Bluesky users, if you do not want to provide your birthdate to US VC funded #Bluesky PBC, simply join one of the other completely independent decentralized AT protocol instances listed below: 😉 [end of list] (/s) Alternatively, you can just come on over to truly decentralized public social media where your personal data will not be exploited.
Mastodon - Decentralized social media
Learn more about Mastodon, the radically different, free and open-source decentralized social media platform.
 EDIT: 🤦‍♂️ It seems Mastodon also now asks birthdate during sign up, but with substantive differences. See clarification below.
Yikes 🔥 Here's to Hope! image
It is so nice to be active on a social media platform that doesn't require continually making up excuses and self serving justifications for its despicable enshittified behavior. It's nice to be proud of being a part of principled truly decentralized public social media. It really is.
Mastodon - Decentralized social media
Learn more about Mastodon, the radically different, free and open-source decentralized social media platform.
Hurray for our newsgatherers! 👏 One of the reasons Mastodon is such a great source of breaking news is a few exceptionally hard working accounts who regularly post news summaries and links. Four of the best here are: @npub1r2rv...frxm @npub1z6ya...qah3 @npub1p79c...90kq @npub1phqc...3s3j Thanks to all the newsgatherers on Mastodon! Please feel free to make more recommendations below.
'Nurenberg' is trending today. The Hegseth warcrime/murder matter looks like it's having much broader implications. Across the board, the prospect of eventual accountability seems to be registering for those who have acted with impunity under the assumption that they were forever untouchable.