Why do you think BlueSky is attracting a more diverse group of people? Is it mainly because it’s still relatively centralized and therefore easier to use? Or are there other factors at play? #BlueSky #Fediverse

What will happen to the actual #Fediverse if Bluesky really succeeds as the mainstream federated social media platform with other interoperable apps? #ATProtocol #ActivityPub #SocialMedia #BlueSky

When I was a physics student, Bertrand Russell's ideas were a guiding light for me, and they also helped me improve my English skills. Yesterday, I tried reading a book I had once given to my father, and I was astonished by how much I could understand compared to German philosophical texts. I lived in Germany for nearly nine years and in Italy for about a year. What a huge difference when your native language is also a Romance language. #Russell #Language #Italian #German #Philosophy

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. I tried loading it on Tusky, but there was no response. I searched for the author of the post while logged into my instance but received the message "Account suspended." However, when I access the link directly, I can see the content. Does any #Fediverse guru understand what's happening? I found it quite confusing. #Tusky #Mastodon

Great, the Committee on Petitions declared my open letter to European politicians to leave X as admissible! They have forwarded the petition to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and the Special committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS) for information. I will add the links in their letter as a reply to this post. I just didn't get why the petition status is closed and was never open for signatures:

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#DSA #DMA #EU #disinformation #LeaveX #EscapeX #X