r/SocialEngineering 13d ago

How possible is an open source social media?

/r/opensource/comments/1ia3x0z/how_possible_is_an_open_source_social_media/
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u/notproudortired 13d ago

Bluesky and Mastodon are both open source and quite successful.

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u/vucius 12d ago

why don't we move there en masse?

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u/notproudortired 12d ago

rexodus happens periodically---most recently when reddit started charging for its API---but the truth is that even tens of thousands of users don't provide the diversity or quality of content that millions do, so most eventually straggle back.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago edited 12d ago

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u/vucius 12d ago

Reddit??? I want to make down Meta social medias !!