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The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back? (theconversation.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm very much onboard with this. Idk if I'd say it's the libraries job though, I think it should be at the city level for community instances.

[–] yes_this_time 3 points 2 months ago

The library is appealing to me because:

Precedence: pre internet I could connect to the library over a landlines and access the library and community news.

Expertise: not necessarily deep tech expertise, but with information retrieval, curation, education.

Community access: libraries are a municipal service with brick and mortar locations, and are heavily involved with community/public engagement.

For clarity, on the fediverse instance aspect. I was thinking more read only, with users being more official organizations with a barrier of entry vs. The general public. I personally wouldn't want libraries to be moderating public discourse - this should be arms reach. And wouldn't want them worrying about liability.

Public information (like safety bulletins for example) shouldn't exclusively be sitting on a for profit ad platform, it's bizarre.