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@annmygdala I’ve written a fair bit about fighting network effect in the IM space. By boycotting all #proprietary and #centralized platforms - #WhatsApp, #Telegram, #Discord, #Signal, etc - I’ve managed to bring over a hundred people to #XMPP all by myself. Now, if only more people were doing the same…
https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html#onboarding-and-advocacy
@dgar Love the variety of synonyms for "died"
Lessons to be learned -
• Boycott #proprietary software - use #FreedomRespecting software (a.k.a. #Libre / #OpenSource / #FreeSoftware) which is free of corporate control, and
• Boycott #centralized services - use #federated services so you aren't locked into one service.
#XMPP is still around, and thriving.
https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html
Still a #centralized, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider service that snitches on users if it ain't yet another #Honeypot like #ANØM...
@debby #Mumble, #IRC, #XMPP (+OMEMO = @gajim / #monoclesChat) & #Linphone (#SIP / #VoIP) are the better options. #NextcloudTalk also exist and @monocles as well as @Stuxhost offer that.
#Signal and #Session are #proprietary, #centralized, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider solutions!
And #Matrix is just a shittier #XMPP+#OMEMO. Give @delta / #DeltaChat a try instead.
OfC #JitsiMeet and #WebCall are also great!
@adisonverlice I think that's dangerous disinfo as @torproject actively works against attempts to fingerprint and track #Tor users.
In fact, Tor has been designed with the explicit goal to circumvent #Firewalls and #InternetCensorship methods like #DeepApcketInspection.
As a matter of principle I'd never vouch for any #centralized, #SingleVendor and/or #SingleProvider solution of any kind, including #Session.
For #Discord, the end-times are sooner than we think.
With the pickup of Ex-Activision Exec Humam Sakhnini, you know, the Call of M̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ Duty publisher, as CEO of Discord, we can effectively say "goodbye" to what Discord is, and "hello" to the complete #enshittification of a service marching headfirst into #IPO.
Sorry ya'll, but we're due to move off another #centralized place we love if we care about the services we get. And it sucks, because Discord has a good UX.
Une indication de plus que Bluesky ne sera jamais décentralisé, l'entreprise va valider des tiers (Trusted Verifier) pour afficher des coches de vérification.
@lukadjo @ApAlun @Crispius @fedilore @freeagent @vfrmedia
just an idea
(not an original one):
the problem with #algorithms on #centralized #socialMedia is that they can be manipulated
on the #fediverse why not have a menu of #openSource algorithms that anyone can write (audited so they are genuinely manipulation-free)?
people can freely choose one, and they can sink into their #algorithm stupor
if that's what they want
is there harm in that?
i'm not saying they *have* to do that
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