Notices by The Newsmast Foundation (newsmast@newsmast.social), page 4

As a UK nonprofit, we’ve avoided bringing party politics into our campaign for a better internet. But we’ve spoken as a team and agreed. We need to use our platform to help share this message.

Democracy is in trouble.

We’re proud the Fedi community is organising to stand up to this threat, and supporting Harris. If you’re in the US and can donate, please check out the Mastodon for Harris fundraising campaign.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris

#Harris #USPolitics #Mastodon4Harris

Most people try to escape Twitter but we're going back 👀

As a nonprofit committed to helping people find social media that works better for them and to growing the Fediverse and wider Social Web - it's our role to show people who don't want to support Musk's platform that there are alternatives.

We've been working on Threads & Bluesky in a similar way, encouraging federation, but now we're ready to really get our hands dirty. Wish us luck.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia

On Newsmast, we work hard to keep our communities SFW.

By applying strict global filters alongside community specific, we stop inappropriate content making its way onto our timelines before it can even reach the app.

You can moderate your personal experience by muting or blocking accounts where you see fit - or report anything more serious that's slipped through to our moderators.

#fediverse #mastodon #moderation

We're really excited to welcome @ToposInstitute to the Fediverse!

The Topos Institute are a nonprofit that brings together academics, scientists and technologists from across the globe.

If you're an academic, scholar, you just want to support a really meaningful nonprofit, we highly recommend giving them a follow!

#science #academia #AcademicChatter #research #mathematics #mathstodon #math #scholar #nonprofit

How could the UK government’s new digital policy affect the Fediverse? As one of the Fediverse’s leading UK based projects, we thought we’d take a look...

"The Labour Party’s policy is structured around five core missions that cut across government departments. This means technology & digital policy emerges in support of the missions, rather than as an end in itself." - @FreddieJ

https://www.newsmastfoundation.org/our-blog/impact-of-uk-election-result/

#fediverse #government #policy #politics #UK #technology #tech #mastodon #Labour

If you're in the UK and you haven't voted yet, you have until 10pm! 🕘

Don't forget, you'll need valid ID. More detail here: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

We're looking forward to seeing you all in the morning.

#generalelection #UK #vote #4thJuly #fediverse

Happy Independence Day to all our US friends! 🦅

We hope you celebrate among friends and family.

#independenceday #4thJuly #US #America #Mastodon #Fediverse

"Trying to keep up with social media is hard. You look away for a few hours and you've missed loads. I've been using the Amplifier to try and catch up on all that stuff I miss when I put my phone down." - @saskia

You can Amplifier your timeline by logging into the Newsmast app with your Mastodon account and turning the Amplifier on in settings!

We’d love to hear your thoughts and when you’ve been using it.

#fediverse #mastodon #tech #socialmedia

“The Amplifier lets you fine tune your timeline, giving you controls to level out the noise and boost what you care about.” - @FreddieJ

You can Amplifier your timeline by logging into the Newsmast app with your Mastodon account and turning the Amplifier on in settings!

We’d love to hear your thoughts and when you’ve been using it.

#fediverse #mastodon #tech #socialmedia

We think this can shake up social media 🕺

Our new Amplifier lets you curate your timeline as you scroll with the flick of a switch and personalise your social web.

By simplifying your feed, you can catch up on conversations that matter to you. Just turn on the Amplifier in your Newsmast settings!

Now on the Newsmast app, update or download on the App & Play Stores then login with your Mastodon account.

#fediverse #fedidev #tech #fediadmin #mastodon

Exciting news for Space enthusiasts! Carolyn Porco is renowned for work with Voyager and Cassini missions. And we are happy to announce that Carolyn has bridged their bluesky account! 👏

Carolyn brings a wealth of knowledge and passion for space exploration to our platform.

Follow Carolyn at: @carolynporco.bsky.social

You can follow the Newsmast Space Community or its Mastodon mirror, @space

#space #astrodon

Juneteenth is a celebration of liberation as we remember the African Americans who were freed by Union troops across Texas on this day in 1865.

If you want to learn more, particularly if you’re outside the US, we’ve found that the National Museum of African American History & Culture has a great resource here: https://nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth

We also encourage you to check out our Black Voices Community to learn about the struggles people of colour face in the modern day.

#fediverse #BlackMastodon

🚀 Theoretical astrophysicist Peter Coles has bridged to the Fediverse!

On Bsky, Peter shares their thoughts and insights into the complex world of astrophysics (as well as the odd joke here and there). You can follow them here: @telescoper.bsky.social

Now we get to welcome another bridged space expert to the Newsmast Space Community, and the @space Feed!

#space #astrophysics #cosmology #astronomy #astrodon

Really exciting to welcome @blklivesmatter to this federated space!

A big thank you to @tchambers for reaching out to the team there and letting them know about the great people on this side of the federation.

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation are a really important organisation. We highly recommend giving them a follow! You'll also be able to see their posts in our Black Voices Community in the Newsmast app or the @blackvoices Feed.

#BLM #BlackVoices #BlackMastodon

A big congratulations to @ausgeo for reaching 1 MILLION followers on TikTok! 🥳

They share incredible content on the very best of Australia's wildlife, culture, people and places. You can also find them on the Fediverse, championing the social web. We love their content - be sure to give them a follow!

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Environment

A number of the team behind Newsmast are proud members of the LGBTQ+ community.

But that’s not why we celebrate Pride, we celebrate Pride because we believe in love and equality.

We remember LGBTQ+ people across the world, and close to home, who are still fighting to be themselves.

We hope, thanks to our work on social media and our dedicated LGBTQ+ online Community, we play a small part in change for good.

Learn more about LGBTQ+ issues: https://glaad.org/

#lgbtq #pridemonth #pride

A few weeks ago we ran a poll asking your opinions about bots & spam on the Fediverse.

A 38% majority said that some features help combat bots, but it's not enough.

When we saw our process automatically deflect the bots in the Spam Wave, we knew we could help. That's why we're working with other instances to build a set of tools for admins and moderators.

If you're an admin or instance owner, feel free to get in touch!

#fedidev #admin #mastodon #fediverse

Flipboard has federated with the Fediverse, followed by Threads. Other major organisations are lining up. Now, there’s a working two-way bridge to Bluesky, with Nostr to follow.

Once Threads implements two-way federation, Threads, Bluesky and Nostr users will all be able to interact, via the Fediverse.

Technology that puts values first

At Newsmast we believe this position as a hub gives the Fediverse authority and influence - so values matter - along with the technology to put those principles into practice. Here are a few of the principles we’re following...

Federation, federation, federation. We love the patchwork of people, servers and software in the Fediverse. As a hub, we need to maintain centrifugal force, while still holding onto the central point of what we’re doing: building a more ethical social web.

We need to support diverse servers, and spin users out from the big central servers - ideally through portable identities, in whatever form. We’ve made a start with guest log-in to Newsmast, and we’ll build on this with Patchwork.