Dear Fedi friends,

By now you might have seen the post announcing the release of my promotional video for the Fediverse. But in case you have boosts turned off, here we go: https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/

I posted about it this morning from my #GoToSocial account because I have a 5000 character limit there. And I had so many people to thank for their help. It really takes a village.

Thank you for all the wonderful feedback so far ❤️

@_elena this is so cool! What did you use for the VFX/animations? I think the visuals go a long way in holding attention to spread the message 😁

One small suggestion: maybe show a few screenshots earlier on, rather than just the icons, so people can see the variety of what's there? Perhaps you could parade half a dozen of the different platforms on phone screens as part of the animation (no need to talk directly about it; what you did at the end was good enough for that) 📱📱📱

@_elena

#SelfHosting surely is the way to go, *if* you're not writing ✍️ content critical of today's authoritarian leaders, political or corporate/ #TechnoFeudalist.

If s. o. reaches a level of significant reach as to annoy them, however, the self-hosting author's takedown might by mortally permanent.

But I don't want to rain on your parade, Elena.

The main advantage of the #Fediverse might be that it is so versatile, as to cater for all use cases and most security necessities.

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@_elena What a fantastic video! Loved it. I would also really welcome similar revolution on hardware/software platforms. Apple and Google are both in the business of making money (which is understood and mostly accepted) but what options do we have if we want to ‘de-centralise’ our gear?

Google are harvesting data and content for their Ai, and Apple have connections with mining in the DRC, and labour practices that would certainly not be acceptable in the western markets they thrive in. Ideas?