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Joseph Thornley

@thornley.bsky.social

Founder of https://76engage.com

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Joseph Thornley@thornley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Immediate concern: tariffs. Overriding concern: data sovereignty. "We are rightly worried about who gets trumped on tariffs. But it is who trumps on data that will shape the digital economy for decades to come." www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/head...

Heads They Win, Tails We Lose: What Lies Behind the U.S. Trade Battle For Control over Data - Michael Geist

My Globe and Mail op-ed begins by noting that the Trump administration’s emphasis on tariffs continues to garner headlines, but a more consequential trade battle over data control is playing out with ...

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Joseph Thornley@thornley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"...nearly 80 years after its inception, Nieman Reports is ... ending its print magazine edition and continuing only online. 'It’s a time of tough choices for the media industry, and Nieman Reports is not immune,' Editor Samantha Henry said." niemanreports.org/nieman-repor...

A New Chapter - Nieman Reports

After nearly 80 years, Nieman Reports, a publication part of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, turns the page on print.

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Renee DiResta@noupside.bsky.social · 2y ago

In all seriousness: the last 2 weeks of TikTok posturing and Zuck grovelling, combined with the X insanity of the last year, should show you that an app with a feed that you don’t control serves *other people’s interests* - not yours.

Joseph Thornley@thornley.bsky.social · 2y ago

“We’re in an era of fractured social media now, where communities gather in different spaces for different purposes … Bluesky, no matter how popular it gets, will be only one part of a much larger ecosystem that includes X, Threads, group chats and more.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/t...

Bluesky Is Turning Into a Strong X Alternative

Bluesky has a hint of the old Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better.

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Joseph Thornley@thornley.bsky.social · 2y ago

Putting the "social" back in social media. Bluesky is a platform for connecting with real people in a real way. Different from other platforms that are algorithm driven with For You feeds that entertain. Social is different and better than Parasocial.

Jesse Brown@jessebrown.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today on the podcast, I admit it: I was wrong about Twitter. So very wrong. @trondizzle.bsky.social gloats insufferably. We talk Bluesky and (sigh) the Fediverse. And about Iran’s plot to assassinate a Zaidy. www.canadaland.com/podcast/1061...

Joseph Thornley@thornley.bsky.social · 2y ago

I truly am loving Bluesky. A return to an algorithm-free chronological feed of the thoughts published by people I want to follow. A place where it is again possible to develop relationships with others connected in communities of interest. Simple language: a friendly place for friendship.

Mark Cuban@mcuban.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just my 2 cents. But my goal is to ignore the trolls. Give them zero attention. Block them if they annoy me. I think the worst thing we can do on this site is re-create the ad hominem/ personal attacks that occur across comments on Twitter/insta/tiktok/ etc

Joseph Thornley@thornley.bsky.social · 2y ago

"This study suggests that at least for some people gaining the tips and tricks to be able to use social media more intentionally mindfully and positively, might be a good option, or an option other than just quitting." bc.ctvnews.ca/thinking-abo...

Thinking about quitting social media? There may be another option, B.C. researcher says

Strategies for mitigating the negative mental health effects of social media tend to focus on reducing time spent scrolling, according to a B.C. researcher, who says there may be a way to limit the ha...

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