If you don’t own the site, you exist at their whim.
Peeking At The News Through Content Warnings On Mastodon
Wherein I admit how wrong I was about content warnings and unveil a content-warning covered news posting bot on Mastodon.
No, LinkedIn, I Will Not Collaborate With AI-Written Articles For Free During The WGA Strike.
The title really says it all.
There Are Lines You Cannot Uncross: Everything On The Birdsite Is Now Sus. EVERYTHING.
Having posts removed is annoying. Having things you wrote ALTERED without your knowledge or consent by a social media company means that you can trust *nothing* written on that social media site.
Talkin’ Bout Your Verification (And Federation)
There is no central authority verifying any identity on the internet. You are responsible for doing the due diligence to make sure that account you’re talking to *really is* whom they claim to be.
I Found Everything With A First Name and Phone Number
One of the benefits of the internet is that information is *much* more accessible and easily findable than ever before. One of the worst things about the internet is that information is *much* more accessible and easily findable than ever before.