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It could be, but then reddit would own it, and the fediverse would lose out. And users would have to deal with their awful new interface and privacy shenanigans
by moksha256 6y ago
It could be, but then reddit would own it, and the fediverse would lose out. And users would have to deal with their awful new interface and privacy shenanigans.
- pwython 6y agoHonestly, how does this site differ from a subreddit? How does Reddit "own" a list of links that a user has shared? What in this site's privacy policy (which is safe to assume is a one-man band with no legal council) make it more transparent or free of shenanigans when I'm just sharing a link?
- moksha256 6y agoReddit owns reddit.com so they can do whatever they want with it. And indeed, over time, they've added ads and analytics and generally made it more commercial and less user-friendly. This is a subjective opinion as someone who's used reddit off and on for the past 10 years. My site is owned by me. I expect to be the primary contributor to it after the initial hype dies down, and I would prefer to spend my time contributing to a site that I control. Privacy policy is at https://100millionbooks.org/privacy/ https://100millionbooks.org/privacy/. You can judge it for yourself. I run my own mailing list server and analytics server. There are no trackers on the site. Since launch 3 years ago, there have never been any trackers or ads on any 100 Million Books apps or extensions (not even affiliate links). That's a pretty good track record, and you can bet Hystoria will benefit from all of it.
- wizzwizz4 6y agoReddit “owns” a subreddit if people go to Reddit to access it, people go to Reddit to add to it and it cannot be found anywhere other than Reddit. And then Reddit controls it. The general case is the “network effect”. The Fediverse is partly designed to combat it.