Alphane Moon
That there is no perfect defense. There is no protection. Being alive means being exposed; it’s the nature of life to be hazardous—it’s the stuff of living.
Just goes to show that russians have had (until recently) relatively easy access to independent information within a few clicks on their smartphones.
I will also note that many reliable news organizations (BBC, DW) started their russian language YT news programs as far back as 2010. This is also true for well regarded local independent news (TV Dozdh).
I would honestly rather just try it with an account to get a more in-depth perspective.
I’ve been meaning to check it out, just haven’t bothered yet. A little bit ironic considering I took the time to switch from reddit to lemmy. Just goes to show the enormous power of switching costs when it comes to user acquisition. :)
Thanks for sharing the link, will need to have a read.
I’ve been meaning to try out Piefed, but honestly I am waiting for it to become a bit more mature.
Can’t hurt to make an alt just to test it out though.
The ability to not only have different UIs, but even different approach is a critical strength of the fediverse, although I feel it needs a critical number of DAUs (and donations) to really take off.
In terms of overall platform, I don’t really see any alternatives to the fediverse.
Pretty big 180 degree turn. I also somehow doubt they will remove any of the restrictions.
The privacy implications of these Neo humanoid robots seems like a non-starter, unless you are huge fan of robotics.