fossilesque to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoBBC: Extending our Mastodon social media trialwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1558arrow-down12cross-posted to: mastodon@lemmy.mlquarks@startrek.website
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minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·10 months agoPeople misunderstand what federation needs to do. Email is a great model. It’s fine to have big providers. What federation does is limit the fuckery possible. Imagine what would happen if GMail started charging $8 a month. Having the option for competition doesn’t mean you have to use it. It’s enough that it’s possible.
People misunderstand what federation needs to do. Email is a great model.
It’s fine to have big providers. What federation does is limit the fuckery possible. Imagine what would happen if GMail started charging $8 a month.
Having the option for competition doesn’t mean you have to use it. It’s enough that it’s possible.