baatliwala@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech OligarchyEnglish
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17 hours agoI haven’t read the full article due to sign up paywall, but…
First, millions of small business owners and influencers who make a living on TikTok were left to beg their followers in TikTok’s last moments to follow them elsewhere in hopes of being able to continue their businesses on other corporate social media platforms. This had the effect of fracturing and destroying people’s audiences overnight, with one act of government.
How is decentralised social media going to help with this if the entire point of decentralisation is the opposite?
Oh cool, wasn’t aware of that.