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s1vgm Nov 15, 2023

Am I the only one who can’t get used to Fediverse?

Am I the only one who can’t get used to Fediverse? - Lemmy.World

I’m fairly new to the Fediverse, and I’d like to share my onboarding experience. Personally, I appreciate the concept of decentralization and the community-driven aspect of Fediverse. I’ve used Mastodon and Lemmy, based on ActivityPub, for a while: 1. I find it difficult to get all the updates I need on a particular instance, and except for a few very large instances, most others appear quite quiet and like the Internet ten years ago. 2. The content and style of each instance tend to be quite diverse. To find someone to follow, I must switch between different instances with lengthy domains. 3. Fediverse isn’t truly decentralized; instances operate under the will of server owners, who can ban and remove content as they please. These reasons prompted me to explore more decentralized networks, I mean truly decentralized networks, such as Nostr [https://nostr.com/]. However, creating a Nostr account and saving the Recovery Phrases is challenging (I lost my first Nostr account due to the loss of Recovery Phrases). And generally speaking, the user experience on Nostr is much worse than Mastodon, full of scam and ads. I believe people should leave Twitter due to shadowbans and robots and Facebook due to privacy concerns, but I’m struggling to choose a platform to migrate to. Each has its drawbacks, making it difficult to decide. I’d love to hear your opinions on this.

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s1vgm Oct 26, 2023

I prefer to opt out of using this feature for a simple reason: I already hate when people call my phone, so why would I want X users to call me? Also, X doesn’t have a good record of creating a safe, trustworthy space. No way would I ever trust Elon Musk enough to carry out calls over his infrastructure.

I sincerely recommend that people opt for safer alternatives, such as WireMin and Element. Calls on these platforms are end-to-end encrypted, and since they are decentralized, there are no central servers to save or analyze our calls. It’s important to ensure that our calls are not being monitored for ad targeting based on our conversations.

If decentralized platforms seem too much for you, at least use Signal, which also offers end-to-end encryption for calls.

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s1vgm Oct 18, 2023

X will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet and retweet.

https://lemmy.world/post/6958838

X will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet and retweet. - Lemmy.World

X (Twitter) to soon begin charging $1 annual subscription in order to tweet and interact. Next move must be to charge users deleting their accounts $1. And Elon can sell your data to make more money.

s1vgm Sep 22, 2023

Does anyone have recommendations for p2p messaging apps which don’t collect any of your data?

https://lemmy.world/post/5501418

Does anyone have recommendations for p2p messaging apps which don’t collect any of your data? - Lemmy.world

I feel like I remember someone sharing one a while ago but I can’t find it anymore. Bonus points if it’s available on MacOS, and extra for having a profile space for sharing photos and videos.

Big no

As the news says, “Based on your consent”

s1vgm Sep 5, 2023

X plans to collect biometric information, job, education history for safety, security, and identification purposes.

https://lemmy.world/post/4482323

X plans to collect biometric information, job, education history for safety, security, and identification purposes. - Lemmy.world

“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes,” The revised policy of X(Twitter) is expected to go into effect on September 29, 2023. The thing is, biometric data is permanent and can’t be changed. If we share that with X, it could mean lifelong privacy risks. And seriously, I can’t think of a single reason why Elon needs to know where I went to high school for data security purposes. People keep talking about leaving Twitter, but when will they actually do that? I guess they’ll just keep putting up with it, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.

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s1vgm Sep 5, 2023

Since when did Twitter become a platform for sending death sentences? Isn’t there a better alternative?

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s1vgm Sep 1, 2023

Try WireMin www.alchemy.com/dapps/wiremin

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s1vgm Aug 31, 2023

This WireMin thing has made me confused. I checked out their website, and it looks like they’re calling themselves a decentralized Twitter.http://wiremin.org/#/blog/6 So I also did a quick search on Twitter, and apparently WireMin has quite a lot crazy fans promoting it actively. What surprises me is that these fans haven’t been shadowbanned by Twitter. Perhaps freedom of speech actually exists on Twitter? Lmao. Just joking, not a fan of Elon Musk’s twitter.