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There's already 100s of social networks out there, what would you be bringing to the table? Plus "German eng'd" throws up all kinds of red flags because they'r

There's already 100s of social networks out there, what would you be bringing to the table? Plus "German eng'd" throws up all kinds of red flags because they're part of five eyes and share all data with the US, so any German based site is going to be a complete non-starter for your presumed target demographic.

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vislam 6y ago
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Just to clarify: Germany is not part of the five eyes [1]. Nonetheless I'd build it privacy first so the network/company doesn't even have access to most user data. -> E2E asymmetrical encryption where the network does not have access to any of the private keys. Think Signal for social networks. Moderation will be an issue this way but I'd want to limit individual reach by design to make it very real world contact focused. Kind of like contacts work in Signal/WhatsApp/etc. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes
- Normille 6y ago
  >>Just to clarify: Germany is not part of the five eyes... It is one of the US's poodles though.
  - vislam 6y ago
    While they are allies Germany is a sovereign country with it's very own (extremely) strict privacy laws (pre and post GDPR) that ask/require companies to implement what is called "Datensparsamkeit" - principle of data parsimony. That being said it would be implemented privacy first anyway. If you trust the ~tech behind signal you can trust this network.