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Gen Z mostly doesn't care if influencers are actual humans, new study shows (mashable.com)
Queer.af mastodon domain has been seized by the Taliban (mastodon.world)
‘Zombie Offices’ Spell Trouble for Some Banks - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
This is the real reason for companies wanting people back to the office....
Reddit chooses New York Stock Exchange for long-stalled IPO (www.ft.com)
Reddit chooses New York Stock Exchange for long-stalled IPO::Social media platform’s valuation is expected to have tumbled from $10bn in 2021
An ‘official organization’ on X is just openly glorifying Hitler — X’s verification system is being exploited by accounts that pay to promote their views, including that Hitler wasn’t so bad (www.vice.com)
An ‘official organization’ on X is just openly glorifying Hitler — X’s verification system is being exploited by accounts that pay to promote their views, including that Hitler wasn’t so bad::X’s verification system is being exploited by accounts that pay to promote their views, including that Hitler wasn’t so bad.
Tesla removes Disney+ app amid Elon Musk's feud with Disney CEO Bob Iger (mashable.com)
How Reddit Crushed the Internet's Largest Protest (youtu.be)
Unity Silently Deletes GitHub Repo that Tracks Terms of Service Changes and Updated Its License - GamerBraves (www.gamerbraves.com)
It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore (www.businessinsider.com)
Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.
'Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out. (www.businessinsider.com)
‘Where ambition goes to die’: These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they’re desperate to get out.::Drawn by the promise of an emerging tech hub, some tech workers who flocked to Austin found a middling tech scene, subpar culture, and scorching heat.
Interstate 60 - 2002 (en.wikipedia.org)
A great romp with a bunch of fun cameos, a feel good movie with hope about the future. I enjoyed some of the dry comedy scenarios. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys a bit of thoughtful comedy.
Chinese sextortion scammers are flooding Twitter (restofworld.org)
Scammers are targeting Chinese-language users, harassing political dissidents and influential figures.
Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so (apnews.com)
Georgia Republican lawmakers passed a law to make it easier to challenge school library books as inappropriate, but few people are using it.
What we’ve lost: The MySpace war files and the impact of a digital 'Dark Age' (spectrumlocalnews.com)
Countless firsthand accounts of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have disappeared across the last decade, and it may speak to larger issues with the historical record in the digital age.
Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty (www.nature.com)
Births in China could fall to 7 million in 2023 (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Music labels sue Internet Archive over digitized record collection (www.reuters.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/ZGo6X...
Russia starts blocking VPN at the protocol (WireGuard, OpenVPN) level (vpncentral.com)
Google warns again it will start deleting inactive accounts in December (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
A new trend in tipping emerges (lemmy.world)
Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales (techxplore.com)
Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales::Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on tribal lands where it can sell directly to consumers, circumventing laws in states that bar vehicle manufacturers from also being retailers in favor of the dealership model.
Why the right can never outgrow the masculinity crisis. (www.thenation.com)
Mastodon Usage Soaring as Twitter Rebranding Leads to User Exodus: CEO Eugen Rochko (asumetech.com)
Ukraine updates: Putin warns Poland not to attack Belarus (www.dw.com)
After Poland reacted to the arrival of Wagner mercenary troops to Belarus by moving some of its troops to its eastern border, Russia’s Vladimir Putin accused Warsaw of trying to seize more land in eastern Europe....
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning (www.reuters.com)
YSK: Lemmy DOES have a karma system (i.imgur.com)
There’s some misinformation floating around regarding Lemmy not having a karma system. While many have discovered otherwise, this is for those who may not have....
BotDefense is leaving Reddit (arstechnica.com)
Title says it all. If you think Reddit’s been trending down lately, just wait.
ELI5: Why are Lemmy users freaking out over threads?
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YSK: While you're on Lemmy/Kbin/Fediverse, you're not "the product" but you're also not "the customer".
Why YSK: Getting along in a new social environment is easier if you understand the role you’ve been invited into....
Lemmy.world grew by about 40% on the first day of reddit migration (lemmy.world)
Lemmy.world grew from around 51000 total users the moment 3rd party reddit apps started to shut down on June 30 to 71000 total users at the time of this post (July 1). That’s a 40% growth in about 12 hours!...
Lemmy vs kbin?
I have been thinking which of the two should i use. If i understand fully i can still browse lemmy instances on kbin. And i can even check out mastodon users on it....