From: Ron Nazarov via libreplanet-discuss <libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org>
To: Valentino Giudice <valentino.giudice96@gmail.com>,
Michael McMahon <michael@fsf.org>
Cc: libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org
Subject: Re: Minds.com
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:33:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <28375e52-1b1a-5803-10e3-447dbb480ca8@noisytoot.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANC0hWiu0QwrSf7UahYxE2VcdkNU=+AE0P+CVopV2WBEToDnhA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 21/09/2023 00:27, Valentino Giudice wrote:
> It attempts at decentralizing, but its attempts are IMHO mostly
> unsuccessful.
What do you mean?
<https://developers.minds.com/docs/decentralization/activitypub/> seems
to indicate that it supports ActivityPub.
> However, as a centralized platform, I think it aligns with the
> principles of the free software community (including freedom of speech
> and transparency, beyond just software freedom) more so than other
> platforms, including also X, which the FSF currently uses.
Why would we want a centralized platform?
> In some ways it's better than the Mastodon ecosystem because most
> Mastodon instances are small and unreliable and have rules that are
> restrictive beyond necessary.
You can run your own instance with less restrictive rules. That's one
of the advantages of decentralization.
Apart from the non-free CAPTCHA, it also seems to have some
cryptocurrency nonsense built in: <https://www.minds.com/token>. That
page also indicates that it has "premium features" and advertising.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-09-22 14:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-09-20 3:43 Minds.com Valentino Giudice
2023-09-20 15:03 ` Minds.com Michael McMahon
2023-09-20 23:27 ` Minds.com Valentino Giudice
2023-09-21 14:40 ` Minds.com Michael McMahon
2023-09-21 17:55 ` Minds.com Valentino Giudice
2023-09-21 18:26 ` Minds.com Michael McMahon
2023-09-21 21:45 ` Minds.com Valentino Giudice
2023-09-21 23:59 ` Minds.com Leland Best
2023-09-23 2:16 ` Minds.com Valentino Giudice
2023-09-21 23:33 ` Ron Nazarov via libreplanet-discuss [this message]
2023-09-22 2:23 ` Minds.com Valentino Giudice
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