The parent of Facebook adds to growing momentum for platforms that let users control moderation policies
Facebook parent company Meta is considering building a new decentralized social media network, joining a movement of other tech companies hoping to lure users away from an embattled Twitter with alternative internet platforms.The company is exploring creating a stand-alone text-based social media network where “creators and public figures can share timely updates about their interests,” Meta spokeswoman Seine Kim said in a statement on Friday.
“It’s a smart, aggressive move by [Meta chief executive Mark] Zuckerberg to try to disrupt the Twitter ecosystem,” said Dan Ives, a financial analyst with Wedbush Securities. “I think there’s an opportunity to gain share as users look for alternatives outside of Twitter.”Bluesky, a decentralized social media company founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, recently launched in Apple’s App Store, though the platform is only accessible to invited users for now.
“It allows far more people to speak and be heard than was ever enabled by mass media, and that’s a wonderful thing,” Jarvis said. “But the difficulty then becomes how the hell do you listen to all this? How do you find the good people? ”Other platforms are building on the early success that seven-year-old Mastodon experienced last fall after Musk took over Twitter.
on that particular instance, although users can see posts on other servers and interact with members of those communities.they would prefer a company to play a more active role in curating what they see. Users also complainedOnline publishing platform Medium announced in January that it would create its own instance on Mastodon so that its authors have access to a vetted, reliable social media
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