"We used to dunk on #people asking random users on here #questions they could’ve googled but now that every single #google search gives you an #AI generated response it’s actually better for the #environment to just ask a random #tumblr user and see what they have to say."

https://www.tumblr.com/nando161mando/790643627623940096

Choose Your Fighter: Microblogging Edition

#Threads
❌ Algorithm-first, making it more difficult to be discovered
❌ AI-powered moderation with little transparency or accountability

#Bluesky
❌ Owned by VCs and crypto bros with no clear revenue plan
❌ One investor away from becoming Twitter 2.0

#Mastodon
✅ Community-owned and billionaire-proof
✅ No ads, no tracking, no algorithms

#SocialMedia can actually be yours again. Choose freedom and #privacy. Choose the #Fediverse 🌍✨

#xodus #bsky #deso

Cross posting for all the thirsty peeps on this app 😤

(new wood burning)

if you're (still) wondering why bunch of fediverse/masto admins are pre-emptively defederating #threads and #meta, this article/blog post sums it up geniously clearly without much drama and with references provided:

https://about.scicomm.xyz/doku.php?id=blog:2023:0625_meta_on_the_fediverse_to_block_or_not_to_block