Wolfgang HauptfleischMeta’s Threads Launches In The EU, Teases The Fediverse. Now What?Threads, Instagram’s new microblogging service, has finally launched in the European Union. What does this mean for social media and what…Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 2023
Wolfgang HauptfleischYoutube, Long Digging Its Own Grave, Is Ordering More Shovels.For about a week now, Youtube has started to crack down on ad blockers¹. If you are one of the 40 or so percent users on the internet…Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 2023
Wolfgang HauptfleischX Corp’s Attack On Anti-Hate Researchers Is .. ConcerningI really didn’t want to write about Twitter/X any more. I felt I was sort of done with the platform. But here we are again: A few days ago…Aug 3, 202314Aug 3, 202314
Wolfgang HauptfleischThreads, the Fediverse and Everything AppsYesterday morning Meta’s new micro blogging platform Threads went public. And it was an eventful day in social media, for sure.Jul 7, 20233Jul 7, 20233
Wolfgang HauptfleischReddit’s Latest Mod Revolt Highlights a Question Bigger than API Pricing: Who “Owns It”?This Monday, from June 12th, Reddit is facing a “blackout”, meaning many subreddit moderators will turn their subs temporarily — possibly…Jun 8, 202345Jun 8, 202345
Wolfgang HauptfleischSome Non-Technical Thoughts on Mastodon And Its FutureI signed up to Mastodon about ten days ago and since have been trying to get a feel for it: a feel for what it could become. I say “become”…Nov 21, 2022Nov 21, 2022
Wolfgang HauptfleischElon Musk’s takeover of Twitter shows a disturbing lack of visionIn case you missed it, Elon Musk has bought Twitter. And as someone who shares much of his interests - technology, space flight, artificial…Nov 6, 20222Nov 6, 20222