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Federated social media works around this just fine. Any server can ban any other server breaking its rules. Yes, a federated system will inevitably be abused b

Federated social media works around this just fine. Any server can ban any other server breaking its rules. Yes, a federated system will inevitably be abused by malicious actors because of its inherent openness. But if it's closed the way it is now, then it is abused by the company that owns each platform. If I had to choose, I'd absolutely pick spam over ads, tracking, and dark patterns. Spam is at least easier to deal with and universally hated by everyone while most people don't even realize they're being tracked at all times.

offtop5 6y ago
You can also just not use social media. No one forces you to use Facebook. I respect the right of Facebook to not want to be over ran with hate speech. It's a nominal task to spin up a fresh server everytime you get banned. The only effective way to stop said spam would be for FB to have a limited white list of vetted partners. So your back where you started .
- grishka 6y ago
  > You can also just not use social media. And use what instead? > No one forces you to use Facebook. What are your choices, exactly, if all your friends use it? So you're either on Facebook, or you're missing out and inconveniencing your friends. There's currently no third option.
  - offtop5 6y ago
    I still keep FB around for messaging. I wouldn't force FB open. As is hate speech is a massive issue. Your free to use a federated service if you want though
- Dahoon 6y ago
  >You can also just not use social media. Have you tried that? Lots of stuff that shouldn't be on Facebook is, like state/government/etc. using it for lots of different purposes. It's like saying "you could also just not have a phone/computer/internet/heat".