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This spammer created multiple accounts on various Lemmy instances to post self advertisements. How do we combat this? (media.kbin.social)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/fediverse@kbin.social
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[–] 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

So none of that applies to fedi then. Can’t buy up users because we’re federated and can’t buy up competition, because we’re a just fart in Sahara in comparison, both in numbers of people and in revenue dollars

And since there’s no privacy here he can datamine the shit out of content already

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    We have a login, that's all the requirement. We have adopted the platform and we are attracting more users by our numbers. It's all about adoption.

    because we’re a just fart in Sahara in comparison, both in numbers of people and in revenue dollars

    So was Instagram when it began.

    If Ernest sold the platform tomorrow you wouldn't even notice it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Buying one instance doesn't change anything though. Instagram was the whole kit and caboodle. It made a difference. Buying one instance, even a large won't doesn't give the same leverage. Plus, it doesn't destroy competition or anything. It's not equivalent.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Wait for more tools and instances, and the leaders will emerge.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    And thinking any single instance can sway the entire fediverse, whether they're "leaders" or not is naive. You'd need to buy the top 100 instances at once to force any actual change in the fediverse and those top 100 were more than likely formed to avoid consolidation like that. You're worried about something that is so insanely difficult to happen and would have such a low ROI compared to Instagram and acquisitions like it. It's literally being shown that it's cheaper for a corporation to create its own. That's what Threads is.

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