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ajsadauskas , (edited ) to Technology
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My real worry with Google's voyage into enshittification (thanks to Cory Doctorow @pluralistic the term) is YouTube.

Through YT, for the past 15 years, the world has basically entrusted Google to be the custodian of pretty much our entire global video archive.

There's countless hours of archived footage — news reports, political speeches, historical events, documentaries, indie films, academic lectures, conference presentations, rare recordings, concert footage, obscure music — where the best or only copy is now held by Google through YouTube.

So what happens if maintaining that archival footage becomes unprofitable?

@technology

lps ,
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@ajsadauskas
That's why is so important! Everyone should be migrating or at least mirroring there ASAP... It will happen.
@pluralistic @technology

lps ,
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@AstaMcCarthy @ckent @ajsadauskas @pluralistic @technology

This is a very valid point. If you do create content that you intend to share to an audience, it's quite easy to find an affordable or free instance to simply mirror your content.

Once it's setup, it will sync automatically with no additional effort, and we can ALL celebrate that we are not feeding the monsters.

It is very much an ethical choice, and I think we can all agree we need to slay those beasts.

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@ckent @AstaMcCarthy @ajsadauskas @pluralistic @technology

There is an option, if you do self-host peertube, to retain the original resolution if no other options are selected. I'm not sure if that avoids transcoding, which I think is what you're looking for.

lps , to random
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A great conversation with @mike and @tchambers about the current and future state of social media.

You can listen to the podcast or, better yet, support the and watch it on their server directly.

https://flipboard.video/videos/watch/5856b195-a8b0-4b61-a386-f57cd0276936

Where you can like, follow, and comment directly:) Or if you prefer follow

@flipboard

and watch/get notified from

Gotta love !

nextcloud , to random
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📢 Exciting news! We are happy to officially announce the upcoming Nextcloud Conference 2023!

🗓 Mark your calendars for September 16-17, 2023
📍 Join us at the fantastic MotionLab.Berlin for an unforgettable experience!

Register now!

https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-conference-2023-sept-16-17-berlin-register-now/

lps ,
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@nextcloud So exciting! Please consider mirroring these talks on as @penpot did with their latest @penpot_app

What better way to promote platforms and alternatives, it seems like a perfect fit:)

lps ,
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@nextcloud @penpot @penpot_app That's great to hear it's on your radar:)

FYI, in case you're unaware, streaming with live chat is also available in the latest releases of :)

atomicpoet , to fediversenews

I just had a look at 's recent press release about , and something caught my attention right away.

For the very first time, they're acknowledging another platform alongside . Specifically, they're highlighting that can now connect through .

Now, you know Meta's PR department doesn't say things by accident. So here's why this is a big deal. Last time I checked, WordPress powers a whopping 43% of the Internet. Yeah, you heard that right! If you visit a website, there's a good chance it's using WordPress as its CMS.

Now, if even a fraction of those WordPress sites start federating, it could have a huge impact on the network effect of the Fediverse. Of course, Meta isn't oblivious to this. I've been talking about the potential of WordPress and ActivityPub for quite some time now.

But if you're particularly observant, you might also notice that they mention . We've known for a while that Tumblr is likely to integrate ActivityPub into their platform.

But here's an interesting tidbit: Did you know that one company, Automattic, not only owns Tumblr but is also the driving force behind WordPress?

I don't want to jump to conclusions, but once again, PR departments don't just drop hints randomly. I have a strong feeling that Meta has been having some high-level discussions with Automattic about the future of ActivityPub. It wouldn't surprise me if Meta has some insights into Automattic's upcoming plans for the Fediverse.

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/introducing-threads-new-app-text-sharing/

@fediversenews

lps ,
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@atomicpoet
Or Meta is about to "innovate" by buying it;)
@fediversenews @ajsadauskas

lps ,
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@yogthos this is amazing!

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