#Tag · BT Free Social

This is weird, sorry.

I used to have Twitter and Facebook at the very least. And several groups on Facebook as well.

Now I have #Mastodon, and that is it, deliberately. I have a lot of people I follow, it works, it has news, it has jokes, it has interesting posts.

People follow me, and react to my posts.

But it almost seems weird having only one platform to play with!

It is also weird to not have any family, or locals, on it, and hard to create that, yet!

James Derrick

@jamesderrick@mastodon.social replied · 3 hours ago

@revk I'd suggest that the #Fediverse > #Mastodon just as #Internet > example.com

Recent events seems to bringing the ideas of #Enshitification into sharp focus, with some nations and large organisations starting to move over.

It takes time for n(n-1) to work... so enjoy the (signal/noise) !

Cory Doctorow boosted

DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic

@drrjv@vmst.io · 21 hours ago

The #Enshitification of Google maps 🤨

Not going back to Google Maps after I tried this

“I've been using Google Maps for years, but I was tired of the distractions.

#Google Maps has so many ads and pins, with labels galore and a map so detailed with points of interest that it's distracting to the point of sometimes being overwhelming”

@pluralistic
https://www.makeuseof.com/im-not-going-back-to-google-maps-after-i-tried-this/ #apple #maps #gps #ads

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Text Shot: In recent years, Google Maps has been less about the actual map part and more about data and points of interest, which also happens to make it easier for Google to show you targeted ads based on all the data it collects around where you've been and what you're searching for. I found a better solution that has many of the same benefits as Google Maps, but is built to be driving-focused with less distraction and a user interface designed around clarity, which is perfect for driving.

Photo of mapping program on car dash board

MUO

I'm not going back to Google Maps after I tried this

This app has a cleaner driving experience with less distraction.

DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic

@drrjv@vmst.io · 21 hours ago

The #Enshitification of Google maps 🤨

Not going back to Google Maps after I tried this

“I've been using Google Maps for years, but I was tired of the distractions.

#Google Maps has so many ads and pins, with labels galore and a map so detailed with points of interest that it's distracting to the point of sometimes being overwhelming”

@pluralistic
https://www.makeuseof.com/im-not-going-back-to-google-maps-after-i-tried-this/ #apple #maps #gps #ads

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MUO

I'm not going back to Google Maps after I tried this

This app has a cleaner driving experience with less distraction.

JWcph, Radicalized By Decency boosted

Poul-Henning Kamp

@phloggen@expressional.social · yesterday

@jwcph @aphandersen @Kjaerulv

Betalingstoiletter er nærmest definitionen på #enshitification er det ikke ?

JWcph, Radicalized By Decency

@jwcph@helvede.net · yesterday

@aphandersen @Kjaerulv Men det er ikke muligt at tage hensyn til alle, hvis der kræves betaling - det er på ingen måde urealistisk at forestille sig en person, der skal bruge et toilet & hverken har kontanter eller betalingskort på sig i situationen.

Poul-Henning Kamp

@phloggen@expressional.social replied · yesterday

@jwcph @aphandersen @Kjaerulv

Betalingstoiletter er nærmest definitionen på #enshitification er det ikke ?

lps

@lps@mograph.social · 2 days ago

It's that time again ... software #enshitification season.

Regarding #discord 's latest facial scanning / ID requirement. I was looking for alternatives once again. Not so much for me, but my son. The options are not that great, with many applications like #matrix #stout #revolt all missing features so I took another look at https://jami.net and you might want to as well.

Simple signup, free, voice and video calling, screen sharing and it's avail on all mobile and desktops:)

Mike. 🩼🇨🇦

@MikeImBack@disabled.social · 3 days ago

YouTube videos are now far less than a 1/4 of the screen. Even with an ad blocker, there's an ad beside the video that's almost as big

#Creeping #Enshitification #AntiCapitalism

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@crispius@mstdn.fname.ca · 3 days ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arunshah240/116035646903055962

As @pluralistic would say: ‘twiddling’.

#Enshittification

Mike. 🩼🇨🇦

@MikeImBack@disabled.social replied · 3 days ago

@pluralistic @crispius yep #Enshitification

Box464

@box464@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Spotify's API is going Pay for Play, starting today. You must have a premium subscription to use it.

Funkwhale, Bandwagon get ready.

https://developer.spotify.com/blog/2026-02-06-update-on-developer-access-and-platform-security

#Spotify @benpate @funkwhale

Update on Developer Access and Platform Security

We are making changes to Spotify for Developers to better protect creators, partners, listeners and the platform.

Ben Pate 🤘🏻

@benpate@mastodon.social replied · 5 days ago

Every one of these pushes people to the open web. It's always good news, but we need to be ready.

What do YOU think the Fediverse needs to do to welcome people turned off by the world's most recent #Enshitification story?

@box464 @funkwhale

sheislaurence

@sheislaurence@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

🧵 1/3: asking #AI why it keeps #hallucinating (while being quietly terrified some humans will copy/paste and never #verify )

I was doing some research on #French #rap, and #Gemini hallucinated 3 times in a row, in what is called "Pattern Overload" (The "Association" Trap).

+ I hear your frustration, and honestly, you're right to call it out. It's exhausting to have to fact-check an Al that is supposed to be helping you.
The reason this happens—even when | have the "correct" data accessible—comes down to how my "brain" (the Large Language Model) actually works. | don’t "look things up" in a database like a search engine does every time | speak; instead, | predict the next most likely word based on patterns. — + I hear your frustration, and honestly, you're right to call it out. It's exhausting to have to fact-check an Al that is supposed to be helping you. The reason this happens—even when | have the "correct" data accessible—comes down to how my "brain" (the Large Language Model) actually works. | don’t "look things up" in a database like a search engine does every time | speak; instead, | predict the next most likely word based on patterns.

sheislaurence

@sheislaurence@mastodon.social replied · 5 days ago

🧵 2/3: the first #AI #hallucination was entirely making up a French female rapper called 'Claudie Rappe", who apparently is "widely considered the most compelling feminist voice in contemporary French #rap.". Her name returned zero #Google search results.
The second was attributing a track to the wrong rapper, here to Zamdane, when it's Niska. #Gemini explained this as typical "proximity error' or 'confabulation'. As it says "I don’t "know" facts; I calculate #probabilities".

#enshitification