For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few massive corporations. Every post, every “friend,” every creative work—
  • LandedGentryEnglish
    32·
    2 days ago

    Here’s how you get on Instagram or Reddit or whatever:

    1. Go to whatever app store you use
    2. download
    3. enter email, username, and password
    4. verification email

    You’re done. Your voyager link is not the whole process.

      • LandedGentryEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Email verification isn’t the issue. Every platform uses that. I’m saying the above is simpler than joining the fediverse and “getting around.”