Daniel Supernault
@dansup@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

I think Lemmy, Mbin and Piefed will soon see an influx of new users.

Reddit is going to use Sam Altmans sketchy iris-scanning "Orb" to verify users.

What in the Black Mirror is this shit?

https://www.semafor.com/article/06/20/2025/reddit-considers-iris-scanning-orb-developed-by-a-sam-altman-startup

#reddit #iris #orb#worldID #lemmy #mbin #piefed
J 💫🏴‍☠️ 🦁
@janerationx@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp last month

Found this last night on #Reddit. Yup.

#Mastodon#SocialNetworking

I have been using Mastodon for a couple of years now, and while the privacy focus is part of the shift, the bigger shift is understanding that Twitter and Mastodon are not competitors. PixelFed and Instagram are not competitors. The old platforms are social media. They are entertainment platforms that nominally connect you to friends. But their actual customers are advertisers and entertainers (influencers?) The new federated platforms are social networking. They're community-owned and operated for the sole purpose of serving a community. They don't have customers, they have members. They are collaborative efforts run by individuals and not-for-profits.
I have been using Mastodon for a couple of years now, and while the privacy focus is part of the shift, the bigger shift is understanding that Twitter and Mastodon are not competitors. PixelFed and Instagram are not competitors. The old platforms are social media. They are entertainment platforms that nominally connect you to friends. But their actual customers are advertisers and entertainers (influencers?) The new federated platforms are social networking. They're community-owned and operated for the sole purpose of serving a community. They don't have customers, they have members. They are collaborative efforts run by individuals and not-for-profits.
I have been using Mastodon for a couple of years now, and while the privacy focus is part of the shift, the bigger shift is understanding that Twitter and Mastodon are not competitors. PixelFed and Instagram are not competitors. The old platforms are social media. They are entertainment platforms that nominally connect you to friends. But their actual customers are advertisers and entertainers (influencers?) The new federated platforms are social networking. They're community-owned and operated for the sole purpose of serving a community. They don't have customers, they have members. They are collaborative efforts run by individuals and not-for-profits.
Wulfy
@n_dimension@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@strypey @lightweight

Problem with shim apps is, you need access to the API.

With the advent of AI, the socials have gotten very protective of their hoard (not for privacy reasons, but ca$h)

Eg. #Facebook kept moving the API so developers had difficulty to keep adapting.

#reddit made API so expensive that third party clients were priced out.

For a "Universal social" app, that aggregates Facebook, X(/spit), Insta etc ... You need an API and they would cut you off if the aim of the app is to migrate their precious users.