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FundMECFS to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago

Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy

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Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy

www.404media.co

FundMECFS to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months ago
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The TikTok ban and Donald Trump's rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social media.
  • @Clbull@lemmy.world
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    4•4 months ago

    Tildes (a closed garden Reddit alternative) frequently love to reminisce about the days of small forum communities. Maybe we need to bring them back.

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      They still exist. I’m active in one, love it.

      I sometimes fantasise about a lemmy like decentralised protocol that works for old school forums.

      • @Obelix@feddit.org
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        9•4 months ago

        NodeBB has added ActivityPub federation today. So that should work

      • @Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.world
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        2•4 months ago

        Tildes as in https://tilde.club/ or something else?

        • @turboturtle@lemmy.ca
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          2•4 months ago

          This one: https://tildes.net/

    • @bjvanst@lemmy.world
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      1•4 months ago

      what does closed garden mean in this context? as in contrast to the fediverse?

      • @can@sh.itjust.works
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        2•4 months ago

        Tildes is invite only similar to lobste.rs

      • @gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2•4 months ago

        you must be accepted after filling out an application, then you’ll get your ssh key validated and only then can you tunnel in and join properly

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