▲ 3702 ▼ Second largest Lemmy instance preemptively un-friends Facebook (lemmy.ml) submitted 3 years ago by ruffsl@programming.dev to c/fediverse@lemmy.world 1029 comments fedilink hide all child comments Lemmy.ml has now blocked Threads.net
[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 132 points 3 years ago (4 children) lemmy.world and everyone should as well permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rikudou@lemmings.world 14 points 3 years ago (1 child) I did yesterday or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 8 points 3 years ago Same, performed the update to 0.18.1 and figured "well I'm already here so..." I'll have no part in playing their game. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Genericusername@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Back when I was a kid and got my first computer, I was mostly offline except for the occasional dial-up session. I didn't have much to do on the internet anyway and it was quite expensive. I remember being amazed the first time I have set up to meet a friend over ICQ, rather than a phone call, of being able to communicate with other computers from mine. It didn't matter whether these computers were at a neighbors' house, a different city or entirely different country. I was looking forward to the internet giving us ways to connect like never before. No barriers, just directly communicating and bridging cultural differences and whatnot. Little did I knew that this was just one phase, as the internet gets more and more segregated. Rather than connecting with people, it gives you the ability to filter out whatever you don't agree with, while staying connected with those who share your beliefs. It's like we are no longer living the same reality and can't even agree over fundamental things. I miss the old naive days of the internet when we feared viruses and the occasional pedophile in a chat room. Nowadays it's the possibility of spreading misinformation that could overthrow a government. Either having it going uncontrolled and unregulated, or having a private company in control of such power. Personally, I think that this should be the choice of an individual user rather than the platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Twofacetony@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago “ICQ” Here’s a little nostalgia trip for you https://youtu.be/2s7MbRz01-A I think I found a link without 2 fucking unskippable adverts beforehand! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 14 points 3 years ago (1 child) I did yesterday or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 8 points 3 years ago Same, performed the update to 0.18.1 and figured "well I'm already here so..." I'll have no part in playing their game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 8 points 3 years ago Same, performed the update to 0.18.1 and figured "well I'm already here so..." I'll have no part in playing their game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Genericusername@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Back when I was a kid and got my first computer, I was mostly offline except for the occasional dial-up session. I didn't have much to do on the internet anyway and it was quite expensive. I remember being amazed the first time I have set up to meet a friend over ICQ, rather than a phone call, of being able to communicate with other computers from mine. It didn't matter whether these computers were at a neighbors' house, a different city or entirely different country. I was looking forward to the internet giving us ways to connect like never before. No barriers, just directly communicating and bridging cultural differences and whatnot. Little did I knew that this was just one phase, as the internet gets more and more segregated. Rather than connecting with people, it gives you the ability to filter out whatever you don't agree with, while staying connected with those who share your beliefs. It's like we are no longer living the same reality and can't even agree over fundamental things. I miss the old naive days of the internet when we feared viruses and the occasional pedophile in a chat room. Nowadays it's the possibility of spreading misinformation that could overthrow a government. Either having it going uncontrolled and unregulated, or having a private company in control of such power. Personally, I think that this should be the choice of an individual user rather than the platform. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Twofacetony@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago “ICQ” Here’s a little nostalgia trip for you https://youtu.be/2s7MbRz01-A I think I found a link without 2 fucking unskippable adverts beforehand! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Twofacetony@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago “ICQ” Here’s a little nostalgia trip for you https://youtu.be/2s7MbRz01-A I think I found a link without 2 fucking unskippable adverts beforehand! permalink fedilink source parent