The problem with the centralised internet is that it operates based on the whims of the powers that be. Meatspace legal jurisdiction is being applied to cyberspace even to companies that are not from the country where weird laws are applied. Yes it's up to companies to resist but most won't as the example below shows, therefore it's time for decentralised publishing solutions on Nostr to make Substack obsolete. If you have the juice and time, do call your senators to complain, but if not, rather "build back better" on uncensorable protocols. View quoted note →

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And yet we do not learn. Someone gets banned, and then its \viral\, but yet the cycle continues. How many times as X, Facebook etc locked accounts just because their algorithms determined that should be. Was following a guy on substack, he got banned, and within a few days, he started his own site. I have said this before, but if people stopped using these platforms, things would change pretty quickly. The new regime needs us to be using centralised and controlled content.
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So sorry to hear that Efrat, we are in big trouble
Absolutely, whatever you don't own will always be taken away from you at some point. More so when it comes to "our social media accounts" on centralized platforms, we actually rent those and hence one can be shut down or kicked off at anytime. That's why for freedom, protocols > platforms.
This mentality demonstrates that big tech and pharma are winning. You can be as savvy about money as you like, you can touch the grass, binge on red meat but when your purpose is driven by the algorithms, your still part of the problem. image
This is the fiat life on display and these are the same people that will accept CBDCs and digital IDs if it makes their life more comfortable. Unfortunately not everyone wants freedom