The article contrasts centralized social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, controlled by large corporations, with the concept of federated social media. Federated social media allows diverse, independent platforms to communicate while empowering users over their data. The piece reminisces about early attempts like Diaspora, which aimed for a decentralized approach with no ads or data exploitation. Now, platforms such as Mastodon, PeerTube, and Pixelfed exemplify the potential of federated systems under the ActivityPub protocol, highlighting user agency and communal interaction within various themed spaces.
Decentralised means no single ruler, and federated means they still talk to each other.
Enter Diaspora, one of the first open-source, decentralised social networks, wanting no ads, no data exploitation and no Big Tech overlords.
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