Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

minds.com is a social media service founded in 2011, notable for publishing source code for their platform under a free license (AGPL);

https://developers.minds.com/docs/contributing/license/

In 2021 they decentralised their in-house chat by connecting it to the Matrix network;

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1236784837018611712

#TIL that minds.com is implementing ActivityPub and connecting to the fediverse;

https://networks.minds.com/blog/post/what-is-the-fediverse-the-next-evolution-of-social-media

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#fediverse#ActivityPub#Minds
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Unlike most centralised alternatives created in reaction to DataFarming scandals (Ello, Unseen.is, CoHost), Minds managed to reach critical mass despite being a Walled Garden. Part of that, no doubt, was pitching themselves as a free speech platform. At a time when DataFarms were becoming more risk averse in their moderation, in respond to pressure from advertisers.

As a result, they've sometimes been compared to Gob and Lies.social, but this is unfair IMHO;

https://www.minds.com/change/blog/faq-minds-deradicalization-1038874126241513472

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