Social Network

Haas is reported to have confirmed Brazilian driver Rafael Camara as its second Formula 1 race driver for next season, with the announcement coming during the United States Grand Prix weekend in Austin. The news has quickly spread across motorsport media and social networks, with fans discussing the promotion of the young Ferrari academy driver to a full race seat.

Sherlock, an open-source Python tool from the Sherlock Project, lets users search a username across hundreds of social networks to locate linked accounts. The project is drawing heavy attention on GitHub this week, ranking near the top of trending repositories. Interest centers on its usefulness for OSINT investigators, security researchers and people checking their own username footprint online.

Deni Baisarov, the youngest son of singer Kristina Orbakaite, has opened a personal exhibition of his paintings in Moscow. The event is drawing attention in Russian media and social networks, with coverage noting that Baisarov is a serving participant in the military operation, making the young artist's debut exhibition a talked-about combination of family fame and military service.

Bluesky has introduced support for pronouns on user profiles, letting people display their pronouns alongside their handle and bio. The feature is rolling out on the social platform, which has positioned itself as a customizable alternative to larger networks. Users are welcoming the update and discussing how it compares with options on other platforms.

A tragic incident connected to football in Tenerife, Spain is drawing widespread attention, with reports describing a scene described as 'between life and death'. Details of what exactly happened remain limited, but the story has quickly spread across Spanish media and social networks, prompting concern and discussion among fans about the condition of the person involved.

Washington is considering new restrictions on Chinese telecom companies that currently hold direct access to US phone numbers, according to reports circulating widely on social media. Critics of Beijing say the move is overdue, pointing to earlier US actions against the same firms over security concerns, while the topic remains barely covered by mainstream outlets and heavily censored in China.

Posts circulating on social media are urging help for Hilen and her family, described as being in urgent need of food, water and winter preparations. The appeal says the family faces serious medical costs and needs money for education, calling on others to donate or share the request. Such mutual-aid appeals spread quickly when supporters amplify them across networks.

An artistic collective has proposed a coordinated online campaign urging supporters to flood social networks with a set of prepared images and ready-made texts on 6 and 7 November. The materials are offered for free download so participants can publish them easily. The collective, which describes itself as organizing the action, is calling on followers to join the mass posting effort on those two dates.

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov held a meeting with Kazakhstan's Defence Minister Dauren Mirzakhmetov in Astana. The talks come amid continued military cooperation between Moscow and Astana, and the meeting is drawing attention across Russian-language media and social networks.

A Brazilian bricklayer who was deceived by a woman created with artificial intelligence has reportedly given up on returning to Maranhão and boarded a bus from Belo Horizonte to Tocantins, disheartened after the episode. The case, in which a man was emotionally manipulated by a fake AI-generated persona, has drawn wide attention across Brazilian media and social networks.

A user is advising another to add hashtags like #school or #technology to their questions, explaining that without an algorithm to surface content, posts without hashtags are far less likely to be found by others. The exchange highlights a common learning curve for newcomers to decentralized social platforms, where discovery relies on tags rather than algorithmic feeds, and reflects ongoing conversation about how to organise and find content there.

A new tutorial explains how to install and run a Mastodon server on AlmaLinux, a Linux distribution, on a virtual private server. The guide describes Mastodon as a social network similar to X/Twitter but without a central owner, and walks through the setup steps. It is a practical resource for people interested in self-hosting their own social media platform.

Vladimir Grigoriev, a Honored Artist of Russia, has died, according to Russian news outlet URA.RU. Reports of his death are circulating widely in Russian media and social networks, with readers expressing condolences and recalling his work. No further details about his age, cause of death or career have been confirmed in the initial reports.

A Latin American academic network is drawing attention to the link between climate change and care work. The discussion frames the climate crisis not only as an environmental issue but as one that places growing burdens on those who care for people and communities, particularly women, as extreme weather and displacement increase demands for care worldwide.

A post shared on the decentralised social network points to a community dedicated to jokes from the late comedian Norm Macdonald, headlined 'Women's Tennis'. The comedian, who died in 2021, is remembered for his deadpan delivery and moth joke, and fans continue to swap his classic one-liners in dedicated forums.

Urbanmind.net, a small federated social network, has announced that it is now accepting new users. The announcement invites people to sign up and join the platform, which appears to run on the Mastodon/Fediverse software. Details about the site's community, moderation policies and user base are limited, so anyone considering joining would be wise to review the server's rules first. It is one of many independent instances currently welcoming newcomers.

Andrew Garfield says losing the Mark Zuckerberg role in 'The Social Network' to Jesse Eisenberg left 'a little dangling thread' in his career. In a new interview, the actor revisited the near-miss more than a decade on, drawing renewed attention to Eisenberg's Oscar-nominated portrayal and the casting decision that shaped both actors' paths.

Russian media report that Roman Abramovich made a rare public appearance alongside model Natalia Gotsiy, with StarHit publishing photos of the pair. The billionaire, who rarely attends public events, drew attention as outlets circulated images of the two together, prompting discussion about his companion and personal life.

Users on the Mastodon social network are sharing songs around the tag 'mastobada mal' (hurt), with R.E.M.'s 1992 hit 'Everybody Hurts' prominent among the picks. Participants post lyrics such as 'Take comfort in your friends' alongside links to the track, turning a word-prompt hashtag into a collective music-sharing game.

Snapchat has reached a settlement in the United States, allowing the company to avoid the next court ruling in a wave of lawsuits brought by thousands of American families. The families accuse social media operators of designing their products so that children become addicted. By settling, Snapchat avoids potentially damaging judgments, while broader legal action against social networks over youth addiction continues.

A blogger is marking ten years on Mastodon, the decentralised social network, with a retrospective piece included in a 'Digital Crossroads' collection on blogging and social media. The essay is drawing attention among users interested in alternatives to corporate platforms, prompting discussion about how the fediverse has evolved and whether decentralised social networking has lived up to its early promise.

Users on decentralized social networks are sharing posts about Gaza tagged with #FediForGaza and #HelpFolksLive, aimed at keeping attention on the humanitarian situation and directing people toward help or fundraising appeals. The specific post being reshared comes from an account posting under the Gaza hashtag, though no further details about its content or author are available.

A debate is circulating in Brazil about the difference between a 'rede social' (social network) and 'midia social' (social media). A commentator argues the two concepts are being conflated, noting that if platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X and Bluesky are all called social networks, the industry needs a different name to describe them properly. The point being made is that without clear definitions, it is hard to know how to deal with these platforms and their effects.