cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/513993
So today I clicked a twitter link because companies like to use it for official announcements, only to be greeted with a login page. Was annoyed then I remembered nitter exists. It just prompted me to install Privacy Redirect which I should have done ages ago.
Github: https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-redirect/pmcmeagblkinmogikoikkdjiligflglb/related
Firefox Browser Add-ons: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-redirect/
Looks like twitter waited for the reddit API changes to do push this change to try to do it under the radar.
This is turning into a pretty decisive time in social media where we have the opportunity and momentum to move back to open systems. ๐ค
Youtube also is starting to experiment with locking people from watching videos if they have adblock turned on. We live in a truly great times where those behemoths are deciding to kill off themselves at the same time and it makes me truly happy. Open source FTW.
It's honestly a crazy time this year alone, everything that has existed for basically 15 years is self-destructing, it may be something that is referenced in the future like the Dot/Com bubble.
It won't be the end of social media, but it will be a significant period of change and perhaps we will see the landscape change with new platforms etc. Obviously ActivityPub has a high liklihood of growing exponentially.
Also advancements in ai have been crazy too. This year is kinda insane with what's happening.
Loosing YT would be painful for me, but there's no way I'd start sitting through ads. I'd end up buying a nebula subscription or something at that point.
I was considering this too. I have a feeling a lot of creators are gonna move to nebula.
I gladly and happily pay for YouTube Premium and have had it since the days of just paying for Play Music Unlimited.
Hopefully they can figure a way to make more premium subscribers rather than trying to squeeze the people who can't pay cause youtube dying would be absolutely catestrophic