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   Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 04:33:25 JST Mastodon Migration

   Global Switch Day. February 1st 2025.

   Spread the word.

   X to Mastodon, Instagram to Pixelfed, WhatsApp to Signal, Facebook to Friendica, YouTube to PeerTube, TikTok to Loops

   #GlobalSwitchDay

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     Daniel Supernault (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 04:33:06 JST Daniel Supernault

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     • Joxe Rojas 🥐

     @mastodonmigration @joxe https://koelle4future.de/blog/2025/01/30/komm-ins-fediverse/

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     Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 04:33:07 JST Mastodon Migration

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     • Daniel Supernault
     • Joxe Rojas 🥐

     @joxe

     No idea. Just got this from @dansup post

     https://mastodon.social/@dansup/113924472016448705

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     Joxe Rojas 🥐 (joxe@tkm.eus)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 04:33:24 JST Joxe Rojas 🥐

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     @mastodonmigration Is there such thing as a #globalswitchday ‘official’ website where one can get the images and/or possibly translate them?

     Thanks in advance :-)

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     Rimu (rimu@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 14:01:28 JST Rimu

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     @mastodonmigration Also Reddit to https://PieFed.social

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     Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 14:20:18 JST Mastodon Migration

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     Some feel like Matrix is a better alternative to WhatsApp due to its being decentralized.

     X to Mastodon, Instagram to Pixelfed, WhatsApp to Matrix, Facebook to Friendica, YouTube to PeerTube, TikTok to Loops

     Here is a revised graphic:

     #GlobalSwitchDay #PublicSocialMedia

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     GNU Too (gnu2@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 15:10:43 JST GNU Too

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     I hope this doesn't go anywhere, because most of those platforms couldn't handle even a relatively small influx of new users all at the same time. Such a big ask needs to be accomponied by ramping up infastructre first, particularly if we're going to push a specific day to do so.
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     Rimu (rimu@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 15:47:48 JST Rimu

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     • Strangething

     @strangething @mastodonmigration Yep Lemmy is thing but I believe PieFed is a way better thing. See https://join.piefed.social/features

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     Strangething (strangething@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 15:47:49 JST Strangething

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     • Rimu

     @rimu @mastodonmigration

     Is Lemmy not a thing anymore?

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     Andres Jalinton (andres@mastodon.hardcoredevs.com)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 17:02:51 JST Andres Jalinton

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     @mastodonmigration
     Signal = Non profit company = centralized.
     Matrix = Protocol = decentralized.

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     Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 17:02:52 JST Mastodon Migration

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     • Andres Jalinton

     @Andres

     Don't know enough about the Signal vs. Matrix subject to have an opinion, but Signal Foundation is a non-profit:

     https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Foundation

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     Andres Jalinton (andres@mastodon.hardcoredevs.com)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 17:02:54 JST Andres Jalinton

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     @mastodonmigration
     Signal is just another centralized corporate network...
     https://mastodon.hardcoredevs.com/@Andres/113924579135176058

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     Joe :tinoflag: (antigrav@mastodon.nz)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 17:05:54 JST Joe :tinoflag:

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     • Jens Ljungkvist

     @jens @mastodonmigration , because :
     https://chaos.social/@delta/113899594028543526

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     Jens Ljungkvist (jens@toots.nu)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 17:05:59 JST Jens Ljungkvist

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     @mastodonmigration

     Why?

     Signal is super easy to use for anyone. Matrix, while decentralised, takes some work and prior knowledge to get going.

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     Debacle (debacle@framapiaf.org)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 17:06:33 JST Debacle

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     • Jens Ljungkvist

     @jens @mastodonmigration

     Signal, Threema and similar "alternatives" to Whatsapp are siloed, walled gardens.

     For our #digitalSovereignty, we need to have technology like the #fediverse, that does not depend on the Amazon cloud and can be shutdown by Jeff B. or DJT at their will.

     In the case of #instantMessaging, this technology exists since 1999 and is called #Jabber or #XMPP.

     A very easy to use app to join that network is #Quicksy (Android, iOS). Why not give it try?

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     maple (maple@hear-me.social)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 17:09:51 JST maple

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     • Tim Makarios

     @TMakarios @mastodonmigration Sure, install something that you will have to spend probably a half hour at a minimum figuring out (and if you are not technically proficient it will likely be much more that that) instead of a privacy focused app that only takes maybe five minutes to install tops. Who cares if Signal is "a centralized silo"? 99% of people couldn't care less, they just want something EASY to install and use, even if you are not an ultra geek. And nothing about XMPP is EASY if you are not an ultra geek, or have one in your life that will do the setup for you. (Well, there is one semi-easy path but they require a phone number, just like Signal, so no privacy advantage there).

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     Tim Makarios (tmakarios@theres.life)'s status on Saturday, 01-Feb-2025 17:09:52 JST Tim Makarios

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     @mastodonmigration
     One of these things is not like the others. Signal is a centralized silo. Try the Snikket/Jabber network instead (XMPP protocol).

     #XMPP

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