Another federated medium: Bookwyrm
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We finally have a platform that can compete with . This solves the #algorithm problem and everyone, especially Europeans, can jump on a platform that doesn't manipulate them. #Meta has already shown itself to be suspicious, to the point of censoring posts that refer to @pixelfed. With good reasons. In just a few days, #Pixelfed has already reached over 330,000 accounts.
But there's more from the #fediverse: an alternative to #TikTok is coming: it's called #loops.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms
The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control, says Johnny Ryan, director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council for Civil LibertiesJohnny Ryan (The Guardian)
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@Elischeva91 they maintain a curated list of servers listed on pixelfed.org/servers
For a full list of servers, checkout fedidb.org/software/pixelfed
Source: mastodon.social/@pixelfed/1138…
→ Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next #Musk or #Zuckerberg
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
“"Our core mission remains the same: to create the tools and digital spaces where #people can build authentic, constructive online communities #free from ads, data exploitation, manipulative algorithms, or corporate monopolies," Mastodon's blog said.”
“Mastodon's day-to-day operations will be managed by the new European not-for-profit entity, "establishing a new legal home for #Mastodon."”
Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg
Mastodon shifts to nonprofit ownership, calls for $5M in donations to expand.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
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Big day for the fediverse
Major news in the #fediverse: #Mastodon becomes a non-profit ; and Instagram replacement #pixelfed , which is seeing a big surge in membership as people flee Meta, launches mobile apps.
And while we're on the subject, let me point to Loops, a fediverse alternative to TikTok which is just now getting off the ground.
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Migrating from corporate social media
Starting to explore migrating away from corporate social media like Facebook or Twitter, to the fediverse. The biggest obstacle is of course the network effect: I have a group of friends on Facebook, we all follow each other, will they migrate with me? I guess I'll find out. I am doing this gradually, first migrating to the fediverse (links in my profile), and starting a blog at write.as/leastaction/ with some longer pieces about topics that interest me: the meaning of democracy is a big one for me these days. And yes, the rise of oligarchic despots around the world.
If any of these things resonate with you, do let me know. I am very happy to have conversations about these important topics.
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