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What Major Social Media Platforms Would You Like To See Federated Alternatives To That Don't Exist Yet? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Pretty much in the title. Maybe you wouldn't even use it, but would like to simply see it exist for the sake of having a federated alternative.

For me, it'd be the following:

LinkedIn
Meetup
Tiktok

I am on the first two, but would prefer a federated alternative. I'm not on Tiktok, but would like to see a federated alternative.

I'll admit these might not be a good idea. But as a thought experiment, I'd be curious about the community weigh in on what you all think this might look like.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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Furaffinity

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Keep the fediverse weird and invite more theater kids. They pair surprisingly well with the tech dorks that make up the majority of the current fedi population.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm an older theater kid!! And I do pair well with this site!!!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Same, actually.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

what do you think a defederated ao3 would look like? not trying to sound condescending here or anything just actually curious

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No different from the regular thing except:

Different fandoms would congregate in different home instances -- Which is ultimately just an aesthetic difference but still.
It'd be a lot more resilient due to decentralisation. I'm old enough to remember when the entire concept of fanfiction was something considered litigious and anyone who wrote it felt they were skirting on the edge of the law. People forget how easy it is for those times to come back. All it'd take is 1(one) corporately-backed author making a stink about it. Decentralization would make it harder to curb.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

oooh point 2 makes a lot of sense. I do tend to forget how fragile the current internet ecosystem is thanks to corporations