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AppleX4<p>🚨 Bluesky se pone las pilas: reacciones con emojis en los mensajes y nueva pestaña Explore con tendencias, cuentas recomendadas y más. Todo pensado para que migrar desde X sea más fácil. ¿Lo has probado ya? 👀<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedesSociales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedesSociales</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Emojis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emojis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExploreTab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExploreTab</span></a></p>
Pootle 🏳️‍🌈💄🦋♾️🧩<p>Dear <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span>, </p><p>The addiction of self-righteousness that permeates <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> through virtue signalling is fed by clout seekers who’ve used bots to grow their account.</p><p>I see posts that are clearly written for unthinking boosts by those trying to look good. Even smart people get suckered, especially if they’re highly partisan.</p><p>Once they’re gone - and there’s less than a hundred so far, and they’re reason most leave - the experience is vastly improved.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassPsychogenicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassPsychogenicIllness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExploreTab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExploreTab</span></a></p>
Ferdi F. Zebua 🌏<p>Comparing the Explore Tab at Mastodon.social and Mastodon.cloud, and anecdotally at least I think the two Fediverse instances displays very similar (if not almost identical) set of posts/toots.</p><p>I have inadequate data/insight whether to call this good or bad.</p><p>It is, though, afaiu, undeniably algorithmic. (...but curated or not? I don't know.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/fz_thinkingOutLoud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fz_thinkingOutLoud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ExploreTab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExploreTab</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/MetaMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetaMastodon</span></a></p>
Dick Smiths Fair Go SupportersAOC on threads but never tried fedi! Why?
Dick Smiths Fair Go SupportersFediverse Enhancement Proposal (FEP) #563: Rename "Explore" Timeline to "Popularised by BotFarm"
Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters<p>Does anyone else think the "Explore" timeline on <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a>'s implementation goes against what made fediverse so great to begin with?</p><p>If not, why?</p><p><a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/popularityModel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>popularityModel</span></a> <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/exploreTab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploreTab</span></a></p>
R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/@dsfgs" class="u-url mention">@<span>dsfgs</span></a></span></p><p>@james@mstdn.starnix.network <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pl.starnix.network/users/james" class="u-url mention">@<span>james@pl.starnix.network</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pleroma.jamesp.org/users/james" class="u-url mention">@<span>james@pleroma.jamesp.org</span></a></span></p><p>Yeah, there&#39;s a reason why I:<br />1) never use the &quot;official&quot; app<br />2) never recommend the &quot;official&quot; app<br />3) never refer to the &quot;official&quot; app<br />4) never assent to the idea that there could ever be one app that&#39;s &quot;official.&quot;</p><p>Because it&#39;s kinda off. It&#39;s kind of a cultural half-breed. </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ExploreTab" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ExploreTab</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mastodonregressions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastodonregressions</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mastodondevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastodondevs</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/turderatti" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>turderatti</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fame" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fame</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/techlayoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>techlayoffs</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dotcons</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mastodonbugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastodonbugs</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/makejavascriptoptional" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>makejavascriptoptional</span></a></p>
Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@RL_Dane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RL_Dane</span></a></span><br>The <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/ExploreTab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExploreTab</span></a> is indeed one of the most toxic <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/MastodonRegressions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonRegressions</span></a> that <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/MastodonDevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonDevs</span></a> have introduced. Also forced javascript. We can see the bots are pumping the <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/turderatti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turderatti</span></a> with instant "<a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/fame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fame</span></a>".</p><p>Interestingly, ninety percent of people complaining about <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/techLayoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techLayoffs</span></a> at the <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/dotCons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dotCons</span></a> were in that joining-window also.</p><p><a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/mastodonBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonBugs</span></a> <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/makeJavascriptOptional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makeJavascriptOptional</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.starnix.network/@james" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>james@mstdn.starnix.network</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pl.starnix.network/users/james" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>james@pl.starnix.network</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pleroma.jamesp.org/users/james" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>james@pleroma.jamesp.org</span></a></span></p>
Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters<p>The <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> is at the top of the <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/ExploreTab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExploreTab</span></a> on some servers, so it must be popular and an authority on stuff.</p><p>Seriously, fediverse went from noone caring what it says about the <a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/ProxyWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProxyWar</span></a> six months ago to a few ex-<a href="https://activism.openworlds.info/tags/twitterBots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>twitterBots</span></a> boosting it.</p>
Dick Smiths Fair Go SupportersMastodon rant do not open
Ignis 小火龙Worrying a bit about Mastodon v4