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Re:Twitter may slow down users’ ability to ‘like’ tweets con... by damnencryption on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @05:36AM (#25044473)
https://tinyfeed.co ?

It was trending on product hunt yesterday and many alternatives are created every week.

I don't understand people on HN. They don't want mainstream social media but won't try these smaller alternatives because they are not mainstream. Seems pretty contradictory, no?

This isn't a real alternative because it doesn't have [insert the reason why people here hate twitter or Facebook]

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Re:Twitter may slow down users’ ability to ‘like’ tweets con... by oschebell on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:02AM (#25123230)
Hah so true. I'm Owen, the maker of tinyfeed. We will see, I will launch it on HN soon but I'm a bit terrified...
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Re:Twitter may slow down users’ ability to ‘like’ tweets con... by berryworm on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @05:53AM (#25044565)
The challenge is to get a significant amount of users to switch. As in many cases, convenience wins at the moment.
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