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What replacement for each major social media do you use (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As I see it:

Reddit - Lemmy Discord - Revolt Twitter - Mastodon Snapchat / Whatsapp - Signal ? Instagram - No replacement to my knowledge Skype / Zoom - Jitsi

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was only ever really into Reddit, which Lemmy has handily replaced.

I technically have an Instagram, but I scrubbed it and removed the app to stop me from doomscrolling and giving Meta ad revenue.
Microblogging like Twitter or Tumblr never really appealed to me.
I was born after 2000, so Facebook doesn't exist in my world.

I do use Discord, but mainly because all my friends and family are on there. I would love if a federated alternative like Matrix became the standard. Hopefully the EU's Digital Markets Act will help - if I understand it correctly, Discord and other platforms will be forced to allow seamless bridges (which currently will get you banned) under interoperability requirements.