Listen up Mastodonians, because this is important:
Right now we have a unique chance to rise up and hit back against Zuckerberg and Musk. Because italian filmmaker @_elena and her friends have made an OUTSTANDING short film, which explains why people should quit the fascist social networks and come join us in the fediverse.
Hit the fascists where it hurts — make this go viral by watching it and liking it on YouTube, then hit the share button and share it everywhere!
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Unknown parent • • •Henrik Bøgh
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •May I also suggest this 6 minutes long video (despite it being hosted on YouTube) by Simply Explained: youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&…
It focuses more on de-centralisation as a concept, the value of ActivityPub and platform-lock-in. Also I like that it provides sources and citations ( simplyexplained.com/videos/mas… ), and that it is a bit slower, and doesn't continuously jump from one scene to another.
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Bitslingers-R-Us
in reply to Henrik Bøgh • • •@Boegh The linked article and video from Simply Explained are horrible!
Technical people, particularly those who wish to teach others, should care about being correct, particularly when common usage is often incorrect.
Mastodon != fediverse.
Sure, non-technical people will conflate Mastodon and fediverse, but technical people should not. Trojans and viruses are different things, and while non-technical people might not know the difference, if a technical person talks about one when they really mean another, it helps nobody and can actually cause problems.
The video / article doesn't even make a distinction between Mastodon, the software, and Mastodon instances, like mastodon.social!
The author even says others have pointed out that Mastodon != fediverse, and he dismisses it by saying he mentioned "fediverse", as though that's good enough. This isn't educating people.
I wouldn't share this "Simply Explained" video / article. @_elena's video, though, is great, and is also correct 😀
Mastodon
Mastodon hosted on mastodon.socialHenrik Bøgh
in reply to Bitslingers-R-Us • • •@AnachronistJohn There are a lot of your points I don’t get 😕.
I.e. I see that the video does distinguish between Mastodon as a software and as an instance (1:23). And ‘federated’ is explained (1:54) as is that ActivityPub can be used to other services (2:34). That the fediverse is a mixture of many different services, I think is very clearly presented at 3:18.
Could you kindly try to point out more specifically in the video, where your criticisms are directed at?
Henrik Bøgh
Unknown parent • • •It is also available on the authors site: news.elenarossini.com/fedivers…
I'm not sure if the underlying video-service is YouTube though.
EDIT: Updated link per elenarossini.com/2025/06/my-fe… where author asks for no direct links to the video-page, but rather the news-page.
📺 Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media
Elena RossiniIt is also available on the authors site: news.elenarossini.com/fedivers…
I'm not sure if the underlying video-service is YouTube though.
EDIT: Updated link per elenarossini.com/2025/06/my-fe… where author asks for no direct links to the video-page, but rather the news-page.
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Unknown parent • • •📺 Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media
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Crovanian
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •wait, so you’re telling me that we anti-algorithm folks should use algorithm magic to help spread non-algorithmhood?
My brain hurts
Randahl Fink
in reply to Crovanian • • •your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 reshared this.
Erik Haugen
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •one observation, if it helps resolve this cognitive dissonance for y'all, is that isn't algorithms per se that you should be against. Instead, demand algorithms that you control and understand, rather than ones that make Facebook money.
techdirt.com/2019/08/28/protoc… <-- this is the way. not sure where this aversion to algorithms came from in the first place.
worth noting: mastodon.social/explore has an algorithm. just sayin'
Mastodon
Mastodon hosted on mastodon.socialMrCopilot
in reply to Crovanian • • •Herr Günni
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Here it is in the fediverse...I guess we need to include YouTube to the fascist networks.
videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
@_elena
Elena Rossini on PeerTube
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Here it is in the fediverse...I guess we need to include YouTube to the fascist networks.
videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
@_elena
Elena Rossini on PeerTube
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Unknown parent • • •your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 reshared this.
JM
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •What is PeerTube? | JoinPeerTube
JoinPeerTubewilliam.maggos
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •love the video and fedi.
but I don't think the algos will boost something against their owners' interests just cause we share it. they are smarter than that. being against algos and the way they force people to see stuff they don't want to, I also don't want to participate in that.
and I want fascists here (with mods to keep them from bothering people). I want everybody here. like the web and unlike places with algos, we can all coexist and not see stuff we don't want to.
Bruno Leuschner
Unknown parent • • •I still have to download and install PeerTube though…
micchiato 🍉
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Randahl Fink
in reply to micchiato 🍉 • • •micchiato 🍉
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Randahl Fink
in reply to micchiato 🍉 • • •@micchiato I think what you are doing here is not helpful.
I am posting about a completely different topic, and then suddenly you want to involve me in a discussion about a dispute you have had with Mastodon years ago.
I have no insight into your dispute with Mastodon, I am not involved in this dispute, and I have no way of knowing who is right or wrong.
If you do not like Mastodon that is perfectly alright, but it does not change the fact that Mastodon has been extremely useful for me.
François @Jura
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Krystyna
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Mitex Leo
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Andy Piper
Unknown parent • • •Tobias Fiebig
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •JorisBohnsonPM🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺🇵🇸
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •AxWax
in reply to Bruno Leuschner • • •@brunoleuschner
You do not (it is web based, like most other streaming sites)
See joinpeertube.org
What is PeerTube? | JoinPeerTube
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in reply to Randahl Fink • • •ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘
in reply to Lauren Weinstein • • •Human
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •François @Jura
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Dear @_elena ,
I just watched the video. It is fantastic and I thank you for it. It was a time capsule for me, it reminded me at once all the hopes and expectations I placed in the internet when I started to use it in 1998. God it drifted.
MINLED
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Graeme 🏴
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Disisdeguey🔻Pavlichenko🇵🇸
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •ahimsa
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Wonderful!
I will be sharing with lots of folks 😁
#Fediverse #Mastodon
Judeau (EatTheRich)
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •John Ulrik
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Randahl Fink
in reply to John Ulrik • • •Mark Wyner Won’t Comply
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •But watch it on a fediverse platform instead of YouTube. Please.
videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
After all, that’s the whole point.
@_elena
Elena Rossini on PeerTube
But watch it on a fediverse platform instead of YouTube. Please.
videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
After all, that’s the whole point.
@_elena
Elena Rossini on PeerTube
2025-06-09 19:16:08
Randahl Fink
in reply to Mark Wyner Won’t Comply • • •@_elena
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Ah, yes. Valid argument.
But I’d counter by saying folks here on the fediverse would do best to watch it on PeerTube, because it amplifies a better platform. And Mastodonians are already fediverse enabled. But for sharing with friends/family who aren’t yet convinced, who remain on big social, the YT link is probably best.
@_elena
🇨🇦 CowMan 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇲🇽
in reply to Mark Wyner Won’t Comply • • •sb arms & legs
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •It's a fun idea that were gonna drive people off the Big platforms by encouraging everyone to use and share on a Big platform.
Why not #peertube?
xinit ☕
in reply to sb arms & legs • • •@sb
Sharing an advertisement for Fedi on Fedi misses the purpose, I think. You advertise to the people who aren't here yet.
The choir is already here.
@randahl @_elena
sb arms & legs
in reply to xinit ☕ • • •So why have us *leave* the fedi to engage with a Google platform then? How does that make sense?
xinit ☕
in reply to sb arms & legs • • •@sb
We are already here, and besides you can see it on peertube where it was first uploaded by Elena.
However, to reach PEOPLE WHO AREN'T ON FEDI, it needs to be placed somewhere OUTSIDE FEDI.
The primary object of the video as I understand it is to promote Fedi to new users. Not just to sit in our bubble pleased with how good we have it.
@randahl @_elena
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in reply to sb arms & legs • • •@sb
news.elenarossini.com/fedivers…
@randahl @_elena
📺 Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media
Elena Rossinisb arms & legs
Unknown parent • • •@jwildeboer
They did not share that link nor mention peertube in this post.
This post is sharing a YouTube link, and asking that people use and share on YouTube, otherwise I would not have commented.
Mark Koek
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Randahl Fink
in reply to Mark Koek • • •Feyter
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •I think the correct wording in that case is Federati... But we still can vote on this:
social.wildeboer.net/@jwildebo…
Jan Wildeboer 😷
2025-06-16 17:47:49
Thomas Cloer
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Randahl Fink
in reply to Thomas Cloer • • •@teezeh answered here:
mastodon.social/@randahl/11469…
Randahl Fink
2025-06-16 16:58:02
sb arms & legs
Unknown parent • • •Indeed - my comments have nothing to do with Elena, or even the video. It's about Randall's choice to promote a big platform (even when there is a #fedi alternative already) while at the exact same time encouraging folks to "stick it to big tech" by... using a big tech platform.
Had Randall shared the exact same post, replacing the yt link with #peertube, and NOT encouraged us to use youtube, he would have avoided my comments, and the comments of others pointing out this bizarre hypocrisy.
Its called "leading by example".
What we get here is "hey these decentralised platforms are *so great*, I will not even share them within a decentralised platform - go to Google's site here, and don't forget to make an account so you can like the video and share so many more people will do the same".
Not exactly a strong look for what he's claiming to promote.
Ignacio (he) 🇺🇦🇸🇩
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •"[...] which explains why people should quit the fascist social networks and come join us in the fediverse.
[...] make this go viral by watching it and liking it on YouTube [...]"
Nothing more to say
Court Cantrell prefers not to
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Toni Aittoniemi
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •math dealer 𑁍 ☮︎ ☾ 𖤓 ૐ
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •crossgolf_rebel - kostenlose Kwalitätsposts
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •why are you only addressing the mastodon users and not the whole fediverse?
In the video itself, @_elena@mastodon.social also talks about the fediverse, not about a single piece of software
Mastodon is your access software but not mine to the fediverse 
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in reply to AxWax • • •@axwax @brunoleuschner
I am enjoying that it is even explained in the video that people can just follow @fedifuture and do not have to download, install, or join anything. (-:
#FediVerse #TheFutureIsFederated
Bwaz
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •JWcph, Radicalized By Decency
Unknown parent • • •MMMelton
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •contrasocial
Unknown parent • • •@eyrea @brunoleuschner
Yeah, anyone who wants to help it should leave a comment, upvote and subscribe.
As tired as we all are of hearing that, in this case that's what the YT algo wants in order to show this to more people.
eyrea 🇨🇦
Unknown parent • • •@brunoleuschner Great video, and great idea to put it on multiple platforms!
IMHO, since it's meant for people who are not yet in the fediverse (though we like it too 😀), it only makes sense to put it on platforms people already know.
Thank you!
JWcph, Radicalized By Decency
Unknown parent • • •Schmaker
Unknown parent • • •It's one of most watched #Fediverse videos on #Peertube 😀
videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
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2025-06-09 19:16:08
It's one of most watched #Fediverse videos on #Peertube 😀
videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
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Unknown parent • • •Herr TurTur
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Tim
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Unknown parent • • •Joe Alexander
in reply to sb arms & legs • • •pixelwixel
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Randahl Fink
in reply to pixelwixel • • •@pixelwixel I think alike right here:
youtu.be/wnLviKf13lc?si=7qdK6X…
pixelwixel
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Noxy 🐾🏳️🌈
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •"no surveillance" is a bold claim, the fediverse is just as prone to it as anything else on the web.
Banger of a video otherwise. Fedi is the way.
Randahl Fink
in reply to Noxy 🐾🏳️🌈 • • •@noxypaws I think @_elena is right. I will much rather be here where my communication is not analyzed to death by the platform itself.
Screen scraping Mastodon is a lot let efficient and can only monitor what I make public — not my direct or unlisted messages.
Noxy 🐾🏳️🌈
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Only what's public, yes, but if someone doing surveillance is able to get an instance they're interested in to federate with them, kinda does the work for them without having to resort to screen scraping, no?
I could be wrong, my understanding of federation isn't very deep, but I feel like surveilling someone's public toots should be as simple as following them from a remote instance, where data collection could occur
oldguycrusty
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Wonderful!! Yes!
youtu.be/YRJHIJy5Nno?feature=s…
Jeff McBride
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Randahl Fink
in reply to Jeff McBride • • •@mcbridejc already answered here:
mastodon.social/@randahl/11469…
Randahl Fink
2025-06-16 16:58:02
ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘
Unknown parent • • •Joseph Lim
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •#MustShare #filmastodon
Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Peter
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Demian
Unknown parent • • •tsk
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Earl Novy
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •@stux
#irony ???
I should like and share stuff on a big plattform against other big plattforms 🤨
Space Catitude 🚀
Unknown parent • • •IMHO, you did it exactly right. Post to PeerTube, then mirror to proprietary sites. People are just silly.
I did mirror it on my PT, BTW. Seems to work great.
tv.filmfreedom.net/w/64VuNCccZ…
I hit the "subscribe" button. I do wish I understood how PeerTube and federation work together better. Even after a couple of years, a lot of it remains mysterious for me. I just kind of hope it magically does the right thing.
IMHO, you did it exactly right. Post to PeerTube, then mirror to proprietary sites. People are just silly.
I did mirror it on my PT, BTW. Seems to work great.
tv.filmfreedom.net/w/64VuNCccZ…
I hit the "subscribe" button. I do wish I understood how PeerTube and federation work together better. Even after a couple of years, a lot of it remains mysterious for me. I just kind of hope it magically does the right thing.
Elena Rossini on PeerTube
2025-06-09 19:16:08
Laurens Valk
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •XtoF
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Fabián Rodríguez 🛡💾 🇨🇴 🌴
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •crispycat
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Gytis Repečka
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Jesper 🇩🇰
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •since her video also exists in #fediverse on #peertube, you should really link to that instead of linking to another Big Tech silo 😊
videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
Elena Rossini on PeerTube
since her video also exists in #fediverse on #peertube, you should really link to that instead of linking to another Big Tech silo 😊
videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
Elena Rossini on PeerTube
2025-06-09 19:16:08
Randahl Fink
in reply to Jesper 🇩🇰 • • •@jrossstocholm
Already answered here:
mastodon.social/@randahl/11469…
@_elena
Randahl Fink
2025-06-16 16:58:02
Jesper 🇩🇰
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •yeah, sorry about that - I realized way too late that many others had written the same as I.
#mybad ☺️
Didzis 🚂
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •@datordzeks A great short film, thank you for sharing!
I have never used Peertube before but would love an ads-free alternative to my current medium of watching survival vlogs. Is that sort of content available there as well and how does one find it?
Jesper 🇩🇰
Unknown parent • • •I know - it's a dilemma: How do we promote alternatives to Big Tech without using Big Tech to reach the users we would like to change platform?
I do see, however, that your video on PeerTube seems to have more views than the one on YouTube. That is actually quite awesome 😁.
Great video, btw ... really, really good 🎉❤️
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sb arms & legs
in reply to Joe Alexander • • •Yes, it's clearly, *me* missing the point.
Emy love
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Michael Bishop ☕
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Arnaud Dieumegard
Unknown parent • • •If I may provide one argument on it is not stating explicitly that it is moderated.
But nevertheless, what a nice content 👏
Nicolas Fressengeas
in reply to Andy Piper • • •Just placed the order for a 3 pack !
@_elena @benjamim @randahl
Andy Piper
in reply to Nicolas Fressengeas • • •Nicolas Fressengeas
in reply to Andy Piper • • •No worries !
hal
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •hal
Unknown parent • • •But do you have the PT-Link?
Lien Rag
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Outstanding because you're in it ?
😜
@_elena
meek cynics
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •Yo @randahl, what, and I cannot stress this enough, the actual fuck? The video by @_elena is available (and was originally published) on fedi, please direct people to it instead: videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
Yo @randahl, what, and I cannot stress this enough, the actual fuck? The video by @_elena is available (and was originally published) on fedi, please direct people to it instead: videos.elenarossini.com/w/64Vu…
Elena Rossini on PeerTube
2025-06-09 19:16:08
Randahl Fink
in reply to meek cynics • • •@cnx already answered here:
mastodon.social/@randahl/11469…
@_elena
Randahl Fink
2025-06-16 16:58:02
Henrik Bøgh
Unknown parent • • •@AnachronistJohn Thank you for elaborating 🙏🏼.
I've viewed it in a different way, seeing Mastodon as an "explanatory wedge" opening up the understanding into the fediverse. Therefore it didn't really bother me, and I still think it is a decent video, that presents the idea of the fediverse in a much different style than the one linked at thread-start. Would an updated version of the video from Simply Explained, that fixed your points be better? Yes. But this is what is there 😃.
Nicolas Fressengeas
in reply to Nicolas Fressengeas • • •Gorgeous ! Thanks again !
Andy Piper
in reply to Nicolas Fressengeas • • •