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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/18019157

Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away (this one, in fact), a few internet rebels decided that they were tired of the corporate overlords controlling their online lives. Thus, the fediverse was born — an attempt to wrest control of microblogging services, such as Twitter and its ilk, away from centralized powers and into the hands of the people.

  • HandlesEnglish
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    6 months ago

    This reads like a whole lot of research was boiled down to fit the “barely an article” constraints of a casual news outlet. The outline is all over the place but seems well-intended; it’s just not clear what information we’re supposed to take away from this.

    Kudos for mentioning GNU Social, Zot and Diaspora, but I’m not really sure any of them are relevant anymore?