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  • @vacuumflower
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    121 year ago

    Maybe he is aware of that, but wants to remind us all how internet communities were in the 00s.

    Banning people for mentioning competing platforms just brings nostalgic tears.

    Or maybe he doesn’t, just all the benevolence social media owners would show goes down the pipe when there really are decentralized alternatives which work. When they didn’t feel threatened, they could seem wiser.

    • @xavier666@lemm.ee
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      11 year ago

      Maybe he is aware of that, but wants to remind us all how internet communities were in the 00s.

      This i don’t know. Any news references or links?

      • @vacuumflower
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        1 year ago

        That’s like asking for news references for somebody being kicked out of a bar (doesn’t matter whether it’s unjust).

        It just was a common thing - posting links to competitor sites gets you disciplined and possibly banned. Of course, competition was not for money, but for people. Cause if nobody comes to your site, then your ego is hurt and you’re depressed. Also posts advertising other people’s sites spoil the mood in general, contributing nothing.

        EDIT: There were also friendly\allied sites, of course. With little banners somewhere at the bottom of the page leading to those.