We need to take over Tiktok and make it a conservative social media platform. That way, we can shape the next generation. (Most Tiktok users are young)
Facebook is now for old folks (though for how long until they leave in disgust is anyone's guess.) Twatter only really exists because GEOTUS uses it (otherwise it'd be about as relevant as MySpace - 'member them?) Instagram and Snapchat are on the downturn as well. There's also the somewhat-still-used Disqus, though 90% of that is nothing more than a dumping ground for sex-spam bots and shitposting.
The new sweet hotness vehicles? Twitch, Discord, shit like that.
Meanwhile, I'm old enough to have used USENET and IRC on the regular... (USENET and NNTP still exist, but mostly as a subscription service these days, since no ISP really bothers with providing USENET service anymore. IRC is a crap-shoot, but I hadn't tried in years).
We had them, still have them as valid protocols, and to some extent they still exist and get used today: NNTP/USENET, IRC, Archie, Gophernet...
Seriously, all were decentralized (especially USENET), didn't rely on any one vendor or network (any routable protocol could use it), and nobody owned it. Slap a web interface on any of those, and * poof *, there's yer decentralized social tech.
The CCP would never let anyone control their algorithm. Social media platforms choose what content to send to who and in what pattern. That is what is really happening with all these "media" systems.
It's actually a much more effective platform than you might think. They have done several things with it that are pretty different than what's been done before. It's very possible for a complete unknown to go super viral - and that's an amazingly strong draw. Also the way that you can have memes to respond to memes is pretty impressive.
I'm not saying I'm a fan - or even a user - but it is worth understanding what makes it so attractive to so many.
We need to take over Tiktok and make it a conservative social media platform. That way, we can shape the next generation. (Most Tiktok users are young)
That's what everyone said about snapchat, instagram, facebook twitter
And very few people use snapchat now compared to 2 years ago. I personally have never used instagram and got rid of Facebook years ago.
So yeah, things move very quickly now.
You must be a boomer
snapchat and facebook are dead.
Facebook is now for old folks (though for how long until they leave in disgust is anyone's guess.) Twatter only really exists because GEOTUS uses it (otherwise it'd be about as relevant as MySpace - 'member them?) Instagram and Snapchat are on the downturn as well. There's also the somewhat-still-used Disqus, though 90% of that is nothing more than a dumping ground for sex-spam bots and shitposting.
The new sweet hotness vehicles? Twitch, Discord, shit like that.
Meanwhile, I'm old enough to have used USENET and IRC on the regular... (USENET and NNTP still exist, but mostly as a subscription service these days, since no ISP really bothers with providing USENET service anymore. IRC is a crap-shoot, but I hadn't tried in years).
I'm old enough to have used TCP over carrier pigeon:
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2549
Remember Vine?
There’s no way to ensure TikTok will ever be safe from Commie interference. It should be banned and a new platform developed in the US.
We need decentralized technologies that are resistant to takeover and censorship.
We had them, still have them as valid protocols, and to some extent they still exist and get used today: NNTP/USENET, IRC, Archie, Gophernet...
Seriously, all were decentralized (especially USENET), didn't rely on any one vendor or network (any routable protocol could use it), and nobody owned it. Slap a web interface on any of those, and * poof *, there's yer decentralized social tech.
Everyone chases the new shiny, after all.
Didn't Discord just basically offer voice on top of IRC?
Yep. Though Usenet and IRC are semi-decentralized and usenet could really use a version 2.0. It's a shame that Diaspora never made a dent.
We need to move solutions more akin to Bittorrent and Cryptocurrencies. Permissionless is the way to go.
The CCP would never let anyone control their algorithm. Social media platforms choose what content to send to who and in what pattern. That is what is really happening with all these "media" systems.
Have you seen Tiktok? They can keep that one.
It's actually a much more effective platform than you might think. They have done several things with it that are pretty different than what's been done before. It's very possible for a complete unknown to go super viral - and that's an amazingly strong draw. Also the way that you can have memes to respond to memes is pretty impressive.
I'm not saying I'm a fan - or even a user - but it is worth understanding what makes it so attractive to so many.
TrumpTok is a thing. There's plenty of us over there!