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There has never been a better time to introduce young French people to the wonderful world of decentralized social networks and - optional - #selfhosting.
An accidental ad for the #Fediverse, exhibit A: https://www.politico.eu/article/french-government-mulled-blocking-social-network-amid-protests/
@Pirigoto I have very mixed feelings about Bitchat, as it was quickly vibe-coded and showed security problems from the start… I wouldn’t trust it with my anonymity
@_elena @joachim that will need to be done IRL... Because the mass media won't mention it even in Europe and the alternative would be to create TikTok content everyday in hope the algorithm does not shadow bans us for promoting alternatives before we reach an audience.
Gotta print zines and hand them at highschoolers in the street
There is a cultural problem.
They have no idea about the internet, no imagination.
I imagine the advent of many social networks like #holossocial , where every smartphone is the server.
@luca routine reminder I should start exploring Holos ✊
@_elena ah. Mesh networks become even more interesting
@Sassinake absolutely! “Traditional” mesh AND especially Reticulum, which helps go beyond the “limitations” of mesh (distance esp.)
@_elena I recently created a mastodon account and I really hope decentralized social networks catch on in Brazil, but they are pretty much unknown. Meta shouldn't be interfering in our elections or any election for that matter
RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/117513247794023369
If you have friend group that isn't yet planning for internet restrictions, now is a great time to start.
I'm no pro, but I think Signal is a bare-minimum start. Self-hosted messaging systems and mesh radios seem like a good direction to build towards.
@_elena Especially with mesh wifi networks... Or even phone lines...
I was stoked to see that BABEL (e.g. RFC 8966, 9229, etc. also see: https://www.irif.fr/~jch/software/babel/) implementations have made their way into BIRD (https://bird.network.cz/)! Though, I have yet to test that; perhaps they are now less full of Linuxisms and "academic caliber" code and can potentially operate on some BSDs at long last?!
CC: @_elena@mastodon.social
@Dianora indeed! mesh for the win!
@_elena YAAAAAAAAAAS! THE DOWNFALL OF BIG TECH, AND ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY CLUTCHES, IS PRIVATE COMMUNITY OWNED SOCIALS! WE SHAAAAAALL RULE THE WORLD THROUGH PRIVACY AND FREEDOM!
@_elena Be aware of the French government's instances on Mastodon. 😅
@_elena I don’t see the normies ever coming over here in numbers. They’re perfectly fine with their Twitter and their blue sky. We still got each other though.
@_elena Great idea. Decentralized networks like Mastodon are a great fit for protest organizers.
@_elena "tracking troublemakers via algorithmic video surveillance" good God
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@_elena no one better than the French to organise in protests. They started using bitchat that messages via Bluetooth. Anyone going around to a protest without airplane mode is signaling their location. Public cameras and highway cameras were covered. They know what to do