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2024-07-12 20:33:27

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HI Greg! For hashtags on stories, you should combine two-word tags, ideally in camel case (initial caps on both words), just as you've done for ClimateChange there. The topic tags in Flipboard work differently. By the way, our @npub1qzj…ajr8 just posted your fantastic horseshoe crab story — check it out here: https://flipboard.social/@ArtPhotosDesk/112775390126159488

2024-07-06 18:11:30

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Yikes, feeling very Canadian today! We already have [@axios-local-new-orleans-AxiosNews](https://flipboard.com/@axiosnews/axios-local-new-orleans-av5u5omcz )
federated and on Flipboard itself we have the following that we could federate providing the publishers are keen!
https://flipboard.com/@LAilluminator
https://flipboard.com/@propublica/louisiana-kbm2nkimz
https://flipboard.com/@oiys/only-in-louisiana-cnjegqbjz

2024-07-05 19:52:48

Flipboard loves local news — journalists who live in the communities they serve hold truth to power; knowing what's going in your neighborhood, town, city, state or province helps you feel connected and informed. That's why our next federation wave is going to be for local. We have hundreds of local websites on Flipboard, and eventually, we'll federate them all, but since our approach to federation is slow and steady, we'd like to start with what the community here wants. So tell us: Which of these U.S. regions would you like to see in the fediverse? Tell us in the comments which city or town you're in, and your favorite paper. And don't worry Canada, we're coming for you next.
#Flipboard #Federation #MastodonMigration #SpreadMastodon #Fediverse #LocalNews #Media #LocalPapers #USNews

2024-07-05 16:33:51

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And to close out the thread, consider the mini lobster. For @npub173t…u0pc, A.J. Daulerio writes about what happened when he and his kids introduced a Mexican crayfish with the appropriate name of Chompy to the family fish tank. “Chompy crawled into the SpongeBob castle my youngest son had picked out as a decoration and quickly claimed it. The other fish looked worried. You can probably guess what happened next.” [There’s a paywall, but it’s a small one].
https://flaminghydra.com/issue-111/
#Parenting #Lifestyle #Fish #Humor #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-07-05 16:33:04

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To mark the U.K. general election on July 4, our @npub1ucs…khzn shared this story from the Big Issue about the history of novelty political candidates, including @npub1pam…jaj4, who yesterday lost his bid to oust former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/novelty-political-candidates-general-election-binface-elmo/
#UKPolitics #UK #CountBinface #History @npub1uc0…cpgf

2024-07-05 16:32:35

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For yesterday’s July 4 holiday, @npub1cr5…z86c published this opinion piece from historian, ethicist and media scholar Joseph Jones about the U.S. Constitution and the term “We the People.” “The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 248 years ago, on July 4, 1776,” he writes. “Political power does not come from some absolute authority of a king over people, the founders argued. Rather, political power comes from the people themselves. And these people must agree to any authority governing their society.”
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070424_we_the_people_op/we-people-includes-all-americans-8211-but-july-4-reminder-that-democracy-remains-work-progress/
#USConstitution #WeThePeople #USPolitics #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-07-05 16:32:13

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Following President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance from last week, @npub1qmg…s6k5 has released the full and unedited video of their interview with him from last September.
https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-interview-unedited-september-2023
#USPresidency #JoeBiden #USPolitics #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-07-05 16:31:52

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Figma launched an AI-powered app design tool, Make Design at its Config annual conference last week, and then promptly disabled it after a user asked it to create a weather app and it came up with designs that strongly resembled Apple’s default product. Here’s more from @npub1psa…j5uh’s @npub1l76…cve4.
https://www.404media.co/figma-disables-ai-app-design-tool-after-it-copied-apples-weather-app/
#Tech #Technology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Figma #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-07-05 16:31:18

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South Africa is facing a future without diamond mining. @npub1umk…2hjm tells the story of why the precious stones have lost their shine, and the consequences for the people who work in the industry.
https://continent.substack.com/p/diamonds-are-not-forever
#Mining #Diamonds #SouthAfrica #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-07-05 16:31:03

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There are between two and four million e-rickshaws in Bangladesh but the industry has always been unregulated, until now. Last month, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina legalized them and soon her government will introduce laws on safety and fares. @npub1qt7…dgeq talked to some of the drivers about what this means for them.
https://restofworld.org/2024/bangladesh-e-rickshaw-legal-dhaka/
#Asia #Bangladesh #Roads #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-07-05 16:30:35

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) helped pave the path for one-party rule in the Lone Star State. But according to @npub1xf8…0uw6, the Republicans are turning against the group, with hardline conservatives like Attorney General Ken Paxton “casting TLR as a bogeyman on par with the liberal billionaire donor George Soros." Here’s more.
https://www.texasobserver.org/litigating-the-republican-civil-war/
#USPolitics #Texas #Politics #RepublicanParty #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
If you’re on Flipboard, you can now follow Texas Observer over there: https://flipboard.com/@texasobserver.

2024-07-05 16:30:05

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How does going to space change your body? Susan Bailey, a professor at Colorado State University, writes for @npub1gpe…88e5 about her research for NASA — a study where she and her team measured the telomeres (protective caps at the end of chromosomes) of a twin who had been to space and one who hadn’t.
https://theconversation.com/even-short-trips-to-space-can-change-an-astronauts-biology-a-new-set-of-studies-offers-the-most-comprehensive-look-at-spaceflight-health-since-nasas-twins-study-232967
#Health #Science #Medicine #Aging #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-07-05 16:29:44

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Radiopharmaceuticals — drugs with radioactive isotopes— can be injected into the bloodstream to precisely target cancers. They’re currently only used for a limited number of conditions, but @npub1tgp…5gaf says that’s set to change thanks to huge investment from pharma companies. Here’s a look at how they work and some of the issues around manufacturing and bringing them to market.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/cancer-fighting-radiopharmaceuticals-are-taking-off
#Health #Science #Medicine #Cancer #Innovation #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-07-05 16:29:02

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Russian forces have been attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure almost since the start of the invasion. More than 80% of the energy sector is now damaged. For @npub13nk…zpuw’s Counteroffensive, Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova visited a bombed-out power plant and spoke to workers there about how they’re keeping things going in unimaginable circumstances.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/the-energy-workers-keeping-kyiv-from
#Ukraine #EnergySector #EnergySecurity #RussiaUkraineWar #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-07-05 16:28:20

Iiiiiiiiit’s #NewstodonFriday! Here’s a thread of stories by newsrooms and journalists that are active in the fediverse. Boost the posts you like, follow the profiles you discover, give financial support to newsrooms and publications, and comment if there are folks you’d like us to feature.
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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday

2024-06-28 21:26:17

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Congrats!

2024-06-28 16:34:06

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And to close out Pride Month, NBC created this Storyboard, which we shared on @theculturedesk. It features uplifting, joyful stories about queer history, LGBTQ summer camps for kids, lesbian ballet dancers, and the organization offering hundreds of free digital books, in defiance of book bans.
https://flipboard.com/@nbcnews/lgbtq-pride-month-2024-8se103sf5n96kd4t
#Pride #LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-28 16:33:31

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“Cruise ship essays read like an obituary for civilization,” writes @npub155g…ynfw in an essay for @npub173t…u0pc. She details her own experiences touring the Summer Isles in the Highlands of Scotland, and discusses the essays of writers including David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Franzen, Caity Weaver and more.
"The joke of all these essays is supposed to be that the reader is in on how horrible the essayist’s cruise ship experience is going to be. Ha-ha! Sending a fun-loving intellectual to go suffer among the MAGAs is not all that funny, I am now thinking; Decades later, this sneering, superior, high-ticket slumming seems just sad.”
https://flaminghydra.com/my-boat-essay/
#Travel #Cruises #Writing #Essays #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-28 16:31:41

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Stereotypes say that it’s hard to make friends when you’re middle-aged. But that’s not always the case, according to @npub1vq8…m4d2’s Temim Fruchter. She writes about how queerness has enabled her to defy expectations: “To make new friends and commence new adventures later and later, and to make friends and friendship a distinct priority, no matter when they come along.”
https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/06/14/im-here-im-queer-im-45-and-still-making-new-friends/
#LGBTQ #Pride #Friendship #Lifestyle #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-28 16:31:08

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Massachusetts is the only U.S. state with a right-to-shelter law, which mandates that families and pregnant people are housed. Currently, over 8,000 families are in state-run shelters or on an overflow list. That doesn’t include the dozens of people — mostly Haitian migrants — who are sleeping at Logan Airport and spending their days at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan. Sarah Betancourt of @npub1y8f…25hj spoke to some of the families about their experiences.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-06-26/at-night-dozens-sleep-at-logan-airport-during-the-day-migrant-families-find-solace-at-a-mattapan-church
#USA #Immigration #Boston #Massachusetts #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-28 16:30:38

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India’s heatwave has been going on since May. Here’s @npub1qt7…dgeq’s story on how gig workers are attempting to stay cool.
https://restofworld.org/2024/india-heat-wave-delivery-workers/
#India #Heatwave #ClimateChange #Photojournalism #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-28 16:29:30

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The recent campus protests led to renewed debates around academic freedom and freedom of speech. @npub1svp…js2d’s Mohamed Al Elew spoke to author and professor Julia Schleck about academic labor, university policies, politics, and her new vision for higher education.
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/06/15/a-new-dirty-vision-for-higher-education
#Education #HigherEducation #Academia #CampusProtests #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-28 16:28:56

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“Scientists built an artificial shark uterus,” says the headline of @npub1t5m…t29h’s latest story. How could we resist sharing it? Learn more about how the technology was developed, and the potential it has to bolster populations of sharks threatened with extinction.
https://hakaimagazine.com/news/scientists-built-an-artificial-shark-uterus/
#Science #Sharks #Ecology #Zoology #MarineBiology #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-28 16:28:37

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The Yakama Nation holds treaty rights to gather food in Pushpum, a ridgeline overlooking the Columbia River in Washington. When a new green energy project was proposed for the land, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) talked to leaders of the tribal nation, but asked them to disclose exactly why the land was considered sacred — knowledge that could make it vulnerable to desecration. Eventually, the project was moved forward without consultation. @npub1qmg…s6k5 reports on the question of whether and how the U.S. government should protect tribal privacy and cultural resources.
https://www.propublica.org/article/yakama-nation-green-energy-federal-government
#Indigenous #IndigenousCulture #LandDevelopment #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-28 16:28:19

Happy #NewstodonFriday! Here we are again, highlighting the work of newsrooms that are active in the fediverse. Like what you see? Boost the post, follow the profiles, subscribe to the publications, and tell us in the comments what you’d like to see more of.
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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday

2024-06-21 16:47:25

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And finally, a lovely story from @npub1gpe…88e5 about making art. "Even a single session of real and honest self-expression can improve self-confidence and reduce feelings of stress, anxiety and burnout. This is partly because creativity activates reward pathways in the brain,” writes Girija Kaimal, a professor of art therapy research. Her article includes tips on bringing creativity into daily life. “A cultural tradition, tinkering with electronics, making a gift for someone or simply paying attention to everyday beauty – any of these can be a creative activity.”
https://theconversation.com/making-art-is-a-uniquely-human-act-and-one-that-provides-a-wellspring-of-health-benefits-219091
#Art #ArtTherapy #Happiness #Neuroscience #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-21 16:47:03

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We want to highlight this brilliant Storyboard curated by Michelle Garcia, Editorial Director of NBCBLK. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to educate themselves about Juneteenth, featuring stories about the work of Black historical interpreters, the Black families who are fighting for their generational land, and the descendants of the Black Seminoles.
https://flipboard.com/@nbcnews/juneteenth-then-and-now-nhtvj2l9ml2ivjsq
#BlackHistory #BlackMastodon @npub1e4z…xz2t #History @npub1uc0…cpgf #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-21 16:46:36

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Tickets to Olivia Rodrigo’s two new shows in Los Angeles went on presale this week, and — predictably — Ticketmaster’s site wasn’t able to cope. @npub1psa…j5uh’s @npub1nn0…qf5k writes about what might be happening — specialized browsers that allow ticket brokers to buy hundreds of tickets at once.
https://www.404media.co/ticketmaster-crashes-during-olivia-rodrigo-presale-heres-why/
#Technology #Tech #LiveMusic #Ticketmaster #OliviaRodrigo #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-21 16:46:14

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The Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, is building himself a palace as part of a grand 503-hectare complex that includes a hotel, accommodation for visiting dignitaries, and three artificial lakes. Some say it’s a vanity project; his spokesperson told @npub1umk…2hjm that this is a “simplistic narrative,” and that it is actually a “satellite city project” that aims to “transform the face and environs of Addis Ababa.” According to remarks made by Abiy, the bill for the complex could be U.S. $10 billion, more than half of the country’s annual budget.
https://continent.substack.com/p/the-ethiopian-prime-ministers-new
#Africa #Ethiopia #InternationalPolitics #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-21 16:45:17

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Every kid we know is currently obsessed with narwhals (we blame the unicorns) but if they really want to know about these one-toothed sea creatures, they need to speak to Martin Nweeia. A dentist by day, he has taken more than 20 trips to the Arctic to log Indigenous knowledge about the tusk, discover what exactly it’s made of, and what it’s for. @npub1tgp…5gaf interviewed him.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/life-of-the-narwhal-martin-nweeia
#Science #Nature #Zoology #MarineBiology #Narwhals #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-21 16:44:52

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After initial enthusiasm, cultivated meat has struggled to get off the ground, and it can be sold in stores in only one country: Singapore. @npub1qt7…dgeq visited the Little Red Dot to find out why the country is so gung-ho on alternative proteins, and the obstacles to it catching on everywhere.
https://restofworld.org/2024/lab-grown-meat-singapore/
#Food #CulturedMeat #Startups #Technology #Singapore #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-21 16:44:27

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Suzette Baker, from unincorporated Kingsland in Texas, is officially a “Champion of Writers.” She is the first recipient of the Authors Guild’s new award, which recognizes librarians fighting book bans. In 2022 she was fired from her job as a Llano County librarian after resisting orders to ban books. In response, library patrons sued the county to have books restored to shelves, and won. @npub1xf8…0uw6 spoke to Baker about books, censorship, and the support she’s had from fellow librarians.
https://www.texasobserver.org/library-books-censorship-smalltown-texas/
#Books @npub1ny7…uv57 #Libraries #Librarians #BookBans #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
If you’re on Flipboard, you can now follow Texas Observer over there:
https://flipboard.com/@texasobserver.

2024-06-21 16:43:53

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America is just a few months out from what might be the most consequential presidential election in history. Allison Hantschel writes for @npub1vq8…m4d2 about the media’s obsession with polls and their limited usefulness. “Our presidential elections are determined by the electoral college, which means it doesn’t matter what people in general think. If it were, I’d be in line to visit the Al Gore Presidential Library right now,” she concludes.
https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/05/14/presidential-polls/
#Media #Journalism #USA #Elections #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-21 16:43:33

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Ukraine is one of few countries where the issue of firearms for citizens is not yet regulated by law. The team at @npub13nk…zpuw’s Counteroffensive have written about ongoing efforts to legislate around the ownership of guns, and the debate over whether Ukrainians would have been better able to resist the occupation with free access to weapons.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/does-ukraine-need-an-american-style
#Guns #GunOwnership #Ukraine #UkraineWar #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-21 16:43:16

Happy #NewstodonFriday! We love highlighting the fantastic work of newsrooms that are active in the fediverse. Please boost the stories you enjoy reading and follow the profiles (in some cases, you can also make a donation to support the work of the publications you’re reading). As always, please feel free to share your favorite journalist and newsroom profiles (with a link to a great article if you like!) in the comments.
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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday

2024-06-19 16:47:56

Today is Juneteenth. Michelle Garcia, Editorial Director of NBCBLK, curated Flipboard's Good Life newsletter this week. She chose a range of stories about the past and present of Juneteenth, including a look at the "Harriet Tubman of Texas," the commercialization of the holiday, and the work that still remains. "Now that it's a federal holiday, part of figuring out how to mark the day as a nation comes with educating the public about it," writes Garcia. Here's her Storyboard.
https://flipboard.com/@nbcnews/juneteenth-then-and-now-nhtvj2l9ml2ivjsq
#Juneteenth #BlackHistory @npub1e4z…xz2t #BlackMastodon #History #USHistory #USA

2024-06-14 16:15:04

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Brian Elmore is a border physician. He writes for @npub1xf8…0uw6 about what it’s like to witness firsthand the violence of Operation Lone Star. “America’s strategy to make the border as dangerous to cross as possible, has spawned increasingly macabre policies … These measures have created a growing public-health crisis along the border.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/between-the-concertina-wire-and-the-cartel/
#Texas #Border #Immigration #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-14 16:14:38

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If you’re in Boston or the surrounding areas, you’ll want to check out @npub1y8f…25hj’s list of Pride events. If we were local, we’d be checking out “Bewitched Family Pride,” a family-friendly exploration of the queer history behind “Bewitched” plus a free screening of an episode.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/the-big-list-of-2024-pride-events-in-boston-and-beyond
#Pride #Boston #LGBTQ #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-14 16:14:08

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Back in March, not long after the death of Nex Benedict, @npub1vq8…m4d2’s Catherine Caruso wrote about how schools became so dangerous for LGBTQ kids. The conclusion? Right-wing outlets are trying to start a moral panic; social media platforms have amplified this; and politicians have legislated to support it. “The real-word harm that has unfolded due to anti-LGBTQ bias and misinformation is immeasurable,” Caruso writes.
https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/03/28/how-did-schools-become-so-dangerous-for-lgbtq-kids/
#LGBTQ #NexBenedict #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-14 16:13:36

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Is the testability of a theory essential to good science or is there room for more unconstrained exploration of ideas? @npub17rv…w9lk looks at whether this might be the case in relatively young fields like neuroscience.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/breakout-room/must-a-theory-be-falsifiable-to-contribute-to-good-science/
#Science #Neuroscience #ScientificTheory #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-06-14 16:13:12

Happy #NewstodonFriday! Once again, the many newsrooms who have an active presence in the #fediverse have produced inspiring, informative, interesting stories, and we’re highlighting their work in the thread below. If you like what you see, follow the profiles and boost their stories. If you’re a journo or newsroom that we don’t know about or if there’s a newsroom you’d love to put on our radar, please let us know in the comments.
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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday

2024-06-06 14:46:04

People on ActivityPub-powered platforms like Mastodon, and Bluesky, which uses the AT Protocol, can now follow each other, see posts, like, reply, and repost them, thanks to the work of @npub1ytx…28uf, creator of Bridgy Fed. @npub19g4…6a0t interviewed him for Tech Crunch about the future of bridging networks, how to bridge your account from the fediverse to Bluesky, and what to expect when you do.
https://flip.it/nv5pg7
#Fediverse #Federation #OpenSocialWeb #Bluesky #Bridgyfed #ActivityPub

2024-06-04 16:34:40

Canadian legend Jann Arden loves Flipboard! Here's a clip of her talking on her podcast about how she's using it to plan her mudlarking trip to the U.K.
Full episode and transcript available here: https://www.jannardenpod.com/no-crying-on-tiktok/
#Canada #Podcast #JannArden #Flipboard
https://m-cdn.flipboard.social/media_attachments/files/112/559/306/879/473/326/original/c7d995661ce34dd3.mp4

2024-05-31 20:57:38

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How do babies learn? @npub1tgp…5gaf reports on new research that says napping is crucial — could this change parents, preschools' and policymakers’ decisions for older kids?
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/mind/2022/how-learning-happens-brains-sleeping-babes
#Health #Parenting #Babies #Sleeping #Science #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:57:14

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Oleh Tymoshenko writes for @npub13nk…zpuw’s Counteroffensive about the people who live by the border in Ukraine, and steadfastly refuse to leave. "As long as there is us, as long as there are those who protect us, we live somehow," Nataliia tells him.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/they-live-on-the-frontlines-why-wont
#Ukraine #UkraineWar #News #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:56:41

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’s @npub1nn0…qf5k did a deep dive into where that “All Eyes on Rafah” image came from. The original image was shared in February in a Facebook group for people interested in exploring artificial intelligence and then modified to remove the watermark that indicated it was made using AI.
https://www.404media.co/viral-all-eyes-on-rafah-image-came-from-facebook-group-to-advance-ai/
#Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #SocialMedia #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:55:20

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What’s your perception of a gig worker? Most are relatively young, but @npub1qt7…dgeq spoke to 50 who are aged between 50 and 75 as part of its Graying Gig Workers series. Maureen Zephora Khumalo from Johannesburg, South Africa, told Rest of World that friends laugh at her for doing a young people’s job, but “with harsh economic conditions and my children out of jobs, I [may] even work until my eighties because no one can give me money for free.”
  https://restofworld.org/2024/aging-global-gig-workers/
#WorldNews #GigWork #Capitalism #Aging #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:54:44

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reports on how Chinese migrants are following step-by-step instructions on Douyin, the equivalent of TikTok, in order to immigrate to the United States via Central South America. These include tips on clearing your chat history, bribing law enforcement officers and more. On arrival in the US as asylum seekers, they find a reality they were unprepared for.  
https://themarkup.org/news/2024/05/31/he-found-the-american-dream-on-chinas-tiktok-the-reality-was-more-complicated  
#China #Technology #Tech #Immigration #NewstodonFriday

2024-05-31 20:53:54

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Bruce Springsteen might be the biggest naysayer of all when it comes to giving permission for politicians to use music for campaigning. As “Born in the USA” turns 40, @npub1gpe…88e5 breaks down why this is one of Springsteen’s most misunderstood songs.
https://theconversation.com/born-in-the-usa-turns-40-and-still-remains-one-of-bruce-springsteens-most-misunderstood-songs-228348
#Music #Culture #BruceSpringsteen #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:52:47

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Our @npub19kn…3u4n created this Flipboard Storyboard on what happens next for Trump — whether he has grounds for appeal, how the verdict will impact the election, if he might go to prison, and the ludicrous Republican response to his conviction.
https://flipboard.com/@electioncentral/trump-verdict-what-s-next-0l90n2phcn08bcfj
#Trump #USLaw #TrumpConviction #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:52:21

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San Francisco’s mental health care and detention system is under enormous strain. Here’s a story from @npub1n3x…yshk about the vicious cycle that occurs as distressed people fall through the cracks in the system.
https://www.sfpublicpress.org/5150-holds-and-often-vicious-cycle-through-sf-mental-health-care-system/  
#SanFrancisco #MentalHealth #PublicHealth #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:51:48

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Solitary confinement is classified as torture by the UN and is a war crime under the Geneva Convention, yet more than 500 people have endured this for a decade or longer in Texas. Damascus James created “Texas Letters,” an anthology and book series featuring the unedited writings of people who have spent months, years and sometimes decades in isolation. @npub1xf8…0uw6 has extracts from the second volume here.  
https://www.texasobserver.org/texans-trapped-in-solitary-confinement/  
#USA #Texas #Prisons #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:51:14

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Angelman Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects around half a million people worldwide. Here’s a story from @npub1pd2…5uph about the potential for a cure, and the barriers families in Hong Kong must overcome to access it. 
https://www.thexylom.com/post/a-moonshot-to-cure-angelman-syndrome-is-reachable-where-are-the-people-counting-on-it  
#HongKong #Science #Health #GeneticDisease #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:50:38

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covered the rise of the “trad wife” influencer — where it come from, and why it’s dangerous. “A 2022 Ipsos poll found that almost half of American men surveyed believe “traditional masculinity” is under threat. Many blame feminism, saying it has done more harm than good. One in five Gen Z and Millennial men now believe violence against women is often provoked by the victim,” writes Sarah Stankorb.
https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/05/30/the-insidious-trap-of-the-tradwife-movement/
#Feminism #TradWife #Influencers #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:50:11

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Three astronomy undergraduates at MIT and their professor discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe. @npub1y8f…25hj interviewed them about the field of stellar archeology and the “cannibalistic process” of galaxy growth.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-30/three-of-the-universes-oldest-stars-have-just-been-identified-and-theyre-in-our-cosmic-backyard 
#Astronomy #Space #Science #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 20:49:35

It’s #NewstodonFriday — such a shame it’s been a slow news week! Just to refresh your memories, this is a day to feature work from newsrooms with an active presence in the #Fediverse. If you like what you see in the (long!) thread below, follow the profiles and boost their stories. If you’re a journo or newsroom that we don’t know about or if there’s a newsroom you’d love to put on our radar, please let us know in the comments below.
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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday

2024-05-31 16:47:49

In the words of Fatboy Slim, "we've come a long long way together." Here, @npub19n4…5vr0 breaks down Flipboard's federation journey so far.
"We could [federate Flipboard] with a quick flip of the switch but we’ve chosen to act more intentionally," she writes. "We’re taking measured steps to test, learn, and ensure that everything we’re doing stays true to our values and those of the fediverse. Maintaining quality is top of the list."
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/federation-timeline/
#Federation #Fediverse #Flipboard #FediCurious #ActivityPub #Publishing #Media #Technology #MastodonMigration #Mastodon

2024-05-24 20:31:52

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Oh gosh, we're not from the U.S. nor located there but that's no excuse for us not to know about it. Here's an article from [@Smithsonianmag](https://flipboard.com/@Smithsonianmag ) that includes quotes from a survivor.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1927-bombing-remains-americas-deadliest-school-massacre-180963355/

2024-05-24 17:28:29

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And @npub1psa…j5uh's @npub1nn0…qf5k blew our minds with this absolute banger of a headline (and story).
https://www.404media.co/google-is-paying-reddit-60-million-for-fucksmith-to-tell-its-users-to-eat-glue/
#NewstodonFriday #Google #Tech #AI

2024-05-24 17:27:44

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warmed our hearts with this tale of how city parks can help diverse communities feel safe and welcome.
https://theconversation.com/successful-city-parks-make-diverse-communities-feel-safe-and-welcome-this-minnesota-park-is-an-example-226869
#NewstodonFriday #Minnesota #Community

2024-05-24 17:26:54

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From @npub1svp…js2d here's a story about how if you do research in a university library database, your browsing history might not be private.
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/05/18/librarians-are-waging-a-quiet-war-against-international-data-cartels
#NewstodonFriday #Tech #DataPrivacy

2024-05-24 17:26:06

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Our own @npub19kn…3u4n shared this Flipboard Storyboard by Rolling Stone, which looks at America after "Roe" and includes stories about how conservatives are rebranding pro-life and life as an abortion doula.
https://flipboard.com/@rollingstone/america-after-roe-t813vh5cfr6altuv
#NewstodonFriday #RoeVWade #Abortion #Healthcare

2024-05-24 17:25:24

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Via @npub1n3x…yshk read about Osbaldo Varilla-Aguilar, a Latino immigrant worker who is still experiencing symptoms after becoming critically ill from COVID-19 in December 2020.
https://www.sfpublicpress.org/after-months-long-coma-this-latino-immigrant-worker-is-still-fighting-mysterious-symptoms/
#NewstodonFriday #COVID19 #Health

2024-05-24 17:24:39

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Two years after Uvalde, Kimberly Mata-Rubio, whose daughter Lexi was killed in the shooting, wrote this essay for @npub1xf8…0uw6 about why she'll never stop fighting.
https://www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-two-years-later-photo-essay/
#NewstodonFriday #Uvalde #SchoolShootings

2024-05-24 17:23:06

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We loved this story from @npub1pd2…5uph on how the 200,000 trees planted by Ecosia and the Jane Goodall Institute in the Budongo-Bugoma Corridor of Uganda are changing lives.
https://www.thexylom.com/post/in-rural-western-uganda-a-tree-planting-initiative-shows-signs-of-life
#NewstodonFriday #Trees #Environment #JaneGoodall

2024-05-24 17:22:31

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talks about a burgeoning, exploitative brand of social media content where influencers involve unhoused people in their pranks.
https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/05/21/unhoused-people-are-not-entertainment/
#NewstodonFriday #News #Influencers #SocialMedia

2024-05-24 17:22:01

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From @npub1y8f…25hj here's the tale of the Gloucester Sea Serpent, a monster that's arguably older and more widely witnessed than Nessie.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-22/regaling-tales-of-the-gloucester-sea-serpent-a-forgotten-legend-of-cryptozoology
#NewstodonFriday #Mythology #Cryptozoology

2024-05-24 17:21:22

Today is #NewstodonFriday, a day to feature work from newsrooms that have an active presence in the #Fediverse. If you like what you see in the thread below, follow the profiles and boost their stories. If you're a journo or newsroom that we don't know about (or there's someone that should be on our radar), please comment below.
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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration

2024-05-21 20:48:37

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😂We do NOT respond well to being either a.) picked up or b.) poured out.

2024-05-21 20:43:57

:teapot: During our outage this morning, people attempting to connect with Flipboard.Social found that we were declaring ourselves to be a teapot. Here's the origin of the unusual internet error message. Tell us, were you familiar with it?
https://flip.it/oanxmn
#Flipboard #Teapot #ErrorMessage #Outage #Oops

2024-05-21 16:30:37

Hi folks, you may have noticed that we had an outage for a couple of hours this morning on our app, website and instance. We are back online now and hopefully things should be back to normal, but please bear with us if there are any issues for the next while.
#Flipboard

2024-05-17 16:44:32

There’s a new playbook being written right now when it comes to the future of social media. The early-mover advantage is still in effect, and there’s a lot to figure out. Gone are opaque algorithms and the whims of any single company.
The fediverse represents a chance for quality journalism to shine again.
We talked to two leaders at fedi-forward publications — @npub1gpe…88e5's @npub19pw…3v8n, and @npub1psa…j5uh's @npub1nn0…qf5k — about why they’re investing in the open social web, what they’ve learned so far, and their advice for other publishers just getting started.
https://medium.com/fedi-curious/lessons-on-the-road-to-reviving-journalism-via-the-fediverse-01b3748cacc5
#Flipboard #News #Media #Journalism #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb #Fediverse

2024-05-16 20:48:10

@npub13qd…hau6 is a leading cryptocurrency critic, but get to know her and you’ll see she’s anything but cynical about the future of the web. Hear why this researcher, writer and software engineer thinks so in this fascinating conversation with @npub17fe…w0a6:
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/molly-white/
Catch up on past episodes of the podcast in Mike’s Storyboard collection:
https://flipboard.com/@mike/dot-social-the-future-of-the-social-web-3r0pl8ge5dju9965
To learn more about what Flipboard's doing in the fediverse, sign up here:
http://about.flipboard.com/a-new-wave
#Flipboard #DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #SocialWeb #OpenSocialWeb #ActivityPub #Federation
https://m-cdn.flipboard.social/media_attachments/files/112/452/734/953/723/026/original/fb80d44f8e9c9a45.jpg

2024-05-06 18:20:26

Flipboard curators have seen over 100,000 boosts, likes and replies from people across the fediverse since April 11. Given this positive signal from the community, today we're federating another 100 accounts representing more than 2,500 Magazines about everything from climate to culture. Read more here:
https://flipboard.medium.com/over-100-000-social-interactions-from-the-fediverse-to-flipboard-f76465dee4f8
If you’re an active Flipboard curator and you would like to federate your account, let us know by applying here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PB69W6L
And if you’re still getting up to speed on what the fediverse is and does, please check out our Fedi Curious Magazine:
https://flipboard.com/@mia/fedi-curious-fdg527fez
#Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #FediCurious

2024-05-01 23:39:14

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Yikes! Sorry about that!

2024-04-29 17:50:30

If you're still using Substack for your newsletter and want to migrate to Ghost, which has announced that it will join the fediverse this year, here's a step-by-step guide by [@wes](https://mastodon.content.town/@wes). It covers costs, what you'll need, setting up Mailgun and Cloudflare, how to move over your posts and subscribers and numerous other helpful details.
https://flip.it/udKkAr
#Fediverse #Ghost #Substack #ActivityPub #Newsletter #SubstackMigration

2024-04-26 17:17:53

Some good news from media land! Satire outlet The Onion is under new management, with one of the owners being Jeff Lawson, co-founder of Twilio, the cloud communications firm with a market value of $11 billion. “The Onion is an institution, a national treasure, and we need it,” says Lawson, the new Chairman. “But its success is based on something different than most media companies. The Onion has been stifled, along with most of the Internet, by byzantine cookie dialogs, paywalls, bizarro belly fat ads, and clickbait. The Internet sucks, and it’s time we made it better.” The new CEO will be Ben Collins, the reporter who previously covered disinformation, extremism and the internet for NBC. He says that the plan is to work with the union, keep all the writers, and "make it so they can hopefully get paid a little bit more money." Here's more from Deadline.
https://flip.it/UbX61O
#Media #Journalism #Satire #TheOnion #Internet

2024-04-23 16:44:14

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Hello! We're pretty slow and steady with our federation — we've only federated a fraction of accounts so far as we're trying to make sure we are able to incorporate feedback from the community along the way. If you look at our pinned posts, you should be able to discover some publishers and curators that may interest you (follow their profiles for a feed of everything, or their Magazines for topical feeds). We also have human editors posting directly in the fediverse: [@NewsDesk](https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk), [@TechDesk](https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk), [@ScienceDesk](https://flipboard.social/@ScienceDesk), [@CultureDesk](https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk) and [@ArtPhotosDesk](https://flipboard.social/@ArtPhotosDesk).

2024-04-22 18:17:34

Threads is the largest player so far to adopt #ActivityPub, and as [@mike](https://flipboard.social/@mike) says, “The implications are huge.”
Why is Threads doing this? How is the team working with the community? How are they thinking about moderation, monetization and privacy in these early days and going forward?
In the newest episode of [@dot_social](https://flipboard.video/video-channels/dot_social), Mike digs in with [@rklambo](https://threads.net/@rklambo/), Director of Product Management, and [@pcottle](https://threads.net/@pcottle/), Software Engineer. Check it out in the fediverse on PeerTube or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. More details here:
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/threads-dot-social/
#DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #Federation #MastodonMigration #Threads #Meta #ActivityPub #Flipboard

2024-04-17 17:25:55

We've received a few questions lately from the community inquiring about what Flipboard is, so we wanted to share a bit about our mission to inform and inspire the world.
Many of you in the fediverse know Flipboard because of our editorial curation on [@NewsDesk](https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk), [@TechDesk](https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk), [@CultureDesk](https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk), [@ScienceDesk](https://flipboard.social/@ScienceDesk) and [@ArtPhotosDesk](https://flipboard.social/@ArtPhotosDesk).
You might also be familiar with our moves to federate our platform.
We are also an award-winning app/website where publishers, creators, and community members curate content about topics ranging from politics to philosophy. If you want to check it out, download it here, follow topics that interest you, and let us know what you think. We'd love to hear from you.
https://appdownload.flipboard.com/
#Flipboard #News #Tech #Science #Culture #Art #Curation #Apps #iPhone #Android

2024-04-11 16:57:30

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Gotcha! Will take that back to the team working on the spreadsheet — definitely agree that we need to make the spreadsheet as easy to navigate as possible!

2024-04-11 16:45:02

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Those are two popular communities on Flipboard and a natural place for us to start, but it was not intentional and a good reminder that we should diversify! There are excellent curators around photography, technology, human rights, climate and many other topics in the mix. We hope to add many more in the coming weeks and will be updating the spreadsheet as we go. You can also apply to have your own profile federated by filling in this survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PB69W6L

2024-04-11 16:03:33

In December, we started to federate the accounts of some Flipboard publishers and in February, we introduced Magazines to the fediverse. Now, we’re taking two important steps: federating the accounts of 400 creators and expert curators; and enabling two-way communication so that new followers and fediverse activity are visible and actionable in the Flipboard app.
To learn more about this, take a look at our blogpost:
https://flipboard.medium.com/flipboard-federates-11-000-magazines-by-400-creators-and-enthusiasts-82dd94691f74
Find all the handles of our newly federated curators here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/
Thanks so much to everyone who has given feedback on what we’ve done so far. We welcome your thoughts and comments as we continue on our journey to fully federate Flipboard.
#Fediverse #Federation #Flipboard #ActivityPub #SpreadMastodon #Mastodon #Curation #MastodonMigration

2024-04-05 21:54:48

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It's been a pleasure to have you as our resident, and we hope you'll continue to curate on Flipboard and share in the fediverse!

2024-04-02 20:28:15

Welcome to the neighborhood, [@potus](https://threads.net/@potus/)
#Federation #Fediverse #Threads #ActivityPub

2024-04-01 23:03:35

Services are now being restored and you should be able to use Flipboard as normal, although there may be some issues for the next while.

2024-04-01 20:54:30

The Flipboard team is aware of a service issue and we are working to restore things as quickly as possible. Thanks for your patience.

2024-03-25 18:57:45

"As Flipboard’s head of creator community, I’m often explaining WTF the fediverse is and trying to convince creators to set up camp there. (Flipboard believes this is the future of social media.)," writes [@miaq](https://flipboard.social/@miaq) in the latest edition of our Fedi Curious newsletter. "If I’m lucky, the person is open to it, able to figure out how to get set up, and gives it a try. But more often than not, I get the digital equivalent of a blank stare and a groan — not another social platform?!" Here's her post about why creators should pay attention to what's happening here, and why the fediverse is not the same as all those other platforms.
https://medium.com/fedi-curious/3-reasons-creators-should-pay-attention-to-whats-happening-in-the-fediverse-bac02843b098
#Fediverse #Federation #Flipboard #Mastodon #SpreadMastodon #Creators

2024-03-22 18:53:19

We partner with original content creators through our creator programs to offer a broader range of opportunities via Flipboard, and add new creators to the platform almost every week. Recently, we've onboarded people who specialize in healthy cooking, travel, history, fashion, and savoring the good things in life (cheers to that!). Check out our blog post here for more details.
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/5-creators-you-should-know-march-24/
#Creators #Flipboard #Lifestyle #Fashion #Travel #History #Culture
https://m-cdn.flipboard.social/media_attachments/files/112/140/845/881/019/648/original/76ec5074186be0c5.mp4

2024-03-20 18:21:14

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Just a little hiccup (excuse us!). Should be all good now.

2024-03-20 15:43:20

Today, we're beginning to federate a selection of publishers based in Germany and the U.K. We've also introduced [@FlipboardDE](https://flipboard.social/@FlipboardDE), a new profile for the Mastodon community in Germany. In the first test, we are partnering with 21 publishers to federate their profiles and Magazines. Follow the profile to see all the stories they are posting on Flipboard, or topically curated Magazines to get coverage on specific areas of interest. Here's a blogpost that explains more.
https://flipboard.medium.com/flipboard-begins-federation-in-europe-b7e2ba3651d3
#Flipboard #ActivityPub #Federation #Fediverse #Germany #Deutschland #UnitedKingdom #News #Tech #Culture #Art #Politics #MastodonMigration #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb

2023-03-30 15:12:51

Good news for everyone here who uses Flipboard on Android: you can now connect your Mastodon account and flip through feeds.
Besides seeing posts from Mastodon feeds, you can also boost, like and reply to them from within the Flipboard app. You can also add content from Mastodon to your Flipboard Magazines, and vice versa: share content from Flipboard with your followers on Mastodon.
#Android #Flipboard #Mastodon #News
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/mastodon-on-android-flipboard-integration-is-here/