stux⚡️Jan 31, 2025

Crazy.

I never would have thought how important the #Fediverse would become as one of the last communication networks that are not controlled by governments, directly or indirectly

Especially in times like now when almost all other ones are kissing the ring

Billionaires who are in control of most of our daily communication should not be trusted, our most valued digital forms of connection should be in control of the people like you and me

Thank you for being part of this❤️

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#Fediverse

What I appreciate is the fact that the fediverse is not algorithm driven.

For example, every time I visit YouTube, I get recommendations for videos I would consider to promote anger and hate despite the fact that I'm looking for something rather neutral. They always have tempting titles like ''Huge scandal revealed… Here's the secret only few know.'' or something similar. Once you put your finger on such thing you are basically trapped in a flood of similarly videos.

Speaking about algorithms, individuals can actually get their own algorithms to work. There is a talk about this at #FOSDEM.

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5601-build-your-own-timeline-algorithm/
FOSDEM 2025 - Build your own timeline algorithm

Jan 31, 2025 at 7:34amWeb