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Re:Always Own Your Platform (2019) by rsolva on Friday June 10, 2022 @03:49AM (#31691267)
My mastodon pitch is it’s «ad-free, community-run and features a chronological feed (no algorithms)».

I used to open with the fact that it's federated, but it's a much harder concept to sell initially. People do appreciate it later on though, when they find out they can follow and interact with a bunch of other social networks and communities.

Re:Always Own Your Platform (2019) by hello_marmalade on Friday June 10, 2022 @09:50PM (#31701241)
My biggest problem with Mastodon is it’s psychotic user base.
Re:Always Own Your Platform (2019) by rsolva on Sunday June 12, 2022 @09:48AM (#31714468)
This is entirely dependent on the instance/server you join. I can't guarantee that you'll find a pre-existing community that fits your interests, but you can start your own independent server an carve out a niche to your liking. That is not possible on any other commercial and centralized social media platforms.
Re:Always Own Your Platform (2019) by hammyhavoc on Saturday June 11, 2022 @06:24AM (#31703408)
Source?