H1_To4h ago

I’m building a simple alternative to noisy social apps and would like feedback

https://lemmy.today/post/51314807

I’m building a simple alternative to noisy social apps and would like feedback - Lemmy Today

I keep wondering if social media actually got worse over time, or if we just accepted the noise because there wasn’t an alternative. Most platforms now feel like algorithms first and people second. Everything is optimized for attention, not connection. And it’s kind of exhausting. I’m 16 and I’ve been building a small experiment called Hideout. The idea is basically the opposite direction: quieter spaces, private rooms, control over presence, and less pressure to constantly perform or be “active.” I’m not claiming it’s the solution or even a good idea yet. I’m genuinely trying to figure out if people are just used to how things are now, or if there’s actually demand for something simpler. So I’m curious Would you even use something like this, or does “simple social media” just not work anymore? The Hideout [https://hideout-fa01d.web.app/]

Show threadSi  (he/him)4d ago

@GeofCox

Yes, discussing face to face in a not filtered by a rich white guys anti social life social media machine might lead to diverse thinking.

And discourse is a good thing! It makes you think and question things, life, behaviours etc.

Therefore industrial oligarchs tried to get rid of bars and taverns.

#AntiSocialMedia

MadeInDex 📰🌎6d ago

TikTok ad leader steps down in latest high-profile exit

https://lemmy.world/post/45434681

TikTok ad leader steps down in latest high-profile exit - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45434604 [https://lemmy.world/post/45434604] > > > “Other recent departures have included global head of creators, Kim Farrell, who left earlier this year after almost six years, and Blake Chandlee, who departed in 2025 after leading advertising and marketing for six years. > > Michael Beckerman, a public policy executive who helped lead TikTok’s fight against a U.S. ban, also exited last year, as did music chief Ole Obermann. And Erich Andersen, who served as U.S.-based general counsel for TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd., left that role in 2024.” > > Did they quit or did they DeTikTok? ;) >

MadeInDex 📰🌎Apr 5

Truth Social Sign-up is down - Did Trumps recent post break it?

https://lemmy.world/post/45226319

Tim ☑️ 🔭🌃📷🪨🚴🌳Mar 31

Anyone remember the days of #flickr #explore? 15-20yr ago I used to get excited to be in it. Now all I see is algorithm, algorithm, probably bots, algorithm.

My recent photo of Sh2-142 The Wizard nebula is doing "well" on flickr. 3815 views, 143 faves, 15 comments. Nice? But, at the risk of offending some people, every single comment there is a generic quasi-spam text that could equally apply to anything else in Explore.

Sigh.

#photography #algorithm #socialmedia #antisocialmedia #flickr

Su_GMar 25

RE: https://rssfeed.media/@abcfeeds/116291825495347262

Zuck looks like a rabbit in the headlights in the pic. And how’s the arrogance in this statement: “Meta said it respectfully disagreed with the verdict and was evaluating its legal options.”

Good that the article also mentions:

“In a separate case this week, a jury in New Mexico found Meta violated state law by misleading users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and of enabling child sexual exploitation on those platforms.

AP/Reuters”

#antiSocialMedia #socialMediaAddiction #USPol #Zuck #meta #addiction #mentalHealth #publicHealth #reconnectingconsequencesToCauses

zabadohMar 25

Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case

https://ani.social/post/29338924

Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case - ani.social

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Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 16

@DigitalNaiv das nennt sich "#TouchingGrass"!

#TouchGrass #AntisocialMedia

Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 11

@ferricoxide It's even worse than #NorthKorea, because Pyongyang doesn't demand you to provide you with all your #AntisocialMedia, #Fingerprints and #DNA nor do they reject people with a valid visa purely out of vibes...

  • The only other nation that legally doesn't guarantee entry with a valid visa is #Japan but unlike the #USA I can't find stories where they rejected entry based off things that would've invalidated a visa anyway (i.e. past ban of entry, criminal conviction or unpaid fines, using forged documents, ...)
    • Whereas the #US always mistreated travelers to the point that people with all the valid permits were treated worse than Inmates in a German Prison at Immigrations, with "trigger-happy" TSA & CPB personnel looking for reasons to flatline them - and that was in the early-to-mid - 2000s!
Kevin Karhan Mar 1

@tokyo_0 personally I think people should do it with their accounts as they like it, following the rules of their instances.

  • Some mandate certain topics to be #CW'd - ranging from #NSFW to #USpol - whilst others are "As long as it won't get the admin swatted, we're cool! Just don't d0x/swat people or upload copyrighted/CSAM content!" - lenient.

    • In the end the #Fediverse does get it's strengh by said diversity of rules and people…

And that's certainly better than #AntisocialMedia that are prudish and just a pain in the ass to deal with…