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Do we have enough people making new social media apps? I don't use social media other than HN, I wonder if the moats of these companies are too strong? Or do we
by Dumblydorr 5y ago
Do we have enough people making new social media apps? I don't use social media other than HN, I wonder if the moats of these companies are too strong? Or do we need more coding innovator entrepreneurs? I'm just lamenting the stagnation of our current media environment, feels weak when axios and TikTok are the only new players in media that I can think of.
- amelius 5y agoImho social media apps should be researched and designed by universities. Let companies do it, and you will only get more of the same crap.
- lettergram 5y agoParlor was literally taken out by the tech / cloud companies banning them (without justification) on all their hardware. They were getting millions to sign up. At the time they (Parlor) were working with the FBI and there were a few posts regarding Jan 6 (nothing compared to what was used on Facebook with thousands and thousands of posts). By pulling their hardware they actually impacted the FBI investigation. They also pulled them from both the Apple and Android app stores. After crushing them, they then removed all these restrictions after a few weeks. So yeah, they’re too strong. Then again, we should be building decentralized apps at this point.