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Twitter vs. Mastodon - how do they work?
Credit: @alexxubyte Alex Xu ,@bytebytego

Centralized vs. #Decentralized Social Network

#TwitterTakeover #TwitterMigration #mastodon

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Trump's brand-new social network 'Truth Social' used Mastodon's code. @joinmastodon

Reference: blog.joinmastodon.org/2021/10/trumps…

Mastodon's revenue is not dependent on advertisers like other social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Tiktok, etc. The ad-based revenue model isn't necessarily good in all cases as ads=tracking leads to the users -> product and advertisers -> customers

#Surveillance Capitalism is based on collecting and commercializing personal data. Capitalism has shifted its attention to increasing the data collection on social behavior, which may impact society's vulnerability and control. @shoshanazuboff

theguardian.com/books/2019/oct…

The book - 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff,' says surveillance capitalism undermines autonomy and democracy. @shoshanazuboff

Good discussion -

news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Mastodon runs self-hosted services. There are no ads, and it is free. After Elon Musk took over Twitter, its MAU jumped from 500k in October to 1 million in November. @joinmastodon

Mastodon user stats can be found here -

mastodon.social/@mastodonuserc…

Volunteers manage the network, and the non-profit organization has its founder, Eugen Rochko, as one of the core developers. It is operated through crowdfunding. Please consider donating - @joinmastodon

sponsor.joinmastodon.org

Why do we need to switch to #decentralized social media ASAP?

I can't do this alone. Need ur help. Bring ur social circle with you.

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We observed a lot of account bans on Twitter, videos were taken down on Youtube, etc.

Great alternatives:
Twitter -> joinmastodon.org
YouTube -> odysee.com, joinpeertube.org
Facebook -> minds.com
Instagram -> pixelfed.org

StartPage extension shows the #privacy score. @startpage

Twitter - 1/5

YouTube - 2/5

Facebook - 2/5

Instagram - 2/5

StartPage extension shows the #privacy score. @startpage

Mastodon - 5/5 @joinmastodon

Tilvids - 4/5 @tilvids @joinpeertube (Tilvids is an instace of peertube)

What is Tilvids? - tilvids.com/w/e58xxgfeYXM2…

Minds - 5/5 @minds

Pixelfed - 5/5 @PixelFed

At TILvids, they respect our users’ privacy. They hate video ads, so you won’t find them on any of them. Community isn’t just users, but content collaborators too! They encourage giving content creators a donation as well. Please consider donating -

patreon.com/tilvids

Advantages of #Mastadon over Twitter:

- #Opensource
- #Decentralised
- Safer
- ad-free
- More control
- Doesn't collect/track user data

More reasons to join Mastadon! @joinmastodon

Check out this link for all points👇
tosdr.org/en/service/195

Minds is an #opensource social network dedicated to Internet freedom. @minds

Internet freedom means:
•Free speech
•#Privacy
•Open source
•Self-sovereignty
•Community governance
•Crypto economy

Meta(previously Facebook) had a terrible track record regarding #privacy.

Frances Haugen - whistle-blower (ex-Meta employee) said, “Meta prioritizes profit over the well-being of children and all users.” @FrancesHaugen

More info here 👇by @ToSDR
tosdr.org/en/service/182

@OdyseeTeam Odysee is a # Blockchain-based platform where you can upload whatever video you want without fearing it being removed.

When a channel is created, it is recorded permanently in a distributed ledger on the blockchain.

It can be challenging for viewers if the content creators are there only on YT. Requesting content creators to switch to Odysee/Peertube. Get all your content there in no time. @OdyseeTeam @joinpeertube

help.odysee.tv/category-syncp…

joinpeertube.org/faq#what-are-t…

Popular channels like @BitcoinMagazine and other mainstream news channels were censored/banned/suspended by YT.

#Journalism is a noble profession. It’s the backbone of any democratic country. This is a direct attack on #democracy.

Info 👇by @ToSDR
tosdr.org/en/service/274

@naomibrockwell Naomi Brockwell explains well - The YT alternative.

odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwel…

Thanks, @WhiteboardCryp1, for this great explanation!

odysee.com/@whiteboardcry…

PixelFed - the federated #openweb Instagram alternative that is #opensource, #privacy-focused, ad-free, #decentralized, and gives complete control to its users. Review - @PixelFed
coywolf.news/social/instagr…

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