Hello Fediverse I want to make a short announcement about the https://social.trom.tf Friendica instance run by my friend @tio

Currently that instance is going through a big server migration process and it will take a couple of hours for it to get finished. So if you mention or send anyone messages during this time it might not reach them.

#fediverse #PSA #Friendica #TROM

#PSA #CallToAction

If you have a newsletter (or know someone who has one) on Substack, please pass this link on: soon they won't be able to port their paid subscriptions off to a different platform, because Apple will be handing the money. They must act ASAP to get off the Nazi propaganda platform to an alternative.

#SubstackHasANaziProblem #Substack

https://mail.bigdeskenergy.com/p/substack-just-killed-creator-economy

Content warning: fedi PSA, spam, mutual aid scam Click to open/close

PSA: there's a new spam campaign hitting fedi, this one claims to be raising money for insulin and usually has a banner saying "black lives matter" or another progressive slogan.

You can recognize it in the usual ways:
1. Brand-new accounts doing nothing but ask for money.
2. Cold-messaging strangers with personal requests for a boost or donation.
3. Identical or near-identical accounts appearing all over fedi, primarily on open-registration instances.

If you see these accounts or get pinged by them, don't panic! Just report the profile and let your moderators handle it. The image below is an example of what to look out for.

#PSA #Spam #Scam #FediSpam #MastoSpam #FediAdmins #MastoAdmins

Thus, #MyBlockIsQuick

#SocialMedia #PSA

Gentle request.

Please don't drop fake stuff for the lols for April fools.

We all have enough mental bandwidth consumed filtering out active disinformation and innocent mistakes to add to the burden. In general they aren't funny and degrade many folks online experience.

Thanks for listening.

#PSA

Content warning: PSA: Please CW your article links if the article has triggering images (auto-thumbnails suck 😡) Click to open/close

Guess what. Mastodon by default embeds article images inside the post as a preview.

I just happened to see an article with a rather triggering image that now I can't boost because the image is too triggering for some people, even if the post itself was not.

Alas, I can't boost that post now.

Earlier this week I shared a link to a medical article and surprise! Gore!

But add a CW to your posts, and by magic all images are now blurred.

Ever since whoever decided to auto fetch images inarticle preview cards, I can't share links without CWs anymore.

Moral of the story:

If you link an article with potentially triggering images (racism, medical, bugs, etc.) in it, please add a CW to your post.

Thank you.

#PSA