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Happy #GlobalSwitchDay (discuss.tchncs.de)

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[-] teri@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 weeks ago

I support the cause in general but: Signal is not federated at all. It may seem like a decent alternative to WhatsApp but is it really? It still falls under the same US jurisdiction. Let's say the US gov starts agressively prosecuting dissidents and certain minorities (they already do): can and should we still use signal in this case? I don't think so. Sadly i can't name a much better alternative. Maybe matrix. But it has other issues.

[-] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Signal is open source. They absolutely do always comply with US warrants. They have never provided any information to US law enforcement, because they can't access it. They literally have no way of accessing the information contained inside the texts. The most they could provide is metadata, but they currently aren't collecting that. I also think if they started, it would not work well for their user base. You can see all their requests for information, and the responses they gave, here: https://signal.org/bigbrother/

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[-] const_void@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago

PeerTube appears to be completely devoid of content

[-] excitatory@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

no, there's tons of furries, like the rest of the fediverse. >.>

[-] nowherepenguin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It feels pretty quiet here. At least going by active posts. They're often the same for a while. New is a bit better. Unless it's my expectations that are wrong?

[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 weeks ago

Take a look at the 2 pinned posts in this community: https://lemmy.wtf/c/peertube

[-] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That's the problem with the fediverse in general. It's a lovely concept, but it's hard to sell people on something that has 10% (if we're being generous) of the content they're used to.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

I find youtube to be the hardest one on this list

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Youtube is the only one on this list that I use and I only use it with an ad blocker.

[-] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Agreed as peertube is great the creators i enjoy to watch dont upload there

[-] Brutticus@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago

has anyone tried Friendica? is it devoid of people?

[-] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

That’s ironic

[-] nyamlae@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The UI is fucking awful and way too complex, so it's difficult to get anything done. I've tried two different instances and found them both to be unusable.

It's a shame because Friendica is way more powerful than most Fediverse platforms -- they leverage way more of ActivityHub's potential, such as a system for calendars + events. But the UI needs to get sorted out before it's ready for mass adoption.

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

This is such a beautiful guide!

[-] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

How is signal considered part of the fediverse?

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[-] Undaunted@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

Unfortunately, the switch from YouTube to PeerTube has not worked for me so far. I can't find a decent instance (not full of right-wing/conspiracy content) with interesting stuff that also allows me to make an account.

[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Have a look here for potential instances: https://lemmy.wtf/post/15816115 and also check these links out for channels to follow: https://lemmy.wtf/post/15810205 / https://peertube.wtf/home

[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes finding the right instance on peertube is a nightmare — and also the general lack of quality content, or subtitling, which makes it as good as useless for deaf people like me.

[-] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 3 points 3 weeks ago

Signal is centralized, loops is closed source and not accepting new users.

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[-] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Youtube is probably the one that you can't "Just Switch To Fediverse"

Youtube content is mainly by creators. If they won't leave, there will be no transition. And unlike reddit posts, you can't just reupload. Because they will copyright strike you and take it down. Also, videos take up a lot more space than just text and some low-res memes like reddit-type sites.

reddit is essentially a bunch of strangers talking to people, moving froms stranger Group A to stranger Group B is very easy to do. The reddit > Lemmy transition is probably one of the easiest. You're just joining a new group of strangers.

For everything else, your contacts will also need to switch.

For Mastodon, the people you follow will also need to switch. This is even harder than getting your friends to switch.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hear me out.

Creators should be hosting peer tubes. And they should host exclusively their own content. Fans of their can subscribe to whatever systems they want to pay and support.

For creators, it's a backup for when YouTube the project inevitably fails. For fans as well. But it's also a backup of their content.

[-] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

For the avid readers out there, bookwyrm is a fantastic alternative to goodreads.

https://joinbookwyrm.com/

[-] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes it’s excellent! Also noting for those that aren’t aware: Goodreads is owned by Amazon.

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[-] RedSnt@feddit.dk 2 points 3 weeks ago

I was already on Mastodon by just having a Vivaldi (the chromium browser) account, and it's just lovely I've spent most of the day setting up lemmy, even though I joined feddit.dk 2 years ago, it's only just now I'm taking it seriously.
And, while not related to the fediverse per se, I switched to linux a year ago.
The only service that's hard to drop/switch away from is Youtube imo.

[-] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

instead of switching ive mostly just been ditching entirely. I need less time interacting with internet people.

literally the only thing on this list im still using is facebook messenger, for my work colleagues. and youtube. everything else ive migrated (reddit-lemmy), or abandoned and torched

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

More recently I've felt like there's issues with being completely disconnected from any sort of critical mass. If I wanted to join a protest in my local city, I have doubts any of the fringe social networks could organize that. I can do my part to try to get more people on there.

It's part of why I joined BlueSky over X. It's more popular, and issues be what they are, that counts for a lot.

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[-] breadcat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

I keep seeing this type stuff but neither peertube or friendica are genuine replacements at this point, mastodon is weaksauce compared to akkoma or a misskey fork, and loops is alpha software. also yes signal is centralized but it just works and has contact discovery so it owns matrix and xmpp when compared to whatsapp. basically none of this stuff is truly ready

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[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago