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if we could swap mainstream platforms, which would be the centre of mainstream instead? Friendica, Mastodon, Peertube or something else entirely? (piefed.social)
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i am reminded that if "social media" didn't devolve we'd have organized and come together to solve (crisis upon crisis) already and politicians would've had a digital polling station and direct communication with the populace.

instead Facebook Twitter YouTube is what it is.

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The Olive Garden app, cause when you are on it, you are family.

But no, I disagree that we'd have all come together and just solved everything with a different "central" app. Though I guess a government version of Twitter where everyone gets a login and every company has to have a support arm for making announcements and allowing the government to make them too would be helpful like it was and still sometimes is.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I like this idea. I wouldn't use .gov twitter, but I support it being made.

I've also said for years that the post office should be offering official government backed email addresses to people that have the same rules as federal mail (like anti tampering laws). You get one, it's for official shit only, and it's illegal for anyone else to open your mail without your permission.

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

Government-backed email would also help solve the "is this a bot" problem by limiting the number of email addresses that can be used, though naturally you'd also lose anonymity using that email.

There's also the issue that if the emails are predictable, spam and phishing become much easier.

I'm mixed on this one. If we could choose the username and there's no API for anything other than "is this a person" and your classic IMAP/SMTP stuff, then I'd be a lot more on board I think.