Federated #SocialMedia requires #federated #services, too.

There is a discomforting trend to undermine the #Fediverse by introducing high-level #API​s that foster irreversible #centralization, and enable #surveillance and #censorship.

APIs for supporting the ingestion process of external search engines, inevitably leading to centralization: There's only so many search engines a Fediverse server admin is willing to feed, and much fewer even that people are willing to use. And with inevitable centralization comes frustration: neither admins nor people have choice.

APIs for "moderation as a service" that help submit all media to external actors, in the very same hash-and-match way that is one of the battlegrounds of the #ChatControl assault on privacy (and has always been, for those who can remember the #UploadFilters debate).

And it's always "only an API". That can be implemented by "whoever wants to". That is targeting "only the #FourHorsemenOfTheInfocalypse", never any legitimate posts. That is "innocent" of its glaringly apparent potential for abuse, and the course it sets, ignoring the history of the net. That you just misunderstood, or didn't look closely enough at.

And, that does not suggest or even mandate any kind of federation between its implementations.

Essentially, these APIs are an order, a call to surrender: Acknowledge the inferiority of federated systems – resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.

"The stated rationale for this centralization was to eliminate unnecessary duplication, inconsistency, and costs in systems, processes, policies, contracts, and services across these functions.

The committee understands and accepts this rationale. However, the committee heard on numerous occasions from personnel at various centers that this centralization had actually reduced efficiency, with suggested values of reduction in the 20–30 percent range.

This can be seen as an unintended but significant consequence of the centralization initiative."

#NASA #gcdigital #centralization

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27519/nasa-at-a-crossroads-maintaining-workforce-infrastructure-and-technology-preeminence

In today’s society, I often feel that my anti-capitalist and anti-hierarchy views are suppressed. Whether it’s capitalism or any other hierarchical system, there’s constant pressure that stifles open expression of these beliefs.

This is why anarcho-syndicalism resonates with me; it seeks to dismantle oppressive structures and eliminate centralized control. By promoting a decentralized system where individuals, communities, and unions share decision-making power, anarcho-syndicalism supports true self-determination. In this framework, I can express my beliefs without fear of being silenced.

Anarcho-syndicalism values every voice, encouraging cooperation and mutual aid over competition and hierarchy. It fosters an environment that promotes open dialogue and collective action, allowing us to build a world based on freedom, equality, and justice for all.

How to Ensure Blockchains Are Really Decentralized - Decentralization is the foundation of blockchain technology, promising a more resi... - https://www.coindesk.com/coindesk-indices/2025/01/15/how-to-ensure-blockchains-are-really-decentralized #decentralization #cryptolong&short #coindeskindices #centralization #opinion

«On the one hand, therefore, most human beings have been computerized, in the sense that they must have a technological extension – the smartphone – to work, study, travel, buy, etc. It is the first time in history that human beings need to own a specific machine to be a functioning, recognized member of society.»
- Juan Carlos De Martin

#computerzation #centralization

https://nexa.polito.it/the-computerization-of-the-world-and-international-cooperation/

@Harrybear @GottaLaff @bkahn

Traditional #media is dead. #Socialmedia is where the challenge and redemption lies now

Away from #plutocracy and #centralization

Towards this: the #Fediverse

We need to turn this place into a tool of #resistance, #sanctuary from the now unconstrained malice, build it into a muscular alternative

Some like #Mastodon, etc as fringe

I utterly disagree with such people

The wonderful part is this is #decentralized. You stay fringe, let us do what is necessary

Many people moving to Bluesky from Twitter though a perfectly valid, owned-by-the-people solution exists right here. Do people just love corporate centralization that much, the crack cocaine that is the algorithm, or is the UI simply prettier? Maybe it’s the signing up is hard narrative? (Instances.social makes it easy)

Anyone asked a Bluesky user what sent them that way? Comment if it was something else.