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<p>Exit, stage left: X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>10th January 2025: <a href="https://www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.uni-weimar.de/en/universit</span><span class="invisible">y/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/</span></a></p><p>"Universities and research institutions leave Platform X (formerly Twitter): United for diversity, freedom and science</p><p>"Over 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions have decided to take a stand and collectively announce their decision to cease activities on Platform X (formerly Twitter). This withdrawal comes in response to the platform's current direction, which is incompatible with the core values of the participating institutions: openness to the world, scientific integrity, transparency, and democratic discourse. …"</p><p>23rd January: <a href="https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.researchprofessionalnews.c</span><span class="invisible">om/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/</span></a></p><p>"Leeds becomes first Russell Group university to quit X … Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values” …"</p><p>27th April: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamperrin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamperrin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamp</span><span class="invisible">errin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R</span></a></p><p>"University of Brighton, University of Sussex, and other like-minded institutions should – now – be at the UK forefront of what began in Germany. … Now. Do the right thing. Please."</p><p><a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#diversity</a> <a href="/tags/freedom/" rel="tag">#freedom</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/integrity/" rel="tag">#integrity</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#transparency</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#discourse</a> <a href="/tags/openness/" rel="tag">#openness</a> <a href="/tags/universities/" rel="tag">#universities</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/leeds/" rel="tag">#Leeds</a> <a href="/tags/german/" rel="tag">#German</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="/tags/deutschland/" rel="tag">#Deutschland</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#X</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a></p>
<p>👋 Hi, <a href="/tags/scholars/" rel="tag">#scholars</a>, tell us, why are you on <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>?</p><p>🔍 We are researching how and why academics use Mastodon compared to other platforms. Is it key for <a href="/tags/academic/" rel="tag">#academic</a> <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#discourse</a>?</p><p>🔜 We'll launch our <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> survey by mid-October, so stay tuned.</p><p>📣 Meanwhile: what features of Mastodon do you find most valuable for academic discourse? <br>And which other questions should we include in our research, you think?</p><p><a href="/tags/academicmastodon/" rel="tag">#AcademicMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/academicchatter/" rel="tag">#AcademicChatter</a> <a href="/tags/openscience/" rel="tag">#OpenScience</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/thoughtprovoker/" rel="tag">#ThoughtProvoker</a> <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.coop/blobhyperthink.png" class="emoji" alt=":blobhyperthink:" title=":blobhyperthink:"></p><p><a href="/tags/newspeak/" rel="tag">#Newspeak</a> IS our <a href="/tags/ubiquitouslanguage/" rel="tag">#UbiquitousLanguage</a> for <a href="/tags/ddd/" rel="tag">#DDD</a> of Society in 2025. Almost!</p><p>Next time when <a href="/tags/orwell/" rel="tag">#Orwell</a> and <a href="/tags/huxley/" rel="tag">#Huxley</a> come up in <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#discourse</a> remember:</p><p>We live in <a href="/tags/dystopia/" rel="tag">#dystopia</a> NOW!<br>Unseen by our <a href="/tags/distractioneconomy/" rel="tag">#DistractionEconomy</a> blindfolds.</p><p>We're the frogs for years, taking a nice warm bath to unsee <a href="/tags/rootcause/" rel="tag">#RootCause</a> of <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> temperature rise:</p><p><a href="/tags/hypercapitalism/" rel="tag">#Hypercapitalism</a></p><p>Vice has free reign as <a href="/tags/truth/" rel="tag">#truth</a> is destroyed.</p><p>We MUST be <a href="/tags/plainspeaking/" rel="tag">#Plainspeaking</a><br>We MUST use <a href="/tags/commonsense/" rel="tag">#CommonSense</a><br>We MUST restore <a href="/tags/reality/" rel="tag">#Reality</a></p><p>✊</p>
<p>Does anyone have any experience with both <a href="/tags/nodebb/" rel="tag">#NodeBB</a> 's and <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#Discourse</a> 's <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> / <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> integrations? I am wondering what each can and cannot do. I am familiar with NodeBB's federation but not with Discourse's one. It would be great if there was a comparison chart, but I haven't managed to find anything like that. Thanks!</p>
<p>I know a lot of you still think of the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> as just “Mastodon”.</p><p>But it’s far more than that. There’s an entire ecosystem of federated message boards that’s already proven popular: <a href="/tags/piefed/" rel="tag">#Piefed</a>, <a href="/tags/nodebb/" rel="tag">#NodeBB</a>, <a href="/tags/lemmy/" rel="tag">#Lemmy</a>, <a href="/tags/mbin/" rel="tag">#Mbin</a>, and <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#Discourse</a>.</p><p>Even the classics like <a href="/tags/friendica/" rel="tag">#Friendica</a> and <a href="/tags/hubzilla/" rel="tag">#Hubzilla</a> have solid forum features baked in.</p><p>If you’re only here for the microblogging, you’re missing a key piece. Communities built around interests are something <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a> never offered, and <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> still doesn’t.</p><p>So if you’re looking to replace your <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#Facebook</a> Groups, the Fediverse already has you covered.</p>