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Federate. We went from walled gardens of the late 1980s and early 1990s to the federated Internet, but now we're back to walled gardens. It takes a diversity
by nitrogen 5y ago
Federate. We went from walled gardens of the late 1980s and early 1990s to the federated Internet, but now we're back to walled gardens. It takes a diversity of approaches to solve the diversity of problems, and that's only really possible with separate organizations all competing to solve those problems for different niches.
- zenmaster10665 5y agoHow is that not what is happening right now? Would you recommend users take responsibility for being custodians of their own data? If so, how will the average user keep that data safe without resources and understanding of the threats their data face?
- nitrogen 5y agoFacebook is a monolith with 3 billion users. Instead they could be a technology vendor helping communities of manageable sizes run their own private/public social networks with their own moderation and data privacy needs, along with other companies, federated across geographic, corporate, and community lines using standardized protocols, like the standardized international telephone system or email.
- zenmaster10665 5y agoIsnt that Facebook Groups? Interoperability is part of upcoming regulations which will facilitate the standards you mention. FB is still a company, not a nationalised infrastructure.