> On 15 Jun 2020, at 17:04, Klein, Hans K <[email protected]> wrote: > > Again, the key questions are: > - Is it possible to coordinate/control information dissemination? If > so, how? > - Is that actually occurring?
The major platforms are all censoring. FaceBook is probably the worst of these. It also is promoting violence via its engagement algorithms. Twitter is probably the best of them now. There are independent media like The Intercept, Democracy Now, Pacifica Radio, etc. Podcasts offer direct info from educational institutions, political groups, musicians, etc. Self-hosting is likely the future, but it doesn’t have much reach yet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse There are mesh networking initiatives that also want to free transmission from the Internet, etc.: Anadiotis, G. (2018 October 25). Manyverse and Scuttlebutt: A human-centric technology stack for social applications. ZD-Net https://www.zdnet.com/article/manyverse-and-scuttlebutt-a-human-centric-technology-stack-for-social-applications/ Siri, S. (2020). Democracy in the Age of Cryptography. Unchained, Ep.159. https://unchainedpodcast.com/democracy-in-the-age-of-cryptography/ Staltz, A. (2017, 18 Dec.). A plan to rescue the web from the internet. https://staltz.com/a-plan-to-rescue-the-web-from-the-internet.html Staltz, A. (2018, 4/19). Scuttlebutt, a decentralized social platform. In the Mesh. https://www.inthemesh.com/archive/secure-scuttlebutt-facebook-alternative/ However, none of these alternatives have been widely enough adopted to challenge the big players. Most big players are able to provide “free” access, due to making losses at the start and then becoming monopoly players attracting advertisers. Some kind of crypto-currency financing is necessary for independent media to compete. This example does it for the transmission costs: https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-438-bootstrapping-mobile-mesh-networks-with-bitcoin-lightning There are a number of crypto-payments to publisher schemes. dss David Stodolsky, PhD Institute for Social Informatics Tornskadestien 2, st. th., DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark [email protected] Tel./Signal: +45 3095 4070 -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major commercial search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt. Unsubscribe, change to digest mode, or change password by emailing [email protected].
