cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24394554
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So far, Americans using RedNote have said they don't care if China has access to their data. Viral videos on TikTok in recent days have shown Americans jokingly saying they will miss their personal "Chinese spy," while others say they are purposefully giving RedNote access to their data in a show of protest against the wishes of the U.S. government.
"This also highlights the fact that people are thirsty for platforms that aren't controlled by the same few oligarchs," Quintin said. "People will happily jump to another platform even if it presents new, unknown risks."
It is the same here. A community that would be on a defederated instance (like Beehaw's community) are always less active than communities on generally federated instances like LW, Lemm.ee or SJW
Sure, but depending on how fractures are created in the future, navigating which instances are federated together and where to be is itself complicated. I don't think even the idea of "instances" is something most users are going to easily grok. It sets us up to have trouble receiving and retaining users.