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The rise of ethical social media: can open-source alternatives challenge the tech giants? | The Optimist Daily
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Yes Fediverse software can challenge the tech giants,
but we can and must expect them to fight against it as soon as it gets on their radar!
They'll likely will attempt to do so by:
We should already try to harness ourselves against the direct attacks.
And help with spreading Fediverse software through WOM (Word-Of-Mouth) marketing,
since the tech giants certainly will not help it spread themselves.
The Fediverse is one of the few sparks of hope I have remaining lately,
let us ignite these sparks together into something bright!
These are great, but let's also add and be vigilant in watching for
Embrace, Extend, Extinguish
type attacks! Let's always advocate against integrating with any of their services / instances.