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Fediverse and other IndieWeb Alternatives to the Meta-Broligarchy

Originally posted in English and German on open-mind-culture.org, reposted on DEV and SubStack by [Ingo Steinke](https://www.ingo-steinke.com/], Berlin-based creative web developer. Recently, complaints about social networks such as Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn have been piling up: decreasing visibility of relevant content, dysfunctional suggestions and an increasing focus on paid advertising and harmless animal images, or controversial hate speech with a lack of factual information. “It annoys me so hard that my stories sometimes only get a tenth of their original reach as soon as I share something other than cuteness…” (Sophia Hoffmann, chef, author, and restaurateur in Berlin) “LinkedIn, thanks for nothing! After 2 days, 53 impressions from 23 members for one post with a picture. Truly insane !!! That’s

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Fediverse and other IndieWeb Alternatives to the Meta-Broligarchy

Originally posted in English and German on open-mind-culture.org, reposted on DEV and SubStack by [Ingo Steinke](https://www.ingo-steinke.com/], Berlin-based creative web developer.

Recently, complaints about social networks such as Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn have been piling up: decreasing visibility of relevant content, dysfunctional suggestions and an increasing focus on paid advertising and harmless animal images, or controversial hate speech with a lack of factual information.

“It annoys me so hard that my stories sometimes only get a tenth of their original reach as soon as I share something other than cuteness…” (Sophia Hoffmann, chef, author, and restaurateur in Berlin)

“LinkedIn, thanks for nothing! After 2 days, 53 impressions from 23 members for one post with a picture. Truly insane !!! That’s

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