Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.

Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one’s posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.

  • djsaskdja@reddthat.comEnglish
    331·
    10 months ago

    Big shock considering everything we post online is being weaponized in various ways.

    • gullible@kbin.social
      141·
      10 months ago

      I know this conversation is had nearly daily here, but by fuck am I glad that the fediverse is so much less astroturfed than every other social media site.

      • Uranium3006@kbin.socialOP
        5·
        10 months ago

        we need to work on keeping it that way. we have the advantage with no corporations to silently manipulate us and we own the infrastructure, but we still gotta root out bot accounts and malicious instances

        • KnightontheSun@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          10 months ago

          no corporations to silently manipulate us

          …yet!

          They are relentless! They will get here when it becomes meaningful enough. So yes I echo your sentiments that we need to do all we can to prepare for that day to defend this space.