Dear French-speaking Fedi friends,

I have a favor to ask you:

Could you please complete this survey by @cercle - the test fediverse instance set up by the French Ministry of Culture?

: https://framaforms.org/mastodonfediverse-la-culture-et-vous-1771542693

It would help them understand what are your wishes and expectations when it comes to fediverse accounts run by cultural institutions.

The survey is totally anonymous and takes a few minutes to fill out.

Thanks!

And please boost

#FR #Francophone #francais #culture #art

I am immensely grateful to the Fediverse for all the encouragement I got here to embark on a #selfhosting journey.

#YunoHost has empowered my digital life in immeasurable ways.

My way of giving back - and fighting the broligarchs of Big Tech - is to create a guide that demystifies the process. I have compiled all my posts so far in a single page:

: https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-with-yunohost/

If you're curious about self-hosting but you haven't taken the leap yet, I hope my articles will be helpful to you ️

@donhawkins the risk of impersonation

@donhawkins I would recommend keeping the account inactive / deleting the app instead to avoid username squatting.

I learned the hard way with X - I used Twitter for 14 years and just mere days after deleting 3 accounts, my usernames were immediately seized

@sl007 I fundamentally agree with you and that’s why I stopped using Bluesky. But I’m trying not to be too divisive and not to alienate people who enjoy it. Otherwise they will dismiss everything I ever say about Bluesky, warnings and whatnot

@sloanlance not just ICE but also 4Chan-minded bad actors that may harass users blocking gov accounts

@stux indeed. it's like a perfect honeypot if you think about it

@on_code thank you Laurent!

@ApostateEnglishman @aaronmccollum indeed... even if this is unintentional, it's starting to feel like a honeypot

@hyperreal good to hear! at any rate my account couldn't be bridged because it starts with an underscore (a quirk of the bridge)...

@aaronmccollum thank you Aaron

@smattymatty indeed 🥲

@hyperreal thanks. I actually blocked the bridge months ago, so feel free to share a screenshot if it works better

I'm well aware that posting this info on the Fediverse seems like a pointless exercise, but it's to raise awareness and spread the word to people active in BOTH places.

I was never really active on #Bluesky and entirely stopped using it months ago but there's no point in posting this info there because I have zero reach. Or rather: 1100+ followers and 1-2 likes (at best!) and zero comments for any post. It's like I'm shadow-banned.

If you use it and enjoy it no judgement but please be safe!

An important PSA for people who are active on #Bluesky and who, upon hearing that the ICE account was officially verified, are saying: "I will just block it."

Blocking on Bluesky is NOT PRIVATE: it's very easy to see who is blocking any account by visiting sites that list that information.

I took a screenshot from https://clearsky.app, listing all the accounts that are blocking ICE (I pixelated avatars and usernames for privacy purposes).

The safest bet is to mute (that info is private)