<![CDATA[There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting.]]>There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - .

An accidental ad for the , exhibit A: https://www.politico.eu/article/french-government-mulled-blocking-social-network-amid-protests/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/e203b971-6a47-46c7-8068-1e3fb1f1f876/there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-introduce-young-french-people-to-the-wonderful-world-of-decentralized-social-networks-and-optional-selfhosting.RSS for NodeFri, 30 Oct 2026 09:21:22 GMTTue, 27 Oct 2026 14:04:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:10:14 GMT]]>@_elena no one better than the French to organise in protests. They started using bitchat that messages via Bluetooth. Anyone going around to a protest without airplane mode is signaling their location. Public cameras and highway cameras were covered. They know what to do

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/Pirigoto/statuses/117515158454535781https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/Pirigoto/statuses/117515158454535781Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:10:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:31:24 GMT]]>@_elena @joachim that will need to be done IRL... Because the mass media won't mention it even in Europe and the alternative would be to create TikTok content everyday in hope the algorithm does not shadow bans us for promoting alternatives before we reach an audience.

Gotta print zines and hand them at highschoolers in the street

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/Julianoe/statuses/117515005767328824https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/Julianoe/statuses/117515005767328824Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:31:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:23:29 GMT]]>@_elena

There is a cultural problem.
They have no idea about the internet, no imagination.
I imagine the advent of many social networks like , where every smartphone is the server.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sironi.xyz/ap/users/115700305018001936/statuses/117514974606035867https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sironi.xyz/ap/users/115700305018001936/statuses/117514974606035867Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:23:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:23:01 GMT]]>@joepie91 @_elena yes and it's making me scared and even more suicidal than I already have been]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://void.lgbt/objects/9d375f67-850b-49d2-bd70-7a5ae09d2d66https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://void.lgbt/objects/9d375f67-850b-49d2-bd70-7a5ae09d2d66Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:23:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:21:51 GMT]]>@_elena "The French government explored ways of blocking social networks during last Saturday's protests"

this is fucking wild to read. that's what authoritarian governments (eg. in Syria) have been doing at various points in the past decade, to much derision from western media as "dystopian". and yet it's now being reported on as if it's a normal thing to be doing.

the political frame truly has shifted, huh?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.slightly.tech/users/joepie91/statuses/01M5ZCZMDM55YGQ0Y4KPRJPYDThttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.slightly.tech/users/joepie91/statuses/01M5ZCZMDM55YGQ0Y4KPRJPYDTTue, 27 Oct 2026 19:21:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:15:41 GMT]]>@_elena ah. Mesh networks become even more interesting

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/117514472085616240https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/117514472085616240Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:15:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:01:35 GMT]]>@_elena I recently created a mastodon account and I really hope decentralized social networks catch on in Brazil, but they are pretty much unknown. Meta shouldn't be interfering in our elections or any election for that matter

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/117508465270228558/statuses/117514416666331158https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/117508465270228558/statuses/117514416666331158Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:01:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:41:42 GMT]]>RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/117513247794023369

If you have friend group that isn't yet planning for internet restrictions, now is a great time to start.

I'm no pro, but I think Signal is a bare-minimum start. And I try to follow folks on Mastodon like @_elena.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.games/users/FullyAutomatedRPG/statuses/117514338482912858https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.games/users/FullyAutomatedRPG/statuses/117514338482912858Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:41:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:27:41 GMT]]>@teajaygrey @Dianora @_elena Especially with the rush of Linuxers to BSD now!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/DianeBruce/statuses/117514047408822805https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/DianeBruce/statuses/117514047408822805Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:27:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:25:11 GMT]]>https://www.irif.fr/~jch/software/babel/) implementations have made their way into BIRD (https://bird.network.cz/)! Though, I have yet to test that; perhaps they are now less full of Linuxisms and "academic caliber" code and can potentially operate on some BSDs at long last?!

CC: @_elena@mastodon.social
]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snac.bsd.cafe/teajaygrey/p/1793121911.627715https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snac.bsd.cafe/teajaygrey/p/1793121911.627715Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:25:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:19:34 GMT]]>@Dianora indeed! mesh for the win!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_elena/statuses/117514015502605648https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/_elena/statuses/117514015502605648Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:19:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:11:59 GMT]]>@_elena Especially with mesh wifi networks... Or even phone lines...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ottawa.place/users/Dianora/statuses/117513985678833934https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ottawa.place/users/Dianora/statuses/117513985678833934Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:11:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:54:28 GMT]]>@_elena YAAAAAAAAAAS! THE DOWNFALL OF BIG TECH, AND ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY CLUTCHES, IS PRIVATE COMMUNITY OWNED SOCIALS! WE SHAAAAAALL RULE THE WORLD THROUGH PRIVACY AND FREEDOM!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/117507550581313896/statuses/117513916831492880https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/117507550581313896/statuses/117513916831492880Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:54:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:03:30 GMT]]>@_elena Be aware of the French government's instances on Mastodon. πŸ˜…

"Gangs meeting" ... aren't they using Telegram like some Bismillah police men? 😎🀑

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/117513716428731964https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/117513716428731964Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:03:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:44:46 GMT]]>@_elena I don’t see the normies ever coming over here in numbers. They’re perfectly fine with their Twitter and their blue sky. We still got each other though.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/scottytrees/statuses/117513642755435139https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/scottytrees/statuses/117513642755435139Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:44:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:33:10 GMT]]>@_elena Great idea. Decentralized networks like Mastodon are a great fit for protest organizers.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rperezrosario/statuses/117513597129661610https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rperezrosario/statuses/117513597129661610Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:33:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:08:28 GMT]]>@_elena "tracking troublemakers via algorithmic video surveillance" good God

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://left-bank.net/ap/users/116195889350221521/statuses/117513500004892173https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://left-bank.net/ap/users/116195889350221521/statuses/117513500004892173Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:08:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:11 GMT]]>@_elena

Theres also @briar which is peer to peer and can connect over tor, Bluetooth or wifi to be even harder to block

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/117513467420356648https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/117513467420356648Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:32:38 GMT]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hub.azkware.net/objects/6e2ecb8d-196a-e0b6-06ee-fa4993907951https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hub.azkware.net/objects/6e2ecb8d-196a-e0b6-06ee-fa4993907951Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:32:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting. on Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:21:08 GMT]]>@_elena

Probably not hosted on OVH though πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/117513313861914511https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/117513313861914511Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:21:08 GMT