Europe must break its dependency on U.S. tech monopolies by investing in decentralized, open-protocol social media platforms that empower users, foster innovation and protect democratic discourse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/13/world/european-homegrown-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #socialmedia #bluesky #facebook #instagram #x #skyfeed #graysky #tech #bigtech
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The Japan Times (thejapantimes@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Oct-2025 20:40:38 JST
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Sergio VDS (sergiovds@ursal.zone)'s status on Monday, 13-Oct-2025 20:40:37 JST
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As predicted by us in the 2000s, social media is established as government policy. -
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zetabeta (zetabeta@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 13-Oct-2025 22:08:17 JST
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so this account uses mastodon, 🤔.is that bluesky that good. why bluesky was promoted in that article.
re-inventing the wheel may not be necessary, there is ... here is mastodon already.
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Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 13-Oct-2025 22:08:17 JST
Sean Bala
@zetabeta @thejapantimes Look at the bio of the author. They are the creator of flashes on AT Proto. Not quite an unbiased source.
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