Verified Journalists Posts

Last Friday, over 60 German universities announced they would stop using social network X due to ethical concerns, stating it no longer aligns with their principles.

"The platform's current direction is not compatible with the basic values of the institutions concerned -- openness to the world, scientific integrity, transparency and democratic discourse," they said.

https://www.barrons.com/news/dozens-of-german-universities-turn-back-on-x-accounts-2f2e8036

Folks Pixelfed is getting slammed.

Since Meta started blocking links to #Pixelfed it seems the world has discovered this wonderful public Instagram alternative picture sharing social media application (see Striesand effect).

But things that are public, rely on us to fund them. @dansup does not have a bunch of VC billionaires writing big checks for more server capacity.

If you can spare a few dollars to support public social media, right now is the time to do so!

https://pixelfed.org/support-our-project

As usual, it took a woman working in tech to sort this out. #Wix finally gets the courage to enforce its own T&Cs. I wrote to their client on November 7—goodness knows how long they had traded off my name before that—and began trying to figure out the host from the end of November. Google informed me it was Wix on December 10. Since then they refused to do anything … until now. #disinformation

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Mobile gamers rejoice, the Abxylute S9 is an affordable controller that can stretch to fit your cased iPhone or iPad mini with a powerful set of customization features.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/13/abxylute-s9-controller-review-stretch-to-fit-ipad-mini-without-breaking-the-bank?utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads

@RiaResists Ditto.

@xucaen Toxic IMO.

@RandyHK Basically trying to replicate functionality of a Facebook group, though not necessarily the UX.

Beacon Obituaries. Joseph Flynn II, Joyce Flynn, Carol McGovern https://highlandscurrent.org/?p=5800646

‘He was hit by a car and then executed’ https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/01/13/he-was-hit-by-a-car-and-then-executed