Platforms have become commodities.
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Platforms have become commodities.
Shipping online tools with shiny UIs is no longer a viable business model for trillion dollar tech companies.
So it makes sense why #Meta would pivot to infrastructure and partner with an open source protocol along the way.
Under the hood, the new #SocialWeb will need algorithms, moderation tools, and other cloud services. These needs are not being left up to chance.
US Regulation will soon force the small platforms onto compliance-ready clouds.
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fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻replied to fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 last edited by
In a scenario where complicated US regulation forces small, independent platforms (like Mastodon instances) to migrate to Meta infrastructure, we lose the #indieweb.
The US government has historically monopolized critical infrastructure. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 gave us Comcast.
We are seeing it again with KOSA and Meta pivoting to cloud services.
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fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻replied to fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 last edited by
The #SocialWeb is not a single protocol or cloud service provider. It's us. It's people.
We do not get to lead self-determined digital lives with #Meta pulling all of the levers under our platforms.
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smallcircles (Humanity Now 🕊)replied to fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻 last edited by
The social web doesn't have 'leaders' either, esp. not self-proclaimed ones. Saying it does is tone-deaf, counter-cultural. Fediverse doesn't need to be led. It needs to be fostered, cared for, nurtured.. all fedizens, together.