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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
The market is rife for a new kind of social network, one that is secure, free of misinformation and bots, and community-driven. Not sure if Mastadon is the answer but I do have faith that the tech community can rally to put something next-generation together.
I am interested in Jack Dorsey's "Bluesky" technology which pivots from platform-adherence to content creation independence, and decentralizes social networking hosting.
Additionally, I think platforms need socially-responsible objectives. Particularly, industry self-regulation and standards implementation across platforms is long overdue. Here is an academic paper by Nina Brown at Syracuse University about the need for such industry regulation and what that might look like: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/cgi...text=lawreview
I personally don't think there there is a silver bullet technology to solve all of the social media woes we endure today. It has to be a combination of things, and the will to 'do better' from users, corporations, governments, and institutions alike. |
The move to Mastodon seems to be getting led by concerned and serious people. It apparently did just hit one million monthly active users, but I don't see it continuing that growth. The masses never follow the concerned and serious people, and eventually the concerned and serious people who actually want a public platform go back to where the attention of the masses is.
Any new platform that wants to succeed is going to need to offer more than just decentralization and social responsibility. Those things may be valuable, but they're boring, and boring doesn't win attention.