@neil I do kinda wish I could have the benefits of an RSS reader (one place, fetching, save position, etc) with the option to pull in themed posts. Sometimes I read a post and then open it in the browser and go "ohhhh it's from X person that wrote about Y!" because I forgot why I'd subscribed to their feed and I remember the style of the site better than the name

@Nickiquote No one should be allowed to put the words "fashion" and "expert" together in a sentence and expect to be taken seriously.

@Nickiquote might as well be some men's choir

@Nickiquote they look more like they have all turned up at auditions for the role of the troubled detective in a streaming series.

@EUCommission Regulate content providers and tech platforms then.

@EUCommission I've just come back from cycling round town during secondary school chucking-out time. All the teenagers I saw were walking home in groups talking to each other. Not like adults, many of whom were walking along either talking on a phone or playing with a phone. (Not a scientific study, of course.)

@EUCommission 72% of people should educate/don't buy a smartphone to a 12yo kid lol

@EUCommission

Sounds like age verification support propaganda, and not clear out bad actors encouragement.

Why age verification? So world couping trillionaire Musk can have lists of people who complain about his porn fascism empire called twitter.

@EUCommission I know this might be a silly idea, but what do you think about trying to use the DSGVO on content providers? I mean, that's basically the whole idea, isn't it? Just be careful of the Ursula-nator, she seems not to be a fan of that sort of thing.

@EUCommission Ban.X, Ban social media that spreads harmful content...but Do NOT, go off down the banning social media for children, instead give them the tools to spot misinformation and disinformation, educate them do not reject them, treat them as the intelligent humans they are, they need to see that the world is messy, especially when you advocate to give 16yr olds the vote. Do not create knee jerk policy which aims to protect children but is age verification & online surveillance for us all

@EUCommission how many hours a day do office workers spend in front of screens? Do you plan on putting limits to radical content against workers rights and social program spending and redistributive taxes and business regulations in linkedin too?

@EUCommission Ban Meta, not children!

@EUCommission Your authoritarian concern is noted but unwelcome.

@EUCommission I'm reading this on social media. 😎

@EUCommission 72% of parents don't do their freaking job of monitoring their child....

Not to me to pay with my privacy for those

@EUCommission

That "harmful or inappropriate content" is almost as harmful or inappropriate for adults.

I have stopped using the billionaire platforms for that reason.

If the beaches are full of shit, you don't ban teenagers, you stop the sewage and clean them up.

@EUCommission Have you considered mandating actual moderation, strengthening the control people have over their social media experience and what policies you and your member states implement?

No, you haven't.

Real life sucks, because you and your member states make shit policy.
So young people flee to social media, where you feed into the tech oligarch's data gluttony with your "regulation".
Looking at you #Zensursulavonderleyen

You put young people and every minority at risk, when you lobby for age verification and weaken encryption.

@EUCommission you are absolutely right. the obvious - since there is my way to find out who is a child and who been said, since children will always find it ways around blocks, and since these things hurt adults just as much as children, the answer is to heavily regulate the platforms so that the cannot keep information on their users, break them up so that the platforms do not benefit from harmful content and advertising, etc.

@EUCommission regulate the platforms then.

@EUCommission why I feel you are not thinking about Joe Rogan or Andrew Tate when you talk about inappropriate content

@EUCommission please be more specific: What should be done?

@EUCommission I love how your fix is to expose personal information of all users instead of regulating the platforms... sarcasm aside, we know is harder to regulate platforms, but that's the right thing to do. Exposing user information with the excuse of "protecting children" will not solve the issue, it will just make privacy even more nightmarish than it is already.

@EUCommission Not only young people get hooked by the algorithm. Addiction has no age limits.

@EUCommission stop with this bullshit, unless you find a way to protect children without adults having to submit their ID online and mass surveilance like china

@EUCommission Regulate big techs abusive algorithms then, you hypocritical ***.

But I already see your next mass surveillance ideas coming...

@EUCommission so the Commission is working hard to ensure providers of digital services in the EU are held liable and abide to the DSA to help build a safe and inclusive digital environment?! 😉

@EUCommission whatever you do, don’t believe age verification is any kind of solution. We like our private data to remain private.

@EUCommission tell the parents to take care of *their* children

@EUCommission
Maybe, just maybe, instead building a suvilience state in EU and forcing us to give our data to private enteties, you will give Parents a proper tools? Apple devices have parental control embeded in OS.
Instead collecting data just made obligatory to add to the OS that type of function, or a manual how to setup the proper one by parents for their children.
EU is willing to give our passports, ID or other data to private enteties instead helping parents to protect children.

@EUCommission The only issue here is that there is a very clear way to solve this issue, by properly regulating tech platforms so that they properly moderate actually harmful content and don't produce harmful content of their own. None of the things I have seen out of you actually do that and instead create a surveillance state that would make Orwell furious.

@EUCommission old people yell at kids iteration #259317

@EUCommission Us parents handle the upbringing of our children, not you.

@EUCommission
Demand that social media corporations stop using addictive algorithms that work with ragebait, hate, and constant flow of content. Ban generative AI that is shoved forcefully down people's throats. Teach PARENTS to parent their kids, put REAL SANCTIONS on countries that are making people poorer and less equal, and vote to have Universal Basic Income for all so parents can have the time to care for their kids properly.

Just to name a few things that would actually help.

@EUCommission Regulating "personalized feeds" and "recommendation algorithms" will have much greater impact for everyone, including children.
Age verification is just another datapoint for big tech to hoard.

@EUCommission Maybe those "Concerned Parents" should up their own parenting skills and teach their children how to be safe online. You know. The same way they are supposed to teach them how to be safe outside, how to safely use cutlery while eating, how to safely operate a candle or a chimney. If they can't or don't want to do that, they shouldn't be parents. Just stop with the pro-surveillance propaganda crap. This isn't worthy of a democratic union of countries.

@EUCommission What about a Law that forces law enforcement to not let CSAM content they are aware of to stay online? Politicians and the police in Germany seem to just not care about the children. Here’s the official news https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr/innenminister-darstellung-sexualisierter-gewalt-gegen-kinder-100.html

@EUCommission
Do you think harmful or inappropriate content online is only bad for children?

@EUCommission why not restrict algorithmic feeds on social media. Only allow following of users, topics etc that a user opts into. It would give users control over what they see

@EUCommission I left big social media because of the stress - of all kind - it gave me.
The world already is full of "have to's", I didn 't need no more stress from people I didn't even know shouting, insulting, pushing,... me. and from people I do know having to tell me what I missed, should see, ...
Now I spend little to even days without social media - just Mastodon - and gosh I just LOVE it!
Time for so much more REAL fun and socializing!

@EUCommission If parents are concerned for their kids, they should have a one-click device-local parental control they can enable on their child device.

The online ID verification you are pushing for is straight up dystopia and will completely kill privacy and democratic principles

@EUCommission "we must do more to protect young people online"

We must protect everyone online, not just children. Fix the root causes, not just cover them up with age checks.

@root42
I am intrigued... I don't like the price point, but I love the form factor. I'm holding my judgement until the reviews come in...

@root42 depends on the price...

@root42 i'm confused how it can run 99% of all android apps but won't have a browser or social media

@TheBreadmonkey

Go, Ben! ❤️

@TheBreadmonkey Hope it all goes well.

@TheBreadmonkey You got this Ben! 🤘

@TheBreadmonkey how exciting! Good luck and don't forget to tell us how it went later over cookies and tea, ok?

@TheBreadmonkey I hear you! I worked for myself for 17 years and then got a full time job. It took a while ro adjust to the routines and new people but 3 years later I'm still there! Good luck and take one day at a time. You've got this! 😃

@TheBreadmonkey

YOU
GOT
THIS!

@TheBreadmonkey
Make it a new game. Have fun. Pretend you are an anthropologist embedding yourself doing research on the workplace.

@TheBreadmonkey God I'm so happy for us!

@TheBreadmonkey
Have a glorious start to the new chapter!

@TheBreadmonkey in circumstances like this Italians wish people good luck by saying "in bocca al lupo" which means "into the mouth of the wolf". The typical response is "crepi" which means "may the wolf die".

@TheBreadmonkey good luck

@TheBreadmonkey Good luck - to Ben's new colleagues. I hope they like whichever Ben they get.

NB: Joke. It'll be FINE ;)

@TheBreadmonkey Best of luck!!

@TheBreadmonkey Hooray, good luck mate.

@TheBreadmonkey Good luck! I hope you have a fantastic day.

@TheBreadmonkey Good luck Ben!!

@TheBreadmonkey

You got this Ben!!

I will tell you what I always used to tell the kids on their way out to school:

Don't forget to have fun 💜

@TheBreadmonkey Your new colleagues are in for a right treat. Congratulations to you and them!

@TheBreadmonkey All the best for finding the Good coffee/tea/drink of choice.✨

Rest well tonight (or not. I'm not your mother 😉)

@TheBreadmonkey Strength & steadiness, Benster!

@TheBreadmonkey Good luck!

@TheBreadmonkey good luck. i don't think i could go back.

@TheBreadmonkey
Congrats on the new job thing & you're going to blow them out of the water. Not literally but the way, you put your mind & self into doing things (well, park runs mostly) I'm sure they'll be glad to have you. They damn well should be
🙌💜🤞🥳

@TheBreadmonkey Enjoy! Make tea, eat cake, do the mandatory training.

@TheBreadmonkey have a brilliant first day, Ben. Hope you find your pals at work quickly!

@TheBreadmonkey

You've got this big man.

But if anyone sends you out for a long weight, or rainbow paint be cautious.

The older boys won't flush your head in the toilet, that's an urban myth.

❤️

@TheBreadmonkey
Good luck and lots of joy!
🍀☀️🌈🦋

@TheBreadmonkey Good wishes to you, despite the job thing. Just remember that stabbing people is considered impolite even if they're wankers.

@TheBreadmonkey All the best, Ben! 🫡🙌❤️

@TheBreadmonkey Your new chapter sounds great. I know you can do this!

@TheBreadmonkey Go get 'em! 🤘🦫❤️‍🔥

@TheBreadmonkey - I`m very inspired by this, as my doctor is trying to get me to start volunteering, and I`m kind of looking for signs that maybe it might be okay...

@TheBreadmonkey

congrats, Ben

@TheBreadmonkey
I found being employed after decades of self-employment to be quite relaxing and stressless. No more being the boss, extra unpaid work and constantly being on-call. Just turn up, do your job, and you're finished.
Hopefully you have a similar experience 🤞

@TheBreadmonkey No strings, Ben.

No, wait, I WAS RIFFING ON THE PINNOCHIO THING—

@TheBreadmonkey Congratulations, Ben! Show 'em who's boss (gently).

@TheBreadmonkey Well done! Awesome Ben is awesome 👍😎

@TheBreadmonkey I'm almost a full day behind, but I hope your new job is fucking awesome!

@TheBreadmonkey How did you go?!

@TheBreadmonkey They say they want employees to be able to “bring their whole selves to work,” now. That should be fine, right?

(They should be so lucky. You got this.)

@TheBreadmonkey I'm so happy for you, also worried. Where will I go when I need my fix of Bread and Monkey? Will you ignore all your fans now you're a big star and wanted by all

Baguette and Capuchin just hit different

@TheBreadmonkey Yay! Congrats, Ben!!

@michal Not yet, but I get the sentiment. It's just draining at times.
Not the direct interactions, mind you. They are stellar, but everything else is unfortunately just a huge dance of discipline and time wasting.

@michal Am only on #Mastodon and #Bluesky

@michal

Fedi, no.

I am not on any other social media. Either I am not there, or my accounts are dormant.

@michal Leaving everything except the Fedi.

@michal dropped everything except Fedi and RSS reader

@neil mate. Luckily I know where you live. I'll snail mail every important thought 😉

One will also need to do age verification for livestreaming, it seems.

How they will draft the scope is not clear.

There are references to "algorithms". Whether this will clearly exclude social media services which use algorithms to display content on a time-of-posting basis, who knows!

WhatsApp and Signal are out of scope. XMPP? Let's see...

@neil They misspelled "give today's children our rosy retrospection of what our childhood was like back".

@neil might just write to Starmer, a simple postcard "you are not my dad".

@neil This sort of blinkered authoritarianism is what becomes of putting a former DPP in Number 10.

@neil that means everyone will have to proof age. My iPhone has been asking me to show my credit card for few weeks. If I refuse I am banned?
What a crap.

@neil now do for under 60s...

@neil

Yeah, they shield kids away from toxic capitalist social media and their algorithms but how about protecting adults from those AI Slop, rage baiting, scam advertising, propaganda spamming cesspits!

@neil standing up to social networks by giving them the facial scans and government ids that they’ve been lobbying for for years.

@neil "world-leading" 🤦

@neil who actually took away their childhoods?

@neil
> in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back

in landmark government move to make every adult accountable for expressing the bad opinions about the mighty