Happy #GlobalSwitchDay

[bazoogle@lemmy.world]

I stopped with Signal. Getting coworkers/family to move to signal was enough work, but I also trust the signal protocol enough to use a centralized service

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

It’s for short form videos, it’s mimicking its competitors UX right now (namely YouTube shorts, Instagram reels and TikTok). Neither has thumb down or show you how long a video is.

As for content… the users generate content, not the software. So… how many good videos have you uploaded?

[drathvedro@lemm.ee]

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?

Definitely no. Russian government already is aggressively prosecuting dissidents and you can't join Signal there. I don't know whether it's due to sanctions or if the government is blocking 2FA SMS messages. In either case, it is impossible to join without a phone number confirmation. At least I wasn't able to. I don't see the USA being that far off with all the recent TikTok drama.

[jigglysackles@lemmy.world]

Is Threema still a good option? Anyone know?

[pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

guilded could be consider one but really matrix and revolt are the privacy ones

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

Funny, when Facebook started there was almost no one I knew there either. It was its doom. It crashed and burned before it even got off the ground. Orkut still reigns supreme.

[landedgentry@lemmy.zip]

Blasted out on my dead social media accounts. Except shitter, which I actually deleted lol

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

[supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz]

Which I think dansup should deserve our trust on this for quite a long time for doing. It isn't empty promises if they already made Pixelfed and opensourced it.

Like.. I suppose it could be a grift, anything could but I see no reason to question their goals or motives.

[supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz]

Those memes remind me I don't actually hate myself I hate the system I am forced to interface with.

Without them I would not take more action, I would just hate myself more and be even sadder.

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

It’s the XcQ at the end that does it for me.

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

SMS is so ass, I can’t even.

[stevo887@lemmings.world]

I’ve never heard of Orkut, the only Google social network I ever used was Google+. When I first heard about Facebook I couldn’t even sign up because my college wasn’t a supported .edu…lol and I guess the Facebook format/design isn’t inherently bad, just the algorithm is horrendous. There are more adds and post from suggested groups than people and groups I follow on my feed. Then the post from Threads a social network I don’t even use forced on me and adds in the notifications. It’s just a garbage experience and way of going about things. Although it’s still hard to see the point of an alternative that the people I know IRL aren’t on when I have Mastodon, BlueSky and Lemmy for like minded people.

[cabbage_pout61@lemmy.world]

Don't get me wrong, I tried the switch, multiple times.

Where I live the vast majority uses pre-paid plans that give internet bandwidth, some calls but hardly no SMS, so that's not an alternative, unless in an emergency or you want to contact someone unilaterally.

If I want someone to use it, they will have to convince their other circles to do the same, which statically decreases the chances of switching, and you get things like: "but we're already taking fine on Whats(whatsapp)", "it's too much trouble to have another app just for you", "I don't care who's behind the app, its works fine.

To add salt to injury, many places (like stores, restaurants, salons, etc), have WhatsApp as the main communication method, some companies will even have the option to update you on things like delivery or banking solutions via WhatsApp.

It's something so ingrained in our culture at this point that is super hard to change.

I'm not looking for solutions here, just stating a sad state of affairs, I like privacy but it's not always an option living in society.

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

Oh, you’re the guy! Thanks for hosting it for absolutely free! I got my son’s band videos out to their fanbase and loved ones because of your work.

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

The point is that you can invite the people in your life to try it out. Just like Facebook in the early days. Except it doesn’t have the hostile UX of Facebook.

[jackbydev@programming.dev]

Why didn't I hear about this until the day of?

[meldrik@lemmy.wtf]

Is it the band The Contradictions?

[stevo887@lemmings.world]

Good point, thats the correct way to look at it.

[acockworkorange@mander.xyz]

Yes! Internet fame achieved!!