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>>stanis+(OP)
It seems that the end game of corporate controlled social media is for corporate interests to control what you read or watch.

Happened with the feed of Facebook. originally was a true social network where you scrolled through what your family and friends posted. Now it is a algorithm designed to maximize attention and sell influence,

Happened with YouTube. Used to be really pro independent user … now the search functionality is barebones giving you maybe one or two results… the rest promoted content.

TikTok just straight up controls what you consume from the get go

Reddit wants to join in the same model. Heavily corporate moderated content masquerading as “use content.

Sadly I am not too hopeful for a new platform. Any true open forum upvote downvote platform will be torpedoed before it can get going …

>>roody1+v6
Have you checked out lemmy yet?

https://join-lemmy.org/instances

>>gardnr+Ib
I'd be a lot more willing to try if whatever identity I made was somehow portable to another instance if I change my mind later, rather than feeling like I've just entered into permanent lock-in with a random party of unclear reputation and future compared to the other choices. At least for me, that choice-barrier is surprisingly strong.