After many years, I've just deleted the Instagram app.<br>I feel free.<br><a href="/tags/instagram/" rel="tag">#Instagram</a> <a href="/tags/social/" rel="tag">#Social</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetworks/" rel="tag">#SocialNetworks</a><br>
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I'm trying to convince the last friends I have left on Facebook, X, Threads, or BlueSky to join the Fediverse. Some have tried but felt a sense of loneliness. Nowadays, many people are so used to doing what algorithms suggest that they can no longer make independent choices.<br>My timeline here, on the other hand, is beautiful.<br>I see what I want, I follow people who post what I like, and no one tells me what I should do. Freedom may come with a "cost," but whatever it is, it's worth the effort. Always.<br><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetworks/" rel="tag">#SocialNetworks</a><br>
<p>We're proud to support A New Social, a non-profit helmed by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@quillmatiq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>quillmatiq</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://snarfed.org/about" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>snarfed.org</span></a></span>. Learn more here about its mission to liberate people's networks from their platforms, and level the playing field across the open social web.</p><p><a href="https://www.anew.social/hello-social-web/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.anew.social/hello-social-web/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.anew.social/hello-social-w</span><span class="invisible">eb/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetworks/" rel="tag">#SocialNetworks</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/bridgyfed/" rel="tag">#BridgyFed</a> <a href="/tags/peoplenotplatforms/" rel="tag">#PeopleNotPlatforms</a></p>
<p>The fediverse has no central authority — which brings both challenges and opportunities for how it's governed. For Dot Social, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> spoke with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@kissane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kissane</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://friend.camp/@darius" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>darius</span></a></span>, two of the smartest people working on this, about the impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential election on fediverse work, the "Xodus," what needs to be done next, and how to fund and sustain better networks for humans. </p><p>Read more about it in this blogpost.<br><a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/erin-kissane-and-darius-kazemi/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/erin-kissane-and-darius-kazemi/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">erin-kissane-and-darius-kazemi/</span></a></p><p>Listen to the conversation on <a href="https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/c/dot_social/v</span><span class="invisible">ideos</span></a> or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><a href="/tags/dotsocial/" rel="tag">#DotSocial</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#Podcast</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/governance/" rel="tag">#Governance</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/atprotocol/" rel="tag">#ATProtocol</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetworks/" rel="tag">#SocialNetworks</a></p>
Exactly one year ago, I launched the snac instance of BSD Cafe: <a href="https://snac.bsd.cafe" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>snac.bsd.cafe</a><br><br>Some users gave it a try and decided to self-host. Others have kept it as a secondary account, while some use it regularly.<br><br>Happy anniversary, snac.bsd.cafe - and thanks to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://comam.es/snac/grunfink" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grunfink</span></a></span> for the ongoing development and improvement, always staying true to the principles of simplicity and integrity.<br><br><a href="/tags/bsdcafeservices/" rel="tag">#BSDCafeServices</a> <a href="/tags/bsdcafe/" rel="tag">#BSDCafe</a> <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> <a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetworks/" rel="tag">#SocialNetworks</a><br>
<p>When social networks went mainstream in 2003, they were initially positioned as dating apps — both Friendster and its copycat MySpace had online dating vibes (later that year, Mark Zuckerberg would use the "hot or not" format in Facemash...but that's another, creepier, story!). Here's a look back at MySpace vs. Friendster in 2003, and why the web's 'view source' philosophy was key to MySpace winning. <a href="https://cybercultural.com/p/myspace-2003/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="cybercultural.com/p/myspace-2003/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cybercultural.com/p/myspace-20</span><span class="invisible">03/</span></a> <a href="/tags/internethistory/" rel="tag">#InternetHistory</a> <a href="/tags/socialnetworks/" rel="tag">#SocialNetworks</a></p>