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MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· 1d

Think the roughly $18 Billion #Meta has settled for over child safety is a slap on the wrist? Wait until you see the actual details: 😀 Paid in annual installments over a 10-year period 😜 States receive the money, not the victims 🤑 30% will only be paid if […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of META page with An Open Letter to TikTok and YouTube to
Join Us in Supporting Teens From August 26,2026
Source: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/open-letter-to-tiktok-and-youtube-to-join-us-in-supporting-teens/

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· 11d

Always "🎉 Good News!" waiting for you in the #Bluesky chat inbox 🤪 It makes you wish, more profiles would get hacked and send out spam. But only until you realize the "🎉 Bad News!" after clicking on the link 😵 #Hack #Virus #Warning #Spam #Scam #Link

Screenshot of the Bluesky Chat inbox with many messages waiting for the user, starting with "🎉 Good News!", they are encircled in red.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· 11d

2/2 However that count is reset after 365 days and also only goes to 250! (🖼️ 2) Therefore companies can simply mass report negative reviews to improve their rating. https://support.google.com/contributionpolicy/answer/16997273 #Degoogle #Corporation […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of the Google Table of: "Notice ranges and displayed text"

"Removal range | Displayed text"
"1 | One review removed due to a defamation complaint.
25 | Two to five reviews removed due to defamation complaints.
6-10 | Six to ten reviews removed due to defamation complaints.
1-20 | 1110.20 reviews removed due to defamation complaints.
21-50 | 211050 reviews removed due to defamation complaints.
51100 | 5110100 reviews removed due to defamation complaints.
101-150 | 101 to 150 reviews removed due to defamation complaints.
151-200 | 151 to 200 reviews removed due to defamation complaints.
201-250 | 201 to 250 reviews removed due to defamation complaints.
More than 250 | Over 250 reviews removed due to defamation complaints."

"More than 250" is encircled in red.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· 11d

🗺️ While visiting Pride #Berlin, I learned how utterly pointless #GoogleMaps Reviews in #Germany are. ⭐ Any place can simply report negative #reviews for defamation or claim the person was never there and have it removed. Users can then appeal & risk a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of a business on Google Maps with "Over 250 reviews removed due to defamation complaints." in the past past 365 days.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Jul 27

2/2 We left there before it happened and only later saw helicopters fly past, however what I did notice was the lax security on the main roads, even remember remarking on it on arrival. I just want to clarify: the park where it happened was PART of the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Map of the terror attack on the CSD Berlin pride parade 2026.
Illustrates the proximity of the main parade and the area where the attack happened. An arrow points to the "Monument to Homosexuals Persectured Under National Socialist Regime" next to the attack area.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Jul 22

If you have been wondering about the effectiveness of the social media ban of under 15 year olds, this study got you :) Spoiler: 92%+ of kids age 14-15 in #Australia still use it 🥳 Meanwhile IMO forced verification of users had a much better success rate 😉 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of graphic from this study of Australia's social media ban: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w35162/w35162.pdf
Percent of banned 14-15-year olds
(b) Compliance rate, April versus June 2026
Usage rate: 64% April, 92% June
Implied compliance: 27% April, 6% June
Notes: Figure 5 reports self-reported past-7-day use of any banned platform.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Jun 12

I truly wonder if, with the billions lost, the #UAE & #GCC countries are really going to build a canal to bypass the Strait of #Hormuz. There has apparently already been a plan for this collecting dust. With the current problems, $50B+ doesn't sound so bad […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of a map of the UAE region, a red x has been drawn on the Straight of Hormuz and a red line across the UAE connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Jun 7

🌐 Many companies now block older browser versions from accessing their #website! This follows many #browser makers ending updates for older operating systems, leaving legacy devices unable to use #web services without an #OS upgrade. This kinda reminds me […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of a notification on a website:

Sorry, we no longer support your browser
version. Please upgrade your browser or use
the ***** mobile app.

In order to provide new and engaging experiences for our customers, we require the use of the latest browser
versions. This ensures that you can have the best possible experience with additional benefits including improved
privacy and security.

Please upgrade to the latest version of the following browsers:

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· May 28

I wonder if the people at #X ever read their own announcements. Literally explaining how they sold out and enshittified the "blue checkmark". This also seem like yet another step towards mandatory #IDverification on social media! (only to protect them kids […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of an X notification:
Update on X's blue checkmark
Following the European Commission's Decision of 5 December 2025, we must
explain the meaning of our blue checkmark and verification policies:
Premium accounts featuring the blue checkmark are not verified under
identity or authenticity criteria [highlighted in yellow](accounts verified based on an ID are labelled as "ID verified"). []
As you know, on 1 April 2023 we began winding down Twitter's legacy
verification program:
Previously, to receive the blue checkmark, [highlighted in yellow] accounts had to be authentic,
active, and deemed notable by Twitter staff [] (for more information on the
legacy policy, please click here).
Now, following the changes implemented to democratize the platform, the
blue checkmark has a different meaning and identifies accounts that have an
active subscription to X Premium/X Premium+ (including services such as
reply prioritization) and are complete, active, secure and non-deceptive,
regardless of perceived notability. X supports freedom of speech and does not endorse or validate the views expressed on accounts featuring checkmarks.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Apr 11

Here are my 2 most overlooked #Mastodon Alt-Text features! Only found them by coincidence ;) 1️⃣ In "/settings/preferences/appearance" under "Advanced settings" you can find the option to "Warn me before posting media without #alt text" You can see the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of the advanced settings in /settings/preferences/appearance. The setting "Warn me before posting media without alt text" is checked and circled in red.

Screenshot of the warning you get with the warning for missing alt enabled. "Add alt text? Your post contains media without alt text. Adding descriptions helps make your content accessible to more people." Below it are 3 buttons "Cancel" "Post anyway" and "Add alt text".

Screenshot of the alt text window, the option "Add text from image" is circled in red.

This is how that "AI" option described the text of the image I posted: "Describe this for people with visual impairments. 1500 Add text from image"

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Apr 10

I've been thinking a lot about the #Fediverse ALT issue. Some people are annoyed by posts without #Alttext, & others get reminded¹ to add it. The core question is: How can we improve #accessibility? Proposal: ☑️ Add a user filter to hide media posts […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of Mastodon "Preferences" > "Filters" > "Add new filter".
The "Add new filters" page is open, under "Filter controls" a new red checkbox labeled “NO ALT” is added.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Apr 10

🤖 Just like #WhatsApp¹, Telegram is now rapidly expanding their #AI features. So I decided to (literally) TEST them! The result? ...well see the wonders of #Telegram AI for yourselves 🤣 🤣 🤣 ¹ https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/116296651000387844 #Humor […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of a Telegram message draft of the word "TEST" repeatedly written. On the top right corner appears an "Ai" icon. A red arrow points from the draft to the icon.

Screenshot of a Telegram message draft of the word "TEST" repeatedly written. It. It's opened in the "AI Editor" with the "Fix" icon marked in red. The suggested edit is only to remove half the "Test" from the draft.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Apr 4

Grumpy cat Quiche wanted to wish a happy #Caturday but couldn't be bothered to get out of bed! So here she is impersonating a pillow 💤 #cat #photography #cats #photograph #catsofmastodon #catsoffedi #meow #kitty #pet #furry #humor #pets #fedi #fediverse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Older white cat resting a half-dark, half-orange head on a pastel green pillow amid a cream blanket.

Older white cat resting on a bed. Her left front leg is raised, covering a part of her face.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Apr 1

Was going through the (partial!) Epstein Files. This is exactly how convicted child-sex offender Jeffrey #Epstein wanted his victims to feel, when with him, especially minors! 🤢 Page 200 of the Birthday #book "The first 50 years". Full source […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of the final sentence on page 200 of the birthday book in the Epstein Files (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_000200). It reads: "With you, dear Jeffrey, I laugh like a little girl and feel like a woman. I love you." The letter is framed by hand-painted pink watercolor brushstrokes.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Apr 1

One highlight of the new Masto #update many people missed: You can now even add Alt-Text to your profile & banner images! A feature only very few apps have! #Mastodon #Alt #Alttext #Guide #News #Fediverse #Feature #Update #internet #software #Inclusion […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 29

For the first time, maybe ever - #Meta is spreading joy ;) Their full commitment to #AI actually means (A(ll (I)n for Meta now. After the failed #Metaverse, they really need this to work! Is #MetaAI even any good though? Wouldn't know - don't even know […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Meta Stock price 5 days down -11,44%. There is an arrow following the price drop going towards zero, with a red devil / evil smiley face painted on it. Under the smiley is typography saying "My Happy Place".

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 20

Kids & young adults around me are heavily affected by #TikTok use & they themselves are even telling me about their #addiction. It's time we did something to fight back! Let's raise awareness, promote alternatives & get people to healthier communities like […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Design featuring a radioactive garbage can on a pink background, with the teal word TikTok thrown inside.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 15

☑️ Just wanted to share my favorite #Meta patent ;) 🧟 You can feel safe, knowing they are looking out for their users - even after they die! 🦸 #MetaAI will make everyone immortal. 🌐 Nobody will have to be sad about their favorite influencer or relative […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of the abstract section of Meta patent US12513102B2:
A social networking system simulates a user using a language model trained using training data
generated from user interactions performed by that user. The language model may be used for
simulating the user when the user is absent from the social networking system, for example, when
the user takes a long break or if the user is deceased. The social networking system receives a
language model that is pretrained and retrains the language model using user specific training data
based on user interactions performed by a particular user with the social networking system. The
social networking system deploys the language model retrained using the user specific training data
so that a bot can invoke the language model for generating responses on behalf of the user in
response to content items posted by other users.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 9

The #US & #Israel now really have a friend in #Tehran. In strikes #Mojtaba was wounded, while his father, wife and other family members were likely killed. This new #Ayatollah guy is going to be super sympathetic to them! They truly must have achieved […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photograph of Mojtaba Khamenei with Iranian flag in the background

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 7

In case you’re wondering, just like the #USA & #Israel, #Iran is regularly launching missiles & drones. They’re striking a lot of oil infrastructure in the region. It may not seem that way because filming or posting about it is illegal -people are being […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Burning dumpster. Damage left by a group of people. Behind it is censored political graffiti.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 7

You never have to be bored on the #Fediverse. When in doubt, just go to the trending hashtags and find some random stuff that's popular right now somewhere else in the #world ;) The @trendytoots bot also has some fun things to offer for your #entertainment […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot Mastodon Trending Hashtags past 2 days.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 3

I love how on #Bluesky if you have the #Chat on "Allow new messages from - Everyone", somebody will politely say "Hello" every day 👋 Just sad that after a month my new friends all delete their accounts 😅 Where did they go - back to #X? 😜 #SocialMedia […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of a list of Bluesky chats, all from "Deleted Account" and starting with "Hello..."

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 2

The Iran conflict is starting to look like World War 3: 🔴 Directly involved: 🇺🇸 #UnitedStates - 🇮🇱 #Israel 🟠 Actively involved: 🇶🇦 #Qatar - 🇮🇶 #Iraq - 🇰🇼 #Kuwait - 🇸🇦 #SaudiArabia - 🇧🇭 #Bahrain - 🇦🇪 #UAE - 🇴🇲 #Oman - 🇯🇴 #Jordan - 🇬🇧 #UK 🟡 Potentially […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Design with a black background. On it is this equation:
US flag + Israel flag vs Iran flag = WW3?

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 2

Era tower #Bahrain on fire after it was struck by an Iranian Shahed #drone. The senseless destruction of #war. It will take thousands of people thousands of hours moving thousands of tons of material to #repair, if a repair is even at all possible […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Era tower Bahrain on fire after it was struck by an Iranian Shahed drone on 28. February

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Mar 1

Today, #Bahrain was under heavy bombardment by #Iran again. Drones and rockets were coming in all day. Heavy smoke is rising from a #US military base in the capital Manama […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Feb 28

🇮🇷 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Have been wondering if it's possible to catch one of those missiles flying right now. If you could sell just one, you would never have to work again! Wouldn't even be theft, since public funds paid for them, not the Elites, they just made them & got […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Launch of a Tactical Tomahawk cruise missile from USS Stethem

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Feb 25

Looking at the #US armada being deployed* towards #Iran for the 2nd time, I'm reminded of a conversation I once had with someone in the military. They said they and some friends voted #Republican this time because they were extremely worried about being […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike groups flank USS Mount Whitney, in the Mediterranean Sea, November 2023.

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Feb 19

Mark Zuckerberg actually wanted contact with already convicted child sex offender Jeffrey #Epstein! 2019 #Zuckerberg spokesman - Claim: "Mark met Epstein in passing one time at a dinner honoring scientists that was not organized by Epstein," "Mark did not […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of an email from the redacted Epstein Files released on the US government website with the parts about Zuckerberg wanting to stay in touch with Epstein underlined in red:

To: Mark Zuckerberg

From: Redacted

Sent: Wed 8/5/2015 3:19:20 PM

Subject: Jeffrey Epstein (Hoffman & Thiel Dinner Party)

Helle Andrea. Jeffrey Epstein attended Reid Hoffman/Peter Thiel's dinner party
this past Sunday night at Baume Restaurant. At the party Mark requested Jeffrey send his contact details to him...could you please pass the below on to Mark?
Jeffrey Epstein

Email: jeevacation@gmail.com

You may also keep my details!

Office:

Email

Email:

We received your email address from Saida in Reid's office...thanks so much..
Assistant to Jeffrey Epstein

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Feb 10

After a couple of years on the #Fediverse, I still find parts of it I hadn’t seen before. It’s so much fun to discover, figure out, and explore all the niche communities and small features out there ❤️ Today it was the "Group" user tag that made me wonder […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

MadeInDex 📰🌎@madeindex· Feb 7

🔥 Anybody else reaaally feel like review bombing this AD? This quote sounds like a fitting review: "Hello Mister President, congratulations!" "Did you watch it?" "No, I did not - I will see it on the news" 🤣 🤣 🤣 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melania_(film) […] [Original post on mastodon.social]