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Nordnick 🐘<p>Wie föderiert <a href="https://mammuthus.de/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> eigentlich die Information über einen verifizierten Link?</p><p>Über die <a href="https://mammuthus.de/tags/client" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Client</span></a>-<a href="https://mammuthus.de/tags/api" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>API</span></a> liefert <a href="https://mammuthus.de/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> im [fields]-Array neben [name] und [value] ein [verified_at], was <i>null</i> sein kann... oder einen TimeStamp enthält, z.B. "2019-11-10T10:31:10.744+00:00".</p><p>Frage ich aber einen Account direkt über seine URL ab und frage nach JSON, erhalte ich eine Struktur, wo dieses [verified_at] offenbar nicht enthalten ist.</p><p>Für die Felder (Name/Wert-Paare) ist ein [attachment]-Array enthalten. Diese liefert Felder wie [type] ("PropertyValue") sowie [name] und [value].</p><p>Und damit sind wir wieder bei meiner einleitenden Frage...</p><p><a href="https://mammuthus.de/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mammuthus.de/tags/activitypub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://mammuthus.de/tags/verify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verify</span></a> <a href="https://mammuthus.de/tags/verified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verified</span></a></p>
Dirk Jan Lekkerkerker<p>Wat moet ik hier nu mee? <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/verify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>verify</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/identiteitsverificatie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identiteitsverificatie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a></p>
Ami<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/socialmediaban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmediaban</span></a> for u16's in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> will just turn into another google data point.</p><p>If you <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/verify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>verify</span></a> for youtube, you give goolag a biometric identifier or ID. That will be linked to your device which is interrogated on every <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/recaptcha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recaptcha</span></a> "protected" website, which is most of the net.</p><p>I can randomise many data points, I can't randomise biometrics!</p><p>No more youtube for me then.<br>Get f'ed <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/12/19/nx-s1-5231020/australia-top-regulator-kids-social-media-ban" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/12/19/nx-s1-52310</span><span class="invisible">20/australia-top-regulator-kids-social-media-ban</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a>: Old war <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/videos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videos</span></a> recycled as <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FakeNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeNews</span></a></p><p>Many viral videos claiming to show <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Iranian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iranian</span></a> bombings are <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fake</span></a> and include <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>-generated clips as well as 2003 Iraq war footage.</p><p>Learn how to spot <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/verify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>verify</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>content</span></a> yourself.</p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-ai-chatbot-grok-wrongly-identifies-old-iraq-footage-as-2025-iran-israel-conflict/a-72950293" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dw.com/en/fact-check-ai-chatbo</span><span class="invisible">t-grok-wrongly-identifies-old-iraq-footage-as-2025-iran-israel-conflict/a-72950293</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FakeVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeVideo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Francis Mangion (M)<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <br>BBC: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Verify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verify</span></a><br>What did Labour promise on energy bills?</p><p>By Rupert Carey</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c39jedewxp8t?post=asset%3A30c573a1-fd2f-4baa-89b3-95d763c6cb5d#post" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/live/c39jedewxp</span><span class="invisible">8t?post=asset%3A30c573a1-fd2f-4baa-89b3-95d763c6cb5d#post</span></a></p>
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@ckrypto if@signalapp@mastodon.world wasn't complying with #CloudAct, @Mer__edith would be in jail.

Not to mention even if Signal keeps their "#OpenSource" code updated - which is doubtful, NOONE can actually #verify that it's the code you actually use - regardless if #backend / #Server or #client / #App!

  • #Signal is as secure as #ANØM, otherwise it would've been shutdown ages ago.

Also if Signal was designed for #security, it would've been #decentralized as #XMPP+#OMEMO and not demand #PII like #PhoneNumbers which oftentimes cannot be obtained anonymously in many juristictions at all!

By comparison, @delta doesn't require any PII, only an #eMail account, and @monocles isn't a #VCmoneyBurningParty but sustainable due to #subscription and they don't even require any personal details for #payment: #CashByMail and #Monero are accepted.

Again: It's Signal alone who have to evidence they are trustworthy, and all I get are "#TrustMeBro!" replies, which means they are not to be trusted.

  • Not to mention, it's just not sustainable to run a #service without #revenue, even if it's run entirely by unpaid volunteers and gets all it's #hosting and #costs donated, someone has to pay for expenses due to #abuse of a service (which is an inevitability come mass adoption)...

Whereas with #XMPP I can completely setup my own server and client, even build my own if I don't trust anyone else and pay someone to audit the code.

Whereas with XMPP & PGP/MIME #eMail I can layer @torproject / #Tor over it, make it an #OnionService and keep that thing under my bed with a literal killswitch...

Palestine Benefit: JETSAM + DEADBOLT + VERIFY +  خسارات KHASSARAT

The Blue Dog Motel, Friday, February 28 at 08:00 PM EST

A WORLD DIVIDED & JUST SAY YO! FANZINE present:

A benefit for Palestine Action Legal Fund & Elna Ela Enak with:

JETSAM (Queer Anarchist Antifascist powerviolence)

https://jetsammtl.bandcamp.com/

DEADBOLT (Hard Core)

https://deadbolt514.bandcamp.com/

VERIFY (vegan straight edge powerviolence)

https://verify.bandcamp.com/

 خسارات KHASSARAT (Harami Punk - Montreal/Tunis)

https://awd-tapes.bandcamp.com/album/how-many-more-must-perish-in-the-pursuit-of-hope

+TBA

Friday February 28th | Vendredi 28 Février

@ BLUE DOG | 3958 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, QC

Doors 7pm | show 8pm | 18+

Suggestion donation: 15$ PWYC NOTAFLOF

ELNA ELLA ENAK: https://eleelnaelak.org/

 is a volunteer-driven campaign providing clean water and fresh food to displaced families across Gaza. The funds go directly to purchasing goods and covering distribution costs on the ground.

PALESTINE ACTION LEGAL FUND: https://palestineaction.org/defence-fund/

One of the main targets of Palestine Action targets ElbitSystem; which is Israel’s largest arms firm; they have successfully shut down three of their ten sites in Britain. Hundreds of actionists have been arrested, donations will help support actionists in need of legal assistance, cover travel and/or accommodation costs for court cases and preliminary hearings; as well as organising demonstrations outside prisons where actionists are detained. 

For Ola.

montreal.askapunk.net/event/pa

#jetsam#verify#punk

I suggest: #migraine, #epilepsy or #trigeminalneuralgia sufferers don't look at the #image

Don't do this to me in the #morning! I'm doing a #RoyalMail #complaint as a #Tracked24 #parcel #delivery was 2 days #late & left at the wrong house. I'd put "no safe place" and leaving it with a stranger even if you put a note through, is totally unacceptable. This on top of screwing-up the #tracking. To make matters worse the #verify they used was this #migraine inducing horror.
I'm so cross.

One #PotreroHill #SFMuni rider was surprised to discover her #pickuptruck stolen while she rode the bus to work, and even more baffled by a #city policy requiring all stolen #CarOwners to take time off work and be physically present at #TowYard while #SFPD #police officers #verify and process #Impound records for recovered #StolenVehicles. She had to spend two full days at the ever hospitable #CityTow yard before getting her own wheels back.

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