How the Fediverse Could Save Democracy
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Claim: a federated social web could reduce algorithmic amplification and corporate control and so help save democracy but adoption barriers make success uncertain. Implements a W3C protocol called ActivityPub (and Activity Streams), real apps like Mastodon, PixelFed, Lemmy and Friendica interoperate, instances migrate with data and social graph, moderation stays local, no ranking algorithms beyond chronological order, and ActivityPub already powers a working line‑of‑business messaging system the uploader describes.
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