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Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by simonh on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @08:49AM (#15797204)
Still no actual suggestion of an alternative.
Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by imran3740 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:24AM (#15798621)
Here's one: Mastodon [0]. It's decentralized, you can deploy your own instance, and doesn't (necessarily) rely on advertising.

[0]: https://joinmastodon.org/

Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by _Tev on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @12:51PM (#15799546)
> It's decentralized, you can deploy your own instance

So it's useless as a social network. Not an alternative.

I wonder when will the anti-centralization people realize that their solutions are not for everyone, and that's why so many people don't care about them.

Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by wu-ikkyu on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @05:50PM (#15802657)
What about it being decentralized makes it useless, and not an alternative?
Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by _Tev on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @06:35PM (#15811936)
It makes things hard for actual users. Centralization can generate trust issues, but it is often damn effective, that's why it's used so much everywhere.
Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by wu-ikkyu on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @07:21PM (#15812212)
I just signed up for Mastodon, and it was super easy to do. I don't what it could be considered difficult, even for non technical users.
Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by Can_Not on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @09:10AM (#15797400)
What about both non-capitalist and non-state controlled?
Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by gspetr on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @04:07PM (#15810847)
A crowdfunded open source platform?

I don't think you can describe it as capitalist since it's neither privately owned, nor for profit.

Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by salvar on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @09:32AM (#15797567)
That's not an answer to my question. Did you accidentally reply to the wrong comment?
Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p... by simonh on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @03:17PM (#15801029)
No I suggested a possible alternative and asked if there were any others. All I got back was snark.