Alternatives to #Deletewhatsapp all trending in Google Play Store...
@danie10
A friend of mine just messaged me on Signal. He said he installed the app because Elon Musk said so. When I asked him to install Signal he didn't mind me. I've just noticed Google Play Store removed Parler (not Parlor) for not accepting their moderation terms on the platform. I heard Donald Trump is on that platform now.
@flav yes few listened to me at the time about Siganal too, now I also see many here - obviously they listen to Elon ;-) Suppose sometimes it needs a few celebrities... If you can't accept a platform's terms then nowadays just start your own and let the dust settle wherever.Folks do need to need to choose a node with rules that suite themselves.
@danie10
I heard Amazon also banned Parler from their web hosting service because many people were now flocking to Parler, and now the entire platform is down. I have to admit, one thing Gab did right was to use their own server. It's funny if you think about it how easy is to host your own social media site these days, and some people think they don't have many options. The issue here is not that they banned Trump, but the behavior of Big-Tech companies.
@flav yes hosting your own is quite easy but the big thing is to have federation so people can follow from elsewhere and not leave their networks.