Notices by Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)

"One drop of truth can outweigh an ocean of lies," Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Today we are faced with an unprecedented challenge. By and large, corporate media has forsaken their sacred responsibility. If we are to retain democracy, we will need to do so without their help.

Open social media, and Mastodon in particular, while tiny, provides a vital counterweight.

Today would be a good day to encourage your friends to open a Mastodon account: https://joinmastodon.org/

#MastodonMigration

If you are pumped about Kamala Harris' selection of Tim Walz for her VP, right now would be a great time to donate to their campaign:

Mastodon For Harris >>> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-for-harris

All donations go entirely to the Harris campaign.

Help push #MastodonForHarris over $500K!

@kamalaharrisforpresidentnews

So, this very cool!

Just in time for the 2024 election cycle, Indivisible @indivisibleteam, has shuttered their Twitter account and relocated their social media presence to Mastodon.

With the goal of building a broad coalition of voters that support Democratic candidates to eliminate the filibuster, codify Roe, pass democracy reform and unrig the courts, Indivisible aligns well with Mastodon values.

Indivisible had more than 250K followers on Twitter. Let's welcome them here!

#USPolitics

@BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio

4) Another benefit to the BBC of being a private instance is that they can apply style rules across all the accounts conforming to their general standards.

5) And, of course, a huge #PrivateInstance benefit is that it automatically verifies all content is from the BBC.

Congratulations to the BBC for a well thought out and beautifully executed entry into the Fediverse. Welcome!

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#BBC #PrivateInstance #BBCRD

@BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio

2) Because it is a #PrivateInstance they do not have to perform the difficult job of vetting and monitoring users. This problem is left to public instances which have the resources to do the job.

3) Another #PrivateInstance benefit is that the #LocalTimeline (https://social.bbc/public/local) and #FederatedTimeline (https://social.bbc/public) become chronological content feeds under their control.

#BBC #PrivateInstance #BBCRD
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@BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio

The BBC's implementation of this groundbreaking instance should serve as a model to other organizations on how to field their own instances:

1) The first thing to notice is that it is not open to the public. If you try to create an account, they politely say that "it's a place for us to publish in the Fediverse," and encourage users to make an account on any other server and follow them.

#BBC #PrivateInstance #BBCRD
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Breaking #FediverseNews 💥

WOW! The BBC now has an instance!

BBC >>> https://social.bbc/about

"The team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the #BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the Fediverse... This is an experiment - we will run it for 6 months, and then look at how much value it has provided"

New BBC accounts you can follow: @BBCRD, @BBC5Live, @BBCRadio4, @BBC_News_Labs, @BBCTaster, @Connected_Studio

@petergleick

This, plus #StarLink is destroying Low Earth Orbit navigation and wrecking both optical and radio terrestrial #astronomy. It is a catastrophe of truly astronomical proportions.

Check out Kessler Syndrome >>> https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Kessler-Syndrome

Check out astronomy concerns >>> https://spacenews.com/astronomers-renew-concerns-about-starlink-satellite-brightness/

So now guess what? Elon's space junk is screwing up radio astronomy too.

New Radio Astronomical Observations Confirm Unintended Electromagnetic Radiation Emanating from Large Satellite Constellations >>> https://cps.iau.org/news/new-radio-astronomical-observations-confirm-unintended-electromagnetic-radiation-emanating-from-large-satellite-constellations/

Anybody surprised?

And the plan is to let him launch 30,000 of these monstrosities!

Sign the petition: STOP! SpaceX Starlink from Spoiling Outer Space for Humanity. >>> https://www.change.org/p/stop-spacex-starlink-from-spoiling-outer-space-for-humanity

More on @AstroMigration

#SpaceX #StarLink #SpaceJunk

Notice To New mastodon.social Users

First, welcome to open social media!

Second, you've landed on the biggest instance. Think of it like the capital city of the #Fediverse, but there are lots of other cities, towns and villages. Take your time looking around your new home, but also experience other instances.

There's no penalty for creating multiple accounts in the Fediverse.

Just go to [instance address]/explore (ex. https://mstdn.social/explore) click on "Create account" and give it a try.

Fediverse citizens.... If you have an instance you would like to recommend to new users please reply below with a brief description of why you love your instance and include the [instance address]/explore link.

#twittermigration

Subject: What's going on with Meta?

To: @Gargron, @ruud, @jerry, @supernovae, @stux, @trumpet, @kev and other large instance admins

Rumors are tearing this place apart out here about secret deals with #Meta. The latest is that Meta has held #NDA meetings with some of you and they will federate with large instances under contracts providing financial support (1) (2).

This is a time for leadership, not silence. Please, what's going on?

(1) https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/110598855375585873
(2) https://mastodon.social/@alexeheath/110596207691212890

Open Letter to #Meta...

Hello Meta,

It has become known you are reaching out to members of our community to hold secret meetings (1), thereby roping them into a conspiracy of silence. This is not how we do things. This is an open social media network. If you have something to say, create an account and post it to all of us.

Asking you to stop this divisive tactic, and release everyone from any and all legal covenants pertaining to #P92 and the #Fediverse.

(1) https://fosstodon.org/@kev/110592625692688836

#Threadiverse Apps in Development: (cont.)

Jerboa (Android, lemmy): https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa
Slide (Android, lemmy): https://kbin.social/m/android@lemmy.world/t/68111/To-anyone-that-misses-Reddit-Slide-I-may-have-a
Sync (Android, lemmy): https://kbin.social/m/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world
Unnamed - @dansup (kbin): https://kbin.social/m/kbin/p/512296/Decided-I-m-going-to-go-ahead-with-my-Kbin-mobile

#RedditMigration #lemmy #kbin

Threadiverse Tools (source: https://hachyderm.io/@darts/110588206430691132):

Reddit Community Migration Directory: https://sub.rehab/
Subreddit Status Tracker: https://reddark.io/
Data Request Form: https://www.reddit.com/settings/data-request/
Shreddit: Reddit Content Deleter: https://shreddit.com/
Regreddit: Command Line Account Deleter: https://github.com/yagehu/regreddit
Reddit to WayBack Machine (Firefox Plugin that redirects to archive.org): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/reddit-to-wayback-machine/

#redditMigration #lemmy #kbin

#Threadiverse Apps in Development (source: https://beehaw.org/post/697402):

Artemis (iOS, Android, kbin, lemmy): https://kbin.social/m/ArtemisApp
Memmy (iOS, lemmy): https://kbin.social/m/memmy@lemmy.ml
Mlem (iOS, lemmy): https://kbin.social/m/mlemapp@lemmy.ml
Morpha (iOS, lemmy): https://kbin.social/m/morpha@vlemmy.net
Thunder (iOS, Android, lemmy): https://kbin.social/m/thunder_app@lemmy.world
Beyond (iOS, Android, lemmy): https://kbin.social/m/programming@beehaw.org/t/58630/I-am-working-on-a-new-lemmy-app-for-iOS
Limbo (iOS, Android, lemmy): https://kbin.social/m/random/t/65515/Join-the-Limbo-for-Lemmy-beta-on-iOS

more...
#RedditMigration #lemmy #kbin

#RedditMigration #kbin Update

- #kbin chugging along
- federation and interoperability working
- lots of group building
- users report kbin much faster than Reddit
- new tools and apps, see below

Non-kbin.social instances need more users! Sign up for one today!

https://forum.fail (mstdn.social ) >>> 116 +3
https://readit.buzz (universeodon.com) >>> 320 +5
https://fedia.io (infosec.exchange) >>> 3338 +41
https://kbin.social >>> 42260 +1087
https://feddit.online >>> 31 +9

#MastodonNews June 20, 2023

So, here are a few tech news tidbits...

PC Magazine: Meta's Twitter Alternative Will Probably Be Called 'Threads' >>> https://www.pcmag.com/news/metas-twitter-alternative-will-probably-be-called-threads

- the final name likely Threads
- Instagram users can automatically transfer over
- celebrities Dalai Lama, DJ Slime, and Oprah, have committed
- will use ActivityPub
- not guaranteed to be interoperable with Mastodon
- easy for Mastodon accounts to migrate to Threads, but not Threads/Insta users to Mastodon

#Meta #Threads

#RedditMigration News

Overall lots of progress, but still a bumpy ride.

- kbin.social has been up and down.
- Other instances working pretty well. Federation starting to show up, but not comprehensive.
- fedia.io reporting that servers are pegged with federation

Registered Users:
https://kbin.social >>> 32856
https://fedia.io (infosec.exchange) >>> 3067 (https://fedia.io/nodeinfo/2.0)
https://readit.buzz (universeodon.com) >>> 262
https://forum.fail (mstdn.social ) >>> 82

#RedditMigration Surge

Mastodon is experiencing a pretty significant surge in new users today. Probably because of people leaving Reddit and establishing themselves on the #Fediverse.

#Reddit immigrants welcome to open distributed social media! It is a really good idea to create a #Mastodon account in addition to a #kbin or #Lemmy account to enjoy the full suite of capabilities available to you here.