Pretty much in the title. Maybe you wouldn't even use it, but would like to simply see it exist for the sake of having a federated alternative.

For me, it'd be the following:

  • LinkedIn
  • Meetup
  • Tiktok

I am on the first two, but would prefer a federated alternative. I'm not on Tiktok, but would like to see a federated alternative.

I'll admit these might not be a good idea. But as a thought experiment, I'd be curious about the community weigh in on what you all think this might look like.

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[โ€“] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Disqus. Would be great to add federated comments to any news, blog or static site.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There's already a way to do this using Mastodon and a bit of Javascript. I use that on my flashlight review website and also link the comments to !flashlight@lemmy.world.

    It's not as slick a UX as Disqus of course, and it would be cool if somebody made that.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's hacky and not something a professional site would use. Cannot moderate comments for example.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago

    I certainly can moderate comments; I am the admin of the Mastodon server in question.

    What wouldn't work so well is to host comments on someone else's Mastodon server, so it's not a good fit for a low-tech/low-overhead site. There's definitely a space for something with a lower barrier to entry, but I don't think it fits well with the nonprofit, community-oriented approach to servers running most of the fediverse. Those users would be best served by a commercial subscription service.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago

    I remember last time I seen something like this it ended up just being full of nazis jerking each other off. Granted it was a pretty neoliberal app so that might have had a lot to do with it, but still, giving every website a news comment section isn't really that great of an idea in retrospect.

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