Content Policy on the Social Web
On Monday, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, announced a new content policy for Meta on Threads. We are disappointed in these changes, which put vulnerable people on and off Meta platforms in harm’s way for harassment. Ideas matter, and history shows that online misinformation and harassment can lead to violence in the real world. There are good analyses of the details of the policy changes at EFF, The Verge, and Platformer. Meta is one of many ActivityPub implementers and a supporter of the […]https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/01/12/content-policy-on-the-social-web/
@evanprodromou
Also Christine Lemmer-Webber, co-creator of the ActivityPub protocol:
„Is it time for an Isolate Threads campaign
Get the fuck outta here Mark Muskerberg get the FUCK OUT“
ff. [full ack]
https://digitalcourage.social/@cwebber@social.coop/113788299761079001
PS
cause war criminals need more masculine energy
„Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes“
https://www.404media.co/meta-deletes-trans-and-nonbinary-messenger-themes/
^ Alerta.
It comes to our attention that #Facebook starts censoring pixelfed links :
https://digitalcourage.social/@stpop@stpauli.social/113820197675848871
Update:
Meanwhile covered in german lead media:
[DE] https://www.heise.de/news/Beispiellos-gewachsen-Facebook-sperrt-Links-zu-Instagram-Alternative-Pixelfed-10237505.html
I will propose a meeting to the Policy SIG.
Esteemed #Fediverse
we will inform the EU Commission about #Facebook censoring links to #pixelfed.
When Musk did the same with mastodon links, we provided the EU with a huge example set, so if you are on Facebook/Instagram or any and links to fedi endpoints are censored, please provide us with a screenshot, link address and the reason as screenshot.
Update
Meanwhile covered in @404mediaco too
https://www.404media.co/meta-is-blocking-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/
Please note that the Policy SIGs task is to collect it and forward it to the EU for a DMA complaint and other procedures.