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feddit.uk, feddit.de, feddit.nl, a different one? Who came up with the name "Feddit" for federated Reddit?

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[โ€“] YourAvgMortal@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

feddit.uk was registered last June, just like feddit.nl. Feddit.de was changed in August 2021. Unless the domains were transferred, feddit.de is the oldest

[โ€“] tedvdb@feddit.nl 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Concerning feddit.nl, I can confirm it was set up at the beginning of June. Since it's my instance ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] timkenhan@sopuli.xyz 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I have to ask: why so many European country specific feddit instances?

[โ€“] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 points 6 months ago

Why not? To discuss stuff in the local language and discuss local news obviously. A local instance makes sense for that. Also allows you to place the server close by the country so that you get low latency.

[โ€“] Vampire@hexbear.net 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Who came up with the name "Feddit" for federated Reddit?

Everybody. Everybody who thinks of the concept of federated reddit instantly comes up with the name feddit