Mastodon is interoperable, decentralized, operated by a nonprofit, lively, and, ACTUALLY, isn't hard to use. So why is everyone championing Threads as the main Twitter alternative?
  • Corgana@startrek.website
    5·
    1 year ago

    No but the ones employed by corporate social media companies are and that’s what the guy you’re replying to was referring to.

    • lauha@lemmy.one
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yes, but some sort of algorithms are going to be inherently needed in a social media platform, where as the advertisement is not necessarily.

      Corporate algorithms meant to influence people are bad. Algorithms in general are unavoidable