Notices by Tim Chambers (tchambers@indieweb.social), page 3

2/ The study, by Professor Timothy Graham of the QUT and Professor Mark Andrejevic of Monash University, analysed 56,184 posts sent by a number of pro-Republican and pro-Democrat accounts between 1 January 2024 and 25 October 2024 and examined view counts, retweet counts, and favourite counts for each.

1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). ⬇️

Glad to see this:
https://www.threads.net/@willoremus/post/DCXZ7EBy9c2

@stefan @pfrazee.com @bsky.brid.gy

Am hoping as the bridge now is a proof of concept, that Paul and the BlueSky team find resources to build a bigger version, and have it become defaulted as opt out for BlueSky users, not opt in, as it is now. Also hope that as both AT protocol and AP protocols evolve, they find more ways to interop.

Think that is possible and if so: it really should happen.

This from BlueSky's @pfrazee.com remains one of my favorite posts on BlueSky. This is not a zero sum game and I am so excited by every sign of one of the decentralized baby turtles making it off the beach. Building an open social web is the future.

And I think each network can learn from and improve the others.

As things like @bsky.brid.gy bridge these networks, these just become one larger open social web. Just like different protocols for one email.

@fj I like it so far.

The Paradox of Tolerance

USPolitics Follow Pack

See reply below to click & follow any of these 35 great accounts.

To follow all accounts to a "USPolitics" list you can download and import this file:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSK9Jj_AwwHOFnoHnkYFeM8F2FVQ5n9dyo-GrNT8NvWHRkaKQL9V7f2KblNGXFjyXLY-gBz5T29e8Kk/pub?output=csv

Download the .csv file (click above) >>> Preferences >>> Import and Export >>> Import >>> Import type dropdown: "Lists" (NOT "Following list") >>> Browse to select "USPolitics - list.csv" >>> Upload >>> Confirm

#FollowPack #MastodonMigration

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@pfrazee.com Fully agree!

BlueSky up almost 2 million active users since Elon and Donald won the US elections
https://archive.is/20241113070535/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/style/bluesky-users-election.html

@voxpelli ask @bart about their implementation… @subclub

Thank you!
https://mastodon.social/@benpate/113473781640987610

@Vivaldi - I have not seen it elsewhere yet, so you may need to create it.

@voxpelli I dig the idea of premium for pay only RSS…works for podcasts bet it could work for news and other content.

@benpate @puppygirlhornypost2 @sebinthestars @hrefna @jenniferplusplus @lily

1. Remote server interactions need a solution that is invisible to user
2. Account migration to other servers needing to be standardized beyond just Mastodon’s technique
3. Reply moderation needed - including hide reply to all
4. Simple solutions for Auto backfill of missing replies, old follow counts, etc

@mho @bsky.brid.gy This is cool!

1/6 - 🧵 Three options for Video Hosting on TrueFans.

In England, we have a phrase to describe London buses "You wait ages for one – and then two come along at the same time!”.

For two years we have been working hard towards offering video hosting on TrueFans. And of course, "You wait ages for one video hosting solution and three come along at the same time!"

Podcast creators on TrueFans now have three options to host their videos. /cc @dave @james @adam

Wouldn't it be great to see the headline "Mastodon adds 700,000 new users in a week?"

What will it take?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/11/24293920/bluesky-700000-new-users-week-x-threads
@tchambers @Gargron

@bart cc: @404mediaco thought you would like this....