Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales launched a rival to Facebook and Twitter that he hopes will combat clickbait and misleading headlines. WT:Social, allows users to share links to articles and discuss them in a Facebook-style news feed in a wide range of topics.
Here a screen shot form my landing page:
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Without claiming that I could spend a reasonable time on this platform, my first impression is that it gives the feeling for an authentic platform without adds and commercialism. The design of the interface is not very appealing but there are different modes to cross- search posts and by doing so bypassing the bubble of the own sub-wiki. For now, it seems participants are interested to contribute to a "fake news free" platform but I am wondering how long it takes for trolls and bots to enter this space. Also, it would be interesting to see the differences of a google search and wt.social on a certain topic.
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Interesting. The lack of ads reminds me of how some independent filmmakers create VHX accounts (particularly some production companies who produce web series). I wonder if it's a protest against ads on YouTube and the algorithm.
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