exclusive: Emails reveal Palmer Luckey’s political fundraising as his company wins sole-source contracts theguardian․com/us-news/2026/aug/06/exclusive-palmer-luckey-political-fundraising ⌗UsNationalSecurity ⌗R…”

https://halo.nu/@theguardian_us_news/117048249622633114

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I've been thinking about an emerging issue here on the #Fediverse, and I would like to suggest we solve it collaboratively.

Issue

Civilians in #Gaza are trying to provide food, medical treatment, and basic necessities for their families. They can't see upfront who would be willing to support them here on the #Fediverse. They can't stay silent either, just watching their kids and vulnerable family members suffer.

So they add long lists of recipients to their posts, and maybe also sent direct messages to a long list of people.

Some recipients feel helpless, because they're already donating. Some people get upset because they do not want to receive a stream of direct messages.

Suggestion

Let's use a ""#hashtag" (to be determined):

1) When you post a call for donations, write it without a long list of recipients, so everybody reading feels addressed by it.

Include the "#hashtag", to encourage boosts.

2) When you're willing to support civilians in Gaza who are in need, subscribe to the ""#hashtag".

No need to boost all of the posts you will see. If we are many, each of us boosting a single post a day will spread the message. If you don't think a post is a genuine call for help, just don't boost it. If you see malicious abuse of the hashtag, to harm its efficiency, report the abusers.

3) Whoever doesn't want to see the "#hashtag" can filter it.

Does that sound reasonable?

If you think this is a reasonable approach, please favorite and boost. Optionally reply with a "#hashtag" suggestion that:

• Signals respect for people and institutions in need
• Makes it clear it's about aid and donations for people and humanitarian institutions on the ground (not just generically about Gaza)
• Suggests boosts are also a form of help, if one can't donate (more)

I'll collect all suggestions from the replies on Thursday Aug 13th midnight UTC, and post a vote listing all of them, that will run for another week, to determine the most favorited one.

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“📢 Think about this for a second․ You make monthly payments on a car․ That same car is quietly recording your every move, exact location every 3 seconds, how hard you brake, how fast you accelerate, then selling it behi…”

https://infosec.exchange/@techygeek/117047898938698433

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Privacy isn't something we realize the value of, until we start losing it. We all have a right to control our data, and to whom we give them.

I wrote this article to explore why our private lives are far more valuable than we think - and why protecting them is important in 2026.

I'd be interested to know your thoughts about this topic.

👉🏻 https://www.cypriendefontenay.de/blog/our-private-life-is-gold

The article is available in French, English and German.

#Privacy #DigitalRights #DataProtection #Tech #linux

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The takeaway is simple: Install Linux ⌗GDID ⌗Windows ⌗Microsoft ⌗Surveillance ⌗Microslop ⌗CorporateGreed ⌗Capitalism ⌗BigTech ⌗BigCorpo ⌗Linux ⌗OnlinePrivacy windowsforum․com…”

https://ieji.de/@adrianmorales/117046330921265110

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“LMAO, new AS to ban just dropped․ Obviously, the TCP portsweep scan from Cloud․ru wasn't made for good reason ⌗surveillance ⌗AutonomousSystem ⌗snort”

https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@evgandr/117045470541513065

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“This is getting ridiculous․ youtube․com/watch?v=lnBPhelCdWE ⌗JohnOliver ⌗surveillance ⌗lastweektonight”

https://masto.pt/@ammdias/117045206843114658

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“New episode!In the episodic companion piece to the blog post, Michael presents an argument against self-censorship, and for a coordinated effort to politically re-engage․ ⌗podcast ⌗privacy ⌗surveillance ⌗po…”

https://mstdn.social/@signaljam/117044531026581399

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“TODAY at 3 p․m․ ET, join BINJ's Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas as they interview guest Fatema Ahmad, executive director of the Muslim Justice League, about ⌗Flock Safety Awareness! Check it out on YouTube Live! y…”

https://mas.to/@BINJdotNews/117044112457373570

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“The ⌗SEC Bought ⌗Airline Data to Monitor Flights Worldwide 404media․co/the-sec-bought-airline-data-to-monitor-flights-worldwide/ ⌗travel ⌗privacy ⌗surveillance”

https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/117043731052162355

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“North Koreans turn to underground app for banned information – North Korea News — Daily NKFILE PHOTO: The North Korean smartphone, Pyongyang 2425․ (Daily NK) North Korean authorities caught a university student in…
⌗E…”

https://pubeurope.com/@korea/117043693042936616

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“deflock․org/ An open-source project mapping license plate readers․ These systems continuously record your movements without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion․ ⌗deflock ⌗flocksafety ⌗alpr …”

https://mastodon.social/@gtbarry/117043629939367891

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If you run a WordPress-powered blog, either on wordpress.com or on an independent hosting service, you can turn it into a Fediverse account that people can follow from Mastodon etc. More info about how to do this (and lots of questions answered) at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/wordpress-turning-your-blog-into-a-fediverse-server

You can follow the official account for the plugin that enables this at:

➡️ @activitypub.blog

You can also follow its lead developer at:

➡️ @pfefferle

#FediTips #WordPress #Fediverse #ActivityPub

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“RE: climatejustice․social/﹫KarlHeinzHasliP/117041219346830164 This is genius․ ⌗Flock ⌗surveillance”

https://mastodon.social/@elasticsoul/117043435112903309

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“When the Watchers Become Stalkers: Cops Misusing Flock Data ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/when-the-watchers-become-stalkers-cops-misusing-flock-data/”

https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117043220750723932

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We're excited to share the results from Mastodon's first #DiscoveryWeek!

In case you missed it, earlier this year our Head of Design @imanijoy arranged a week of workshops and surveys to get to know you, learn about your needs and wants, and discover how you're using (and want to use) Mastodon.

This week was tremendously helpful for us, and we're grateful to everyone who participated.

Here's what we learned:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/discovery-week-2026-what-we-learned-and-what-were-doing-next/

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #OpenSocial

It appears that Linux-Is-Best’s libellous blocklist of “Gaza Verified scam accounts” has been removed from Codeberg.

I appreciate your taking action @Codeberg; thank you.

#Gaza #GazaVerified #genocide #libel #LinuxIsBest #fediverse #mastodon #Codeberg

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Why a ⌗Flock Worker Quit: ‘They Lied’ Jonathan Paz was initially nervous when he started working at the ⌗surveillance company Flock․ It was his first tech job․ But he was interested in the company’s mission․ Flo…”

https://mas.to/@PrivacyDigest/117041210652707674

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#Under the #Bridge by Kaye Menner #Photography Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:

https://kaye-menner.pixels.com/featured/under-the-bridge-kaye-menner.html

#sand #water #shadows #ripples #pylons #graffiti #homedecor #mastoart #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #wallartforsale #Art #artforsale #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Artist #FineArtAmerica #PhotographyFeed #VisualArts #CreativeArts

Alt...

https://fineartamerica.com/saleannouncement.html?id=2cfe4ffb003121fdc11807da2f0b2cdb **ACHIEVED 2ND PLACE IN FAA CONTEST 'UNDER PIER' - September 2014 **ACHIEVED 2ND PLACE IN FAA CONTEST 'SUNLIT DREAMS' - May 2014 I originally shot this for a Rule of Thirds image in a contest. I feel a different atmosphere when shooting shots under a bridge. A little eerie. This image shows the late afternoon sun gleaming in under the bridge creating reflections on the water, shadows from the pillars, and showing lovely warm colors of the sun on the sand. This bridge spans Narrabeen Lakes, at Narrabeen, Sydney, Australia. It was very low tide this day. THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT APPEAR ON PURCHASED IMAGES OR PRODUCTS.

»Discovery Week 2026: What we learned, and what we’re doing next« https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/discovery-week-2026-what-we-learned-and-what-were-doing-next/?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #News

If you're into photography, there is a free open Flickr-style photography platform which you can host yourself called Vernissage. It also has Fediverse compatibility so people can follow Vernissage accounts from Mastodon, Pixelfed etc. More info at:

🌱 https://joinvernissage.org

You can follow at:

🌱 @vernissage

For techy people who want to install their own Vernissage manually, docs are at:

🌱 https://docs.joinvernissage.org/documentation/vernissageserver

#SelfHosting #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Flickr #Alternatives #Photography

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“If you own the tech ancient ⌗googlehome mini․
Which at one time was being given away for free with whitegoods,
⌗google has recently upgraded the ⌗Ai on it․․․
It's now a voice control for their ⌗gemini …”

https://infosec.exchange/@n_dimension/117039632806747397

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A farmer is the true hero of our daily lives. We may go a whole day without needing a lawyer, teacher, or engineer, but not without a farmer. Every grain of rice, loaf of bread, and fruit on our table begins with a farmer's hard work. Without farmers, life itself cannot continue.
#food #agriculture #garden #sustainability #gardening #permaculture #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #climateemergency #ClimateCrisis #environment #Mastodon #USA #Photography #Fediverse #linux #permaculture #soil

I've sometimes thought about building a service combining #OSM and the #Fediverse, to talk with people in the same region.

It would be 100% anonymous: a dedicated account, with no link to your existing Fedi identity, and why not #E2EE for messages.

No exact location: posts are attached to the nearest town, so neither the server nor other users see your coordinates.

Anonymity could be what makes people comfortable enough to talk with people around them. Everyone stays in a safe place.

@xinit "...we'll never bridge the gap between stars and fans..."

is how I feel about the #Fediverse and it's people after contact absolutely everyone.

"autograph photographs and leave us away"

Time to make a more-social #Chumbawamba new #movement

Interested?

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Inside the growing ⌗vigilante ⌗movement to knock out ⌗Flock ⌗surveillance ⌗cameras source: theguardian․com/us-news/ng-int… Surveillance ⌗technology is becoming more common in modern ⌗society․…”

https://anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-986a-7257-7e7b-8a2259708905

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for projects that have a presence here in the fediverse quite often people think it is a good idea to mention them when wanting to refer to them instead of using their hastag, ex. mentioning @arcanechat instead of using #ArcaneChat hastag to refer to the app

this makes it very hard for people interested in following the topic, since appealing to common sense is too much to ask from the masses it would be nice if #mastodon allowed to follow also mentions, that is, besides following #hastags to also be able to follow any post containing a certain mention

#fediverse #masto #development #dev #fedi #fedihelp

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Leaked Flock documents show the company coaches police on how to persuade city councils to approve or keep its surveillance cameras, urging agencies to 'own the narrative' before critics can shape public debate․ 404med…”

https://mastodon.social/@oaklandprivacy/117039162941965339

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I'm so excited to organize this with @_elena 🥳🥳

This years @oscl has a new track named “Decentralized Technologies for Digital Sovereignty!" 👏

🔗: https://conference.opensource.lu

We are looking for speakers interested in discussing these topics:

• Federated technologies in the public sector
• Decentralized platforms
• Fediverse successes and challenges
• Self-hosted solutions
• Interoperability

Apply here:
🔗: https://pretalx.com/open-source-conference-luxembourg-2026/cfp

Please boost 🚀

#OSCL26 #DigitalSovereignty #Opensource #Fediverse

RE: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/117036096486689894

Dear @Codeberg,

According to the anonymous Linux-Is-Best account, I am a scammer and Gaza Verified (https://gaza-verified.org), which I made and help run, is a scam, and every person from Gaza we verified using video calls – all 303 of them, by last count¹ – is also a scammer.

(Please see: https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/Community/issues/2971)

This presents a problem because I am also a part of the Codeberg organisation as an active member with voting rights.

And the Gaza Verified source code is hosted on Codeberg:
https://codeberg.org/small-web/gaza-verified.org

(We’re clearly a very transparent scam operation that believes in FOSS, etc.)

So, if Linux-Is-Best is right, you are harbouring a known scammer in your organisation. Furthermore, by allowing the source code of the scam on your site, you could be held liable if you know of the scam but do nothing about it.

So, please:

1. Either remove me as an active member (and give me notice so I can cancel my direct debit and have time to migrate my account and projects elsewhere), or

2. Take down the libellous claims by this anonymous troll who is causing real harm to people facing genocide in Gaza (and who is thus, himself, complicit in genocide).

So I’m either a scammer and I should not be allowed to be part of the Codeberg organisation or the anonymous Linux-Is-Best is a libellous, genocide-complicit troll and should not be welcome at Codeberg. Because both of these cannot be true at the same time.

I’ll leave it to you to decide who you would rather want associated with Codeberg.

It shouldn’t be a very difficult decision to make.

¹ https://gaza-verified.org/people/

#Gaza #GazaVerified #genocide #libel #LinuxIsBest #fediverse #mastodon #Codeberg

soapdog boosted

Aral Balkan » 🌐 2026-08-04
@aral@mastodon.ar.al

Dear @Codeberg,

As an active member, I’d like to know what action will be taken against LinuxIsBest – the person mentioned below – and his account.

He is using Codeberg to spread Zionist lies about Gaza Verified (https://gaza-verified.org) and attempting to get people to mass block verified accounts of people on the fediverse facing genocide in Gaza at the hands of Israel.

As an anti-fascist organisation, I can only assume this goes against what we hold to be acceptable behaviour on our platform.

Thank you.

#genocide #Israel #zionism #hasbara #Gaza #GazaVerified #codeberg @katzenberger https://tldr.nettime.org/@katzenberger/117032929588578289

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Why a Flock Worker Quit: ‘They Lied’
⌗privacy ⌗surveillance ⌗flock ⌗404media 404media․co/why-a-flock-worker-quit-they-lied/”

https://social.vivaldi.net/@rogerc2738/117038729248152644

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“RE: flipboard․com/﹫404media/404-media-qvt3vv94z/-/a-82lU7cpSSHexudFemY0Eew%3Aa%3A4082434389-%2F0 Remember how Speaker ⌗MikeJohnson talked about how he and his son use ⌗CovenantEyes mutual ⌗surveillance to…”

https://infosec.exchange/@deFractal/117038713391486010

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“🏷️ ⌗US ⌗ICE ⌗Surveillance ⌗SocialMedia 🔗 wsj․com/politics/policy/ice-surveillance-internet-critics-e3b22f49?st=cY9bQL&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink”

https://mastodon.world/@vida_latina/117038482450215877

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