Check this out https://web3unplugged.io/50-web3-social-dapps/
A few ones I've tried if you don't want to read it yourself:
Bluesky on page 5, Status on page 6, and WireMin on page 12. You'll need an invite code to use Bluesky though.
Elon can make money through ads because he has collected loads of user data and know your interests. I'd be happy to see him take a hit in this regard. Why not use decentralized social media? They don't collect any data and there won't be any targeted ads.
X is busy hiding truths while leaving these illegal stuff unattended.
Now can we please ditch X?
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Yeah Mastodon is one of those decentralized social media. Have you found any other good ones?
Why haven't they switched to other platforms yet? Love Elon so much?
Let's review what Elon Musk has done just in 2023:
- Changed Twitter to X.
- Plans to implement a small monthly payment for everyone using the X system.
- Plans to collect user biometric information, job, and education history for "safety, security, and identification purposes."
- Brings back shadowbanning.
- Uses user data to train AI models.
- Limits replies to verified users only.
Elon has made so many terrible changes to Twitter that I can’t remember what the breaking point was for me.
Fortunately, there’s a lot more competition in Twitter-like social media platforms. Mastodon may currently hold the position as the most established platform, but there are numerous other services competing to become the next preferred place for online users.
Try WireMin. They don't ask for phone numbers or emails to create an account. http://wiremin.org/
"Just public data, not DMs or anything private," huh?
Obviously Elon Musk considers everything we post on Twitter as his personal wealth... It's true though, since all our personal data is stored on his servers, and he can scrape whatever he wants.
It's time to step into a decentralized peer-to-peer social media where we will no longer be exploited by Twitter, Facebook, or whatever platform, and there are no more central servers to gather your data without consent.
As the news says, "Based on your consent"
Privacy must be protected, but I guess twitter is doing the exact opposite by trying to force all users to KYC by shadowbanning non KYC paying users.
"No one can act as a moderator to remove my content" This claim does align with with the principle of freedom of speech, but we have to admit that for now, complete freedom without any control can be unsafe. It could potentially lead to spams and political issues. However, the feature of not asking for phone numbers or email addresses sounds interesting, especially considering Elon is planning to introduce government ID verification.
The topic is trending on X today so I didn't noticed the date. But I guess there might have been some updates compared to April?
I would agree. As long as it doesn't violate the law, people should have the right to express their opinions freely. But nowadays it's getting pretty hard to do so.
Our mission at Twitter 2.0 is to promote and protect the public conversation. We believe Twitter users have the right to express their opinions and ideas without fear of censorship.
“Freedom of Speech, not Freedom of Reach - our enforcement philosophy which means, where appropriate, restricting the reach of Tweets that violate our policies by making the content less discoverable.”
Surprise! Our great 'X' CEO has brought back one more bad thing that we hated about twitter 1.0: Shadowbanning. And they’ve given it a new name: "Freedom of Speech, Not Reach".
Perhaps the new approach by X is an improvement? At least they would “politely” tell you when you’re being shadow banned.
I think freedom of speech implies that people have the autonomy to decide what they want to see, rather than being manipulated by algorithm codes. Now it feels like they’re saying, “you can still have your microphone... We're just gonna cut the power to it if you say something we don't like”.
I thought everyone knows that OpenAI has the same access to any books, knowledge that human beings have.
The experience is the shittiest.
I'm just here to learn some conversation skills with people because I'm really not good at it.
First, I'm not going to give any social media my ID.
If someone intends to expose your ID to hackers due to Twitter's poor security performance, this presents a perfect occasion for them.
I don't know why these social media companies are so fixated on asking for personal information. And I'm sure this is just the beginning of Elon's grand plan.
Perhaps it's time to abandon Twitter and move to other fediverse or decentralised platforms? I would love to see a mass migration.
For example, change your password regularly, use 2FA.