Notices by Thomas Pfeiffer (colomar@fosstodon.org)

I just realized: One thing I'm missing from the Fediverse are event calendars.
I'm currently in a group of people planning a climate protest, and we're using Facebook to post events there for people to subscribe to.
I'm not aware of any federated social network / tool where I could post a calendar event and people could subscribe to it.
That would be a really useful feature to get more people off Facebook.

There are moments, like when my home feed is dominated by a single account who just toots too much, drowning out other accounts, when I long for some curation, like I was used to from e.g. Google+.

But then when I read another article about how dangerous it is to let algorithms decide what we see on social media, because it amplifies existing human bias and opens us up to manipulation, I am happy to be on a social network that doesn't let an AI filter what I see.

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/15/opinions/artificial-intelligence-ethical-responsible-programming-surman/index.html

The Washington Post has taken an interesting approach to GDPR: They literally put a price tag on privacy.

They give the reader the chance to either get a subscription _with_ tracking for $6 a month, or a tracking-free subscription for $9 a month.

That may feel weird, even unfair, at first, but I think it makes sense. They give people a chance to make a conscious decision to trade privacy for money.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/