Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ!

https://privacy.thenexus.today/should-the-fediverse-welcome-surveillance-capitalism/

Contents:

- Two views of the fediverse
- The case for “Trust but verify”
- Wait a second. Why should anybody trust Facebook, Instagram, or Meta?
- Why the Anti-Meta FediPact is good strategy
- We’re here, we’re queer, fuck Facebook
- A few words about digital colonialism
- Now’s a good time for instance admins to discuss with their communities
- In chaos there is opportunity!

@fediverse@lemmy.ml @fediverse@kbin.social #fediverse #Meta #FediPact

  • Dick Justice@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I have to wonder how the people that are okay with this would feel if u/Spez announced that he was starting a lemmy instance to federate “his” content.

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      I have to wonder how the people that are okay with this would feel if u/Spez announced that he was starting a lemmy instance to federate “his” content.

      Considering that this would literally mean a 180° turn in the API issue, that would be welcome.