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Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy (www.404media.co)
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[–] 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What's happening right now is eerily close to the "Gleichschaltung" that happened after Hitler took over Germany, basically bringing all media in line with the will of the party and the leader. It was news media then, it is social media now. Because for many people, social media is their primary news source.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Will smaller alternatives be enough to upend their plans?

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago

    The smaller alternatives will get bigger as the mainstream social media gets worse and worse. The job for us, in whatever way we can, is to build the alternatives and make them ready to handle the influx, and make them welcoming to new people.

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