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@john89 @HeyJoe Loops is federated - it’s being set up by the guy behind Pixelfed.

@queermunist @atrielienz there is also a contingent calling it all out and either leaving or moving to a non-US account if they can. The problem is the algorithm/platform is a pretty strong siloing mechanism. https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviacarneyx/video/7461706669509201198

@a1studmuffin @ceenote the only reason these massive Web 2.0 platforms achieved such dominance is because they got huge before governments understood what was happening and then claimed they were too big to follow basic publishing law or properly vet content/posters. So those laws were changed to give them their own special carve-outs. We’re not mentally equipped for social networks this huge.

@overload @return2ozma we periodically sign up for it when my kids remember something on there they like watching. The children’s accounts don’t show ads.

@overload I mean it’s only really a workaround if you really like watching Dinosaur Train…

@EngineerGaming @Senal tbf a lot of the creators I watch on YouTube are now on nebula and/or patreon. I ought to explore alternatives.

@sugar_in_your_tea @Habarug there’s an app called StreetComplete which gameifies this as well. Gets a bit addictive if you’re not careful

@SnotFlickerman @cm0002 unless he’s done the research himself he won’t know whether the results are viable - as he says, they’ve got to test the “new” one. So at best it gives you a bit of a head start on new avenues, at worst it completely wastes your time down a new rabbithole.

@penquin @lepinkainen Kobo also comes preloaded with overdrive so you can get books from the library as well. The wait can be quite long though - but if you have enough on hold that doesn’t really matter too much

@lepinkainen @penquin Kobo has a basic browser so you probably could. I downloaded a few copyright-free books from standardebooks.org directly onto my Kobo the other day.