Luke LeBrunNov 18, 2022

The collapse of Twitter for (basically) self-inflicted reasons makes a strong case for building online infrastructure structured as a non-profit or public utility.

People rely on these platforms for public information, use them for democratic debate and many invest their livelihoods in them.

These platforms are too important to public safety, peoples’ livelihoods and democracy to leave in the hands of eccentric billionaires or the whims of stock markets.

Show threadmoparisthebestNov 18, 2022
@llebrun Disagree. It's a strong case for open and federated protocols and encouraging people to run their own infrastructure for family and friends.

Giant instances are the problem, regardless of who runs them.
Show threadLuke LeBrunNov 18, 2022
@moparisthebest And yet here you are, communicating with me on an open, federated platform that is incorporated as a non-profit!
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@llebrun Your instance might be, but I run my own, aren't open and federated protocols great? :D
Nov 18, 2022 at 4:55amWeb