Ivan Todorov
@ivantodorov@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Lemmy question: Is it actually good or just "not Reddit"?

I love the federated approach and the self-hosting potential is exciting, but only if people are actually there.

Slowly switching there as well atm.

What's the story from folks who've made the jump? Lemmy know :D

#Lemmy#Reddit#Fediverse#SelfHosting#OpenSource#TechCommunity
Jerry on Mastodon
@Jerry@hear-me.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
#PieFed, a federated #Reddit alternative, may well be the most actively updated volunteer-maintained FOSS application. There are new features (not minor ones either) every day along with a number of bug fixes. And it's rock solid.

I update the software on my Piefed server a minimum of twice a day, and even doing this, I'm always afraid I'm falling behind.

For example, these are the changes made last month: https://link.fossdle.org/post/1605. It's a huge list.

And, as a plus, unlike Lemmy, the developers are not tankies. They are great human beings. I never went to Lemmy because of the developers. I just couldn't.

I'm impressed, and I want to throw some public Kudos and thank yous toward the team.

If you would like to explore PieFed, here's the server list: https://join.piefed.social/try/

@rimu

#Fediverse#FediverseApplications
Roni Laukkarinen
@rolle@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
Erik Moeller
@eloquence@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

The #UX#Reddit uses for managing thread views is one of the worst I've ever seen.

The "Single comment thread" loads additional comments every time you click it, and eventually turns into an unclickable text that's styled almost identically to a link. The "See full discussion" places you completely out of context. Neither link's meaning is obvious.

One of those cases of terrible UX everyone's just gotten used to.
Daniel Supernault
@dansup@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

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
jbz
@jbz@indieweb.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

🧿 Reddit considers iris-scanning Orb developed by a Sam Altman startup | Semafor

｢ World ID could soon become a way for Reddit users to verify that they are unique individuals while remaining anonymous on the platform ｣

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

#reddit #ai #privacy
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@janerationx@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

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 3 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.
S 🌱 L V I Λ
@sylv_a@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

At the request of many of you (no experience yet myself) herewith additional graphics to boost global switch day across multiple platforms on February 1st 2025.

#facebook #friendica #tiktok #loops #youtube #peertube #reddit #lemmy

Also a big big shout-out to all the beautiful people who develop and maintain the software for the decentralized social web. Please help them build the #fediverse for everyone by making a donation. Thank you.
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@alice@lgbtqia.space  ·  activity timestamp 7 months ago

I deleted my #Twitter / #X account forever ago.

I deleted my #Reddit account shortly after.

A few days ago I messaged all the people I know on #WhatsApp to tell them I'd be deleting my account. A few minutes ago I deleted it and uninstalled the app.

A few minutes ago I also requested a download of my #Facebook and #Instagram content (both have been locked down and unused for years). A few seconds ago I deleted both accounts.

#LinkedIn comes out of the archive when I'm looking for work, and goes back in as soon as I get hired again. I'm strongly considering deleting that account as well, because fuck LinkedIn and #FuckCapitalism.

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So what am I doing in place of all these toxic, bullshit platforms? I'm glad you asked...

#Mastodon, #Signal, #Matrix, #Proton (mail, drive), #Lovense (hey, it's a social platform 😋).

#MyDataMyChoice#DeleteMeta