Following the winter chaos that engulfed Berlin in recent weeks, the CDU and SPD coalition is planning a comprehensive reform of sidewalk snow‑clearing procedur... https://news.osna.fm/?p=33635 | #news #alliance #berlin #centralized #chaos
#centralized
@zeljkazorz why am I not surprised?
Granted, they target #TechIlliterates that use #centralized bs like #Signal Instead of real #E2EE with full #SelfCustody & #SelfHosting-capability…
@stman @theruran @50htz @vidak @forthy42 @brume @gorekhaa so yeah, we need a modern equivalent of the original PX-1000, something that isn't an overly complex and backdoored shitbox, but that is simple af.
With options for:
- PS/2 [or USB] Keyboard
- serial (thermal) printer
- parallel (20x4) LC-Display (or Braille Screen)
- acoustic modem (AFSK, using 3,5mm TRRS connector and adapters to line in/out and RJ-9 (handset)/RJ-11 (POTS/PSTN) phone.
- IrDA & Consumer-IR & QR-code reader module for public key exchange
- SDR reciever/transmitter (for paging).
Basically a encryption/decryption unit that has:
- User input [PS/2](keyboard, QR-Code reader)
- User output [Screen, Printer]
- Remote input [IR, IrDA, Modem, SDR-Reciever]
- Remote output [IR, IrDA, Modem, SDR Transciever]
Something that just acts as a "Clear Box" (aka. "black box", but transparent) to do critical comms. Something that literally wipes it's memory after use and doesn't store anything on it, but requires the user to keep their key safe!
You know, something that looks like a sleek communicator and isn't a proprietary shitbox that depends on *"#TrustMeBro!" - #centralized, #SingleVendor / #SingleProvider architecture!*…
Do #selfhosted #rss #relay exist.
As i centralize unavoidable US rss on my VPS, so i can easily plug them into TOR in anything happen to regain access.
I know i can do it with traefik, but i prefer an easy centralised way (if exist).
@Soeren_loeg the fact that @signalapp not only does "#KYC with extra steps" by mandating a #PhoneNumber to this day as well as being solely under #CloudAct whilst basically being a #centralized, #proprietary, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider solution makes them the ideal candidate for a longterm #HoneyPot like #ANØM aka. #OperationIronside aka. #OperationTrøjanShield.
- By the sheer size of users, it's a statistical inevitability that they got #Subopena'd and since they don't implement real #E2EE (with #SelfCustody of all the keys!) @Mer__edith would be in jail *if there wasn't a #Govware #backdoor as mandated per telco laws in every juristiction (see "#LawfulInterception!")…
TikTok getting MAGA spawns new social media services.
UpScrolled is apparently built from scratch as a centralized platform, not based on ActivityPub or ATProto. They explicitly state that current decentralized protocols don't deliver what they need for a video-forward app, whatever that means. It's run by Palestinian-Australian developer Issam Hijazi with support from the Tech for Palestine incubator, launched in June 2025. Positioned as an Instagram and TikTok alternative without shadowbanning, with chronological feeds.
UpScrolled saw a massive surge after TikTok's US ownership restructure in January 2026, when Oracle and other US investors took controlling stake while ByteDance retained only 19.9%. Some users accused TikTok of censoring posts critical of ICE under the new ownership, which drove people to alternatives.
Monnett is also built from scratch, centralized, with no federation. Run by Monnet Social SA based in Luxembourg, founded in 2024 by a team of European technologists and activists. It's their answer to surveillance capitalism, GDPR-compliant, hosted in Germany, with user-controlled algorithm sliders and no psychological profiling. Basically the European sovereignty play.
W is the newest one, announced at Davos just days ago. Another centralized platform built from scratch, run by Anna Zeiter, former eBay chief privacy officer. It's legally a subsidiary of We Don't Have Time, a Swedish climate activist organization backed by IKEA, Volvo, Unilever, WWF, and Salesforce. The advisory board includes former German Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler and Club of Rome chair Sandrine Dixson-Declève. Requires identity verification with photo and ID to combat bots. European-hosted data only.
The name of W supposedly stands for "We" with two hidden V's for "Values" and "Verified" - and they cheerfully admit that W coming before X in the alphabet is "a welcome coincidence". Beta in February, public launch late 2026. Zeiter said the platform would already count as a success if "political Brussels" posts on W instead of X.
So all three are new walled gardens with different policies and ownership, but none contribute to the Fediverse, ActivityPub or ATProto.
Makes me want to shout, "Hey, look here, we're here!". But nobody listens.
Sources:
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/new-european-x-alternative-backed-by-climate-activists
https://www.wionews.com/technology/europeans-plan-to-launch-w-their-own-social-media-platform-to-rival-elon-musk-s-x-1769165110324
https://monnett.social/faq/
https://80.lv/articles/european-politicians-unveil-w-an-upcoming-twitter-x-alternative
https://updates.techforpalestine.org/upscrolled-is-live-the-instagram-alternative-thats-actually-on-your-side/
Calling the #UK a "#democracy" is like calling the #USA "#socialist"...
- It's a #cyberfascist shithole and everyone complying with this is a #cyberfascism enabler and thus nor trustworthy!
If a "platform" is #KYC'ing users from the UK or even is able or willing to collect #PII like #PhoneNumbers that would make them know if a customer is from the UK, it has to be regarded as #insecure - period!
- Also whoever believes #Signal or #WhatsApp are "secure" whilst being #centralized, #Proprietary, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider services without #SelfCustody is completely dellusional: If they were secure, they'd been shutdown for ages like #EncroChat cuz Corporations can't pull the 5th!
The sheer idea of said #tech is irredeemably wrong!
- Espechally since it's not a replacement for moderation nor parenting!
#ITsec #InfoSec #OpSec #ComSec #privacy #DataProtection #OSA #UKOSA #OnlineSafetyAct
i'm not on bluesky and I'm not following the drama but I assume someone is doing some form of damage control
or are they all like yeah this is how it is, fuckos
@Morgunin @cyberlyra the only effective means to prevent #LockIn is to refuse to use #proprietary #SingleVendor and/or #SingleProvider solutions and mandate #OpenSource & #OpenStandards.
- Because all the #privacy #claims of #centralized #providers are a best #MarketingLies if not flatout wrong!
@collectifission
#amazon is #bigtech. #signal is #centralized on #amazonwebservices: https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith/115445708019635926
#deltachat and #briar are nice #decentralized #e2ee chat apps.
@adbenitez @sarah
my first thought when seeing that all invite links point to one server was also that it was a #centralized invite server.
perhaps it would make sense to briefly mention in the #deltachat faq? because it's cool how it works, but also because other chat apps advertised as "#decentralized" really aren't.
for example, the first screen after launching #simplex says: "decentralized. anybody can host servers." then, on the next screen, you can select "configure server operators" which gives you a hardcoded list of just two operators (simplex and flux).
The opinion I have on @levihildebrand.bsky.social after watching some of his videos are pretty mixed. On the one hand, the topics he picks are pretty great, especially regarding the #society we live in and the #consumerism that's gone extreme, to the point that we're now pretty much monetizing everything and turning anything into a subscription (including our food!!!) and things that we considered normal for the regular folk around 20 years ago have become pretty much a luxury.
On the other hand, the fact that he's putting so much effort into creating content for #corporate #centralized #SocialPlatforms like #YouTube, #Instagram, #Threads etc. exclusively is kinda getting me concerned. Even on #Bluesky (where this entire post will also go bits by bits), it looks like he hasn't posted anything since 10 months ago at the moment of me writing this post. Like, I know that there are only 256 people that are checking your content, but keep in mind that among all these 256 people there are many who resonate with his messages, who want to have a different social media experience, who maybe #self-host in order to get rid of #BigTech, who choose to keep their photos private, outside any service that's monetizing their data and use it for AI training purposes. Maybe some of them do have hobbies, but they keep it offline.
Okay, I saw that he decided to #ditchSpotify in exchange for a personal offline #MusicCollection, but I would still love to be able to see his videos straight here, on #Friendica, via his #PeerTube channel (that currently does not exist).
Levi, if you're still around, and you see this message, please try to spread your message out on #theFediverse and other decentralized platforms (even one not so decentralized such as Bluesky if you do not feel comfortable with anything else just yet) as well. Their very presence does a tremendous good for our societies, giving us an alternative to a world where just a bunch of corporations own our entire capacity to communicate in real time and platform our message to the public. There are plenty of projects, even much more than those involving Bluesky and the AT protocol. I'm writing this from #Friendica, which is a #decentralized #Facebook alternative (with much more features than it), but there are many other projects that can make up for an alternative to just about anything (Pixelfed for #Instagram, Loops for #TikTok, BookWyrm for #Goodreads, Mastodon and PeerTube for #X / #Twitter and #YouTube respectively, there's even a platform for podcasts called #Castopod).
There are plenty of other YouTubers that are mirroring their content and have a presence here, yet they still keep a presence on other platforms among those previously mentioned just fine. And since you do have a significant audience, it would be great if you could also promote these alternatives and help them set out their presence here, just like other YouTubers did. It would help many out a lot.
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super awesome to see Smug Posters chiding everyone about relying on centralized services ... ON FUCKEN BLUESKY 🤦♂️
Was looking out of curiousity whether Nokia phones today available in my area ( #Tbilisi #GeorgiaCountry ).
In the process I found that THREE top local shops about gadgets and computers use #CloudFlare . Another example of what happens if you rely on #centralized #BigTech and #Corporations for your website basic #InternetSelfDefence
This #internet2025 of "big web" become too fragile to be usable.
This may push more people to avoid such big-tech & look for #SmallWeb #SmallTech for own websites.
@Mer__edith That's why YOU DON'T DO THAT to begin with!
Cuz lets be fundamentally clear on this one: There's no "legitimate reason" to mandate #PII like #PhoneNumbers and have #centralized infrastructure so riddled with #SPOF|s that it can't handle a single datacenter outage.
Seriously, if @signalapp was coded by some freelancer on #Fiverr for like $100 I'd be okay with that. But how many $ did the development and infrastructure cost you (per year)?
To me this is #malpractice!
@laprice pressing X for doubt cuz @signalapp does have #ToS and obviously both the ability and willingness if not being legally mandated to close down accounts - regardless if a "duely issued warrant" or #CloudAct.
- Neither @Mer__edith nor #Moxie nor anyone else at #Signal is gonna risk jailtime protecting others given that unlike Mafia 'scapegoats' they don't get paid for shutting up and serving time.
Signal being abused is a statistical inevitability and it's one thing to claim to not know the contents vs. knowingly ignoring abuse complaints.
- Cuz #OCILLA only covers their ass legally until the point they get to know certain abuses. After that (+ a certain grace period for duely investigating validity) that doesn't apply anymore.
#NotLegalAdvice but given Signal is located in the #USA and thus falling under #US juristiction, I'd only consider the non-reaction as either 'knowingly supporting' or 'being ordered by a judge to not interfere in ongoing investigations'…
- And whether or not Signal is yet another #ANØM / #OperationIronside / #OperationTrøjanShield - style #Honeypot or just criminally stupid is up to speculation at this point.
But remember: #WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue and Signals #centralized, #proprietary, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider approach vs. #decentralized (#XMPP+#OMEMO) or #SelfHosting (#OnionShare) will be their downfall - besides hosting at the most expensive provider (#aws) in spitting distance to #CIA & #NSA HQs (#aws_us_east_1) that isn't an outright scam-hoster!
The proposal to establish a national drone defense center spearheaded by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is receiving strong endorsement from former NATO G... https://news.osna.fm/?p=20925 | #news #centralized #defense #drone #former
@hiphopheaven Great point and i absolutely agree.
I think for many coming to the #fediverse happens out of curiosity as well as it being a generally safe space for marginalized people.
They then see the cool things this place has to offer and get excited about it even more so. That's the trend i've watched since 2017.
But then their friends won't join and that sometimes affects whether or not they stay, go or use both #centralized & #decentralized platforms.
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