AndrewR

The biggest thing we want from tech giants is control over our communication, not age/identity verification.

More and more I think back to the 2023 Reddit API controversy, that this is what we should demand of all of our social media platforms. Third party clients should be normal. People should be able to opt out or in of algorithmic content. Content warnings should be provided so people can opt out or in of content they may not want to see.

This won't solve all internet and social media harm, but giving people the tools to control their own experience online is the first step.

#auspol #privacy #electronicfrontiersaustralia #ageverfication

Nov 8, 2024 at 11:43amWeb
Show threadMark DarbyshireNov 8, 2024

A trend that worries me is communities flocking to Discord because it feels less evil, it uses decentralised-sounding words like "server", and it puts the structure of your groups back in your control. But it's still centralised, still forbids APIs, and is owned by venture capital.

Every time we move to yet another proprietary platform, that's another missed opportunity to finally decentralise and take our data and algorithms back into our own control.

@andrew @MorpheusB