A new disclosure reveals Instagram owner Meta spent more than ever on lobbing Congress and the White House as legislation to potentially ban its competitor, TikTok, was drawn up and passed.
Just force them to use open standards and for it to be easy for people to move platform whilst keeping all the connections to their profile: the power of such social media entities is that people are locked-in because if they move they lose the connections of both followers and those they follow, which often means family and friends.
Basically a solution similar to that adopted in Europe for phone numbers - that you can take your number with you when you move providers - would reduced social media companies down to “just a pipe for social media connectivity” which would ultimatelly kill those with the worst practices given that the barrier to entry to be a “social media provider” is way lower than to be a fixed line telephony provider.
One where you can use any server and client you wish, as long as it implements the same freely-available spec. You can probably access the source code of the server and client you’re using.
As with many things: the problem is not the technology itself, but the terms that capital owners demand we accept in order to use it.
Social network platforms have corporate controlled algorithms designed to maximize addiction. At the very least, you would need a “friend” system and who the fuck follows each other on here? When I was using reddit, one person followed me and it was a bot.
Shit, we should also ban insta, fb, and google places while we’re at it.
“but muh marketplace!” “but muh highschool friends I haven’t seen in a decade+!” “but muh extended family I haven’t spoken to since I was 8!”
Addicts won’t quit Meta. I’ve even seen posts on Lemmy with people defending Facebook. It’s gross.
I used to say those same things, now I basically just keep messenger as a job requirement but the rest of it can F off
marketplace is nothing but spam and scam, and those “friends” the only ones I care to talk to, use discord, or regular phone text
Isn’t messenger app the worst of them all?
Just force them to use open standards and for it to be easy for people to move platform whilst keeping all the connections to their profile: the power of such social media entities is that people are locked-in because if they move they lose the connections of both followers and those they follow, which often means family and friends.
Basically a solution similar to that adopted in Europe for phone numbers - that you can take your number with you when you move providers - would reduced social media companies down to “just a pipe for social media connectivity” which would ultimatelly kill those with the worst practices given that the barrier to entry to be a “social media provider” is way lower than to be a fixed line telephony provider.
Don’t tempt me with a good time.
Actually, be very tempted please! Get 'm!
We are on a social network platform too?
One where you can use any server and client you wish, as long as it implements the same freely-available spec. You can probably access the source code of the server and client you’re using.
As with many things: the problem is not the technology itself, but the terms that capital owners demand we accept in order to use it.
Not really. It’s just a fancy forum.
Social network platforms have corporate controlled algorithms designed to maximize addiction. At the very least, you would need a “friend” system and who the fuck follows each other on here? When I was using reddit, one person followed me and it was a bot.
As if the US government could understand this platform. It will be a shame to lose lemmy.world though