Subj : Resurgence of non-mainstr
To   : Dr. What
From : Kaelon
Date : Fri Apr 29 2022 07:38 am

 Re: Resurgence of non-mainstr
 By: Dr. What to Nightfox on Fri Apr 29 2022 08:07 am

> Remember when the "If you don't like how our platform is run, start your
> own" saying?
>
> Well, several started.  MeWe is sort of like Facebook.  Gab is sort of like
> Twitter.  Rumble and BitChute are like YouTube.  I'm sure there are more,
> but those are the ones I use.

Absolutely.  Don't forget that there's a huge decentralized free, open-source software (FOSS) of social media out there (sometimes called the "Fediverse"). Federated Social Media has sprung up everywhere, allowing the use of the ActivityPub protocol to allow everyone to start up their own Twitter (Mastodon), YouTube (PeerTube), Instagram (Pixelfed), and the like, and they can all talk to one another and federate easily and selectively.

I feel that, even though the Federation / Fediverse has been a nerdy experiment mostly among fringe and nerds, the dramatic increase in it (namely, Mastodon) thanks to Tusk's acquisition of Twitter is going to launch a new renaissance. Definitely provides food for thought along-side the Alt Soc Med.

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