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.
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Re:Facebook users in Romania see content related to street p...
by imran3740 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:24AM
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Here's one: Mastodon [0]. It's decentralized, you can deploy your own instance, and doesn't (necessarily) rely on advertising.
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
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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.