New Video Explains the Fediverse

A proposed logo for the Fediverse: an asterism composed of three black asterisks placed in a triangle shape.

Like many people who moved to the fediverse over the past few years, I’ve struggled to explain to folks on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and other social media what the fediverse is.

And all the benefits it offers.

For me, no ads, no algorithm, no corporate ownership, and no surveillance were the top reasons I left the social media platform formerly called Twitter and moved to Mastodon.

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Google Workspace Admins May Need to Contact Google Support to Enable Options to Turn Off Gemini

Screenshot of Google for Workspace Admin console displaying settings for Gemini for Workspace with options for Drive and Docs, Gmail, and Meet turned off.

When I read Daily Dot’s story last month about turning off Gemini in Gmail, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) feature, I quickly followed their steps to turn Gemini off in my Google Workspace Business Essentials account as well as my personal Gmail account. Google made the decision, an unpopular and anti-user decision, to turn Gemini on… Continue reading Google Workspace Admins May Need to Contact Google Support to Enable Options to Turn Off Gemini