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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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  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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