We added our Vivaldi Social server to the Fediverse on November 15th 2022. We are still, I believe, the only browser company that is fully behind the Fediverse. It is something we are very proud of! The Fediverse is the natural alternative to Big Tech social media, just like, IMHO, Vivaldi is the natural alternative to Big Tech browsers.

#Vivaldi #Fediverse #Mastodon #Twitter #SocialMedia #AI #Meta #Facebook #Instagram

https://vivaldi.com/blog/news/vivaldi-social-a-new-mastodon-instance/

So there’s a new Guardian interview with Jimmy Wales out (to promote his new book, with an affiliate link for the Guardian in it) titled “‘People thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profit’: is Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron?”* that’s making the rounds here.

For those who only read the headlines, here’s a TL;DR: No. There is no such thing as decent tech baron, that’s an oxymoron.

From the article itself:

“‘I’m actually quite in favour of business and capitalism and all that.’ (He’s currently president of Fandom, an ad-funded entertainment site that hosts user-edited pages, owned by private equity firm TPG Capital).”

And:

“Does he still regard Musk, the world’s richest man, as a friend? ‘Friends is probably a little strong. I mean, not, not that –‘ he sputters, editing himself in real time. ‘I want to be careful how I say that, only because I’ve met him maybe five or six times, so that I would be overstating to say friends. We’ve been friendly, and even now he’s much nicer to me in private than you might think. I mean, he’s got a big public persona, and that’s a little bit different from the private Elon, who I think is more thoughtful.’”

Also, some more background:

https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/115445244962527420

#JimmyWales #wikipedia #theGuardian #bookPromotion #capitalism #ElonMusk #adTech #zeroRating #Facebook #Meta #surveillanceCapitalism #regulation

* https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/27/people-thought-i-was-a-communist-doing-this-as-a-non-profit-is-wikipedias-jimmy-wales-the-last-decent-tech-baron

Understanding what makes a social platform a community isn't straightforward. I'm very far from a sociologist, so I'm probably not the right person to ask, but as we look at growing the Social Web I think it's an important question. How do we help platforms become more?

https://forbetter.ghost.io/platforms-as-the-preface-to-community/

#SocialMedia #Community #SocialWeb #Blog #Mastodon #Fediverse #Facebook #DigitalCommunity

Understanding what makes a social platform a community isn't straightforward. I'm very far from a sociologist, so I'm probably not the right person to ask, but as we look at growing the Social Web I think it's an important question. How do we help platforms become more?

https://forbetter.ghost.io/platforms-as-the-preface-to-community/

#SocialMedia #Community #SocialWeb #Blog #Mastodon #Fediverse #Facebook #DigitalCommunity

We added our Vivaldi Social server to the Fediverse on November 15th 2022. We are still, I believe, the only browser company that is fully behind the Fediverse. It is something we are very proud of! The Fediverse is the natural alternative to Big Tech social media, just like, IMHO, Vivaldi is the natural alternative to Big Tech browsers.

#Vivaldi #Fediverse #Mastodon #Twitter #SocialMedia #AI #Meta #Facebook #Instagram

https://vivaldi.com/blog/news/vivaldi-social-a-new-mastodon-instance/

And why am I bringing this to Mastodon?
Well, #Facebook groups are still a major way for people who are studying for the #EPSO to connect, share study tips, help eachother ...and do lots of complaining...
In any case, why can't the Fediverse fill that space?
So I plan to blog about it as I study: to promote the EU here, and to draw more EU nerds to Mastodon, who may hear that EU nerds are sharing real cool study tips over on the Fediverse...
#EPSOprep

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🔴 BIENVENUE TOUT LE MONDE SUR #A7Radio ! Share the positivity in the #Worldwide ✅
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Encrypt It Already

End-to-end encryption protects the privacy of your data, puts control over how the data gets used into your hands, and is the best way we have to ensure private conversations remain private. Not enough companies use it as broadly as they should. Learn more here.
— by @eff

🔐 https://encryptitalready.org

#EncryptItAlready #privacy #encryption #itsec #itsecurity #facebook #apple #ring #google #bluesky #telegram #whatsapp #messenger #e2ee #encryption #protection #endtoendencryption

Encrypt It Already

End-to-end encryption protects the privacy of your data, puts control over how the data gets used into your hands, and is the best way we have to ensure private conversations remain private. Not enough companies use it as broadly as they should. Learn more here.
— by @eff

🔐 https://encryptitalready.org

#EncryptItAlready #privacy #encryption #itsec #itsecurity #facebook #apple #ring #google #bluesky #telegram #whatsapp #messenger #e2ee #encryption #protection #endtoendencryption

Presently #whatsapp is under scrutiny, but people forget that the CEO of WhatsApp stepped down due to privacy concerns back in 2018.

#Meta owns WhatsApp. It's part of their intention economy, as is #Facebook, #Instagram,...

And that intention economy, first optimistic *for* users, is weaponized against users. Anyone remember the Cambridge Analytica scandal?

Understand the #IntentionEconomy.

It likely already understands you.

#privacy

https://knowprose.com/2025/05/introducing-the-intention-economy/