Why isn't anyone talking about this? It looks like Meta wants to compete with Twitter with a new Instagram microblogging app which will probably be compatible with Mastodon
Key Point of the article:
*“Soon, our app will be compatible with certain other apps like Mastodon,” Instagram’s slide says. “Users on these other apps will be able to search for, follow and interact with your profile and content if you’re public, or if you’re private and approve them as followers.” *
Yeah basically.
That isn't my goal. I don't want to "rebuild society". But I can cerry pick what I want to see. I can cherry pick with which people I want to argue and with which people I want to hang out and chat. That's not only the case online but in person too.
You're right. I cannot rebuild society. But I can cherry pick my local community. I can choose my friends.
I worded it poorly by not defining free speech. Sure there have to be certain boundaries but most of the time these boundaries are arbitrary. That's also what's mentioned in the video you linked. I want that you can choose what you want and what not. Reddit is pretty liberal in most cases and only occasionally banns users but in recent times I have the feeling that they ban more and more users for more trivial reasons. Probably because they want to sell.
I also don't think that saying words like the N-Word or the R-Word is always bad. What if I'm just citing someone or saying a title or sing lyrics. In these case I think it's OK. But otherwise... eh there isn't really another case where that would be acceptable. Even when you were "just joking around"
I admit I was temporarily banned from reddit because of a critical joke I made (not offensive just not something you should say, even as a joke and even when it is pretty obvious that it was sarcasm/satire). It's pretty ironic considering I ironically mocked someone who hides their true intentions behind irony. Yeah that's pretty confusing so I understand that somebody might not get it.
Since I soon can no longer use reddit because of their API changes I search for an alternative or maybe even a better platform.
Also while popular content might be what is adapted, what's popular is constantly evolving and changing.
We obviously think completely different about social media. You think more about the impact on the whole society and I think more about the individual aspect.