Fediverse has emerged as the popular choice when people look for Twitter alternatives. Personally I found Mastodon was like the early days of Twitter, without half as much toxicity.

However, Fediverse comprises various instances operated by different people. Users sometimes need to switch between different instances, which can be annoying and challenging to manage effectively. I also feel it lacks the social media vibe.

Similarly, decentralisation, as seen in peer-to-peer networks, also emphasizes privacy and freedom of expression.

While exploring decentralised networks such as Nostr, Scuttlebutt, and WireMin, I found that Nostr has the highest level of recognition, whereas Scuttlebutt and WireMin have relatively small user bases currently. I believe their true value will only surface when they get big in the future. But the question is: will they indeed get big? Will decentralisation actually work?

Will Fediverse be the one to trigger the revolution and replace Twitter or Decentralisation?

What are your thoughts on this matter?

    • Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      Personally I’d move that “possibility of banning” to a positive

      Imagine being unable to ban spammers, scammers, or people posting illegal content.

      Or hell even being unable to remove posts

      Yeah fediverse is better IMO

      • schmorp@slrpnk.net
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        1 year ago

        If individual users have ways to ban and/or filter spam on the individual level they don’t have to have others moderate content for them.

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      1 year ago

      Please call it “federated network” and “P2P social network”/“full dezentralized network”

      The Fediverse is dezentralized

      • tioute@lemmy.worldOP
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        1 year ago

        That’s exactly what I’m trying to say. Fediverse is decentralised to some extent, but it’s not fully decentralised.

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        1 year ago

        Also completely ignores the fact that there are genuinely good reasons to ban certain people from a social media platform.

        The “Free speech absolutist” position is pretty much braindead.