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Dig it, but I must say that I hate the term Fediverse, which makes me think of the Feds monitoring everyone’s social media and manipulating big tech with stupid regulations, pressure, and censorship.

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Relevant definitions of "federation" on Wiktionary:

Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.

(computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

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Yes, struggling to figure out exactly what it means. Fediverse? If it doesn't mean what you've written here. Would appreciate an explanation if you have a second to help.

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This is a really clear explainer https://www.theverge.com/24063290/fediverse-explained-activitypub-social-media-open-protocol

My read was that she meant people will move/are moving off the big platforms to the fediverse as we fragment & it will kill social media. It’s often evoked as the future etc

She mentions mastodon.

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Thank you! <3 Will check it out..

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