Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

The Commission should anticipate that Meta will meet the test of systematic non-compliance in DMA Article 18(3). In view of the seriousness of the circumstances, the Commission should be fully prepared to use its powers to impose structural remedies at the earliest opportunity.

There was a time when Big Tech benefitted from the gap between data protection and competition enforcement. That gap is narrowing. The two areas of law may become a vice.

The instance is flourishing, and nearly 100 signups have happened over the last few days. Lots of people are having fun, and we're settling into new methods and strategies to make this great for everyone.

One thing worth noting is that a few instances have already suspended us - Mastodon.social, one of the biggest instances, and a few others like wandering.shop. That is their perogative, and there are no hard feelings, but it is a bummer to see these efforts get misunderstood and closed off.

Brands.Town is one part culture-jamming, one part satire, and one part collaborative ARG with an evolving made-up world. Every account pretends to be verified. It's a giant middle finger to corporate propaganda on social networks, and an effort to make the fediverse somewhat less hospitable to actual brands trying to colonize our space.

Anyway, check us out: https://brands.town/public

And maybe sign up!

I will give big points to the first news organization, big or small, that:
* Sets up an instance for its newsroom,
* Sets up an instance for the community it serves,
* Enables rel=me for staff,
* Creates a boost-on-Mastodon sharing function,
* Enhances that function so headlines/images (with alt-text) appear in the toot,
* Covers the Fediverse as more than a geeky curiosity or alt-Twitter,
* Listens to and joins in the conversation here.

I wanted to take a minute to plug my #photography website:

https://www.davidweiss.photography

Please take a moment to explore #earth through my lens. Relax and enjoy! Thank you #masto users for creating a wonderful #community.

"Sticky is a note-taking app for the Linux desktop that simulates the traditional “sticky note” style stationery on your desktop. Sticky is written in Python, and uses the GTK3 toolkit. This is free and open source software": Excellent Utilities - Sticky - note-taking app - LinuxLinks https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-utilities-sticky-note-taking-app/

@johanbove #Europe has one, I believe #Germany and others plan on making their own as well

Official #Europe instance: social.network.europa.eu
Unofficial #Europe instance: respublicae.eu

New Zealand is on track to have sales of Electric Vehicles to overtake petrol/diesel vehicles mid 2023! https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/14-11-2022/is-the-petrol-car-as-dead-as-the-dodo

I didn't take this photo but I was with my husband when he did. It was breathtaking up on Stenbury Down on the Isle of Wight, watching the mist roll in at sunset. The sheep were surprised to see us and for once the weather did what we'd hoped it would do! #SheepofMastodon

A few recommendations for life on Mastodon:

1) Follow anyone you think looks potentially interesting; you can always unfollow later, and they may lead you to new people via boosted posts.

2) Boost posts you think are worthy, so others can discover new content.

3) Don't obsess on replicating your Twitter follows on Mastodon; let it be its own experience, and grow it organically. Obvs follow anyone you miss from Twitter, but this isn't a 1:1 replacement; have fun, follow your instincts.

Your community is only as good as the worst behavior it tolerates.

That's it. That's the... toot.

@kaia Why are people from Norway so good at editing files in Linux?

Their ancestors are vi-kings.

Hi everyone, time for an #Introduction: I'm a weather and climate scientist working at the #ECMWF office in Bonn, Germany.

My research is concerned with improving subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasts and climate reanalyses through better observations and modelling of the ocean and sea ice.

Looking forward to talking about science and maybe other topics on here 👋