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> Take twister for example Y'all got any more of them "examples" I'm now aware of two social media alternatives that aren't dead accounts walking. Twister is
by CookieMon 9y ago
> Take twister for example
Y'all got any more of them "examples"
I'm now aware of two social media alternatives that aren't dead accounts walking. Twister is in beta, but that looks interesting enough to play with and keep an eye on.
- lifty 9y agoScuttlebutt is a pure p2p social network. Active and lovely https://www.scuttlebutt.nz https://www.scuttlebutt.nz
- gglitch 9y agoI got excited about Scuttlebutt but was troubled by my inability to remove old content. It created a chilling effect. I hope I just misunderstood that.
- concerned_user 9y agoIt is just the reality of the situation, when you publish something on the internet and then delete it, even if it is an entry in your private blog that runs on a Raspberry Pi on your desk if you had at least one visitor you can't guarantee they didn't save a copy and that hey won't distribute it again later.
- black_puppydog 9y agoas cornered_user also stated, that's just a reflection of what "publish" means. You could also see it as the other side of "censorship resilience". On twister, you could regularly see people having their "oh shit" moment when they published a post with a typo or such for the first time. You get used to it.
- black_puppydog 9y agoYeah, I'm the first to acknowledge that most p2p social $things are doomed from the start and of the rest, only very few stand an actual chance. Twister has been in beta since it featured here on HN in december 2015 (?) but it has been usable the entire time, actually. I chose twister as an example because its decentralization contrasts nicely/clearly with the federation being discussed in the parent.