Google is the biggest of browser and http/s internet based protocol, so much bigger that everyone plays by googles rules. if they set out manifestv3 the other browsers that are not compatible will not work, and as a result people will abandon them.
Everyone always wants a technical solution to grow communities. act as though some sort of filter rule or item in the settings menu that will cause more users to post and communities to grow, but always will refuse the most basic thing in communities. Community culture you can always say forums are the public square of the internet. If you don't have anything to see or do in said square it might as well be a empty abandon parking lot.
Google gave up WEI, for now at least. They will try again later though. https://securityboulevard.com/2023/11/google-wei-is-dead-richixbw/
It's because he just regurgitates all his takes from /g/ on 4chan.
Elon's done with people blocking his shit takes. You will be forced to see the bitcoin scams no matter what!!!
because it's easier to get around with a vpn, but if it's at the software level it wouldn't be as easy. They could make it so only France approved browsers could be downloaded.
I'm not a fan of Pixelfed, or instaclones. But the idea of a messenger e2ee that works with all the fedi is such a awesome idea.
A really good video describing the current trend of mega corporations taking over the internet.
sometimes when I post it hangs for awhile, is it just loading or is it issue federating or something else?
For those that weren't there for the mastadon growth, it came is several waves. the reddit blackout begins tomorrow 6/12. Are the Lemmy sysadmins expecting a second wave of growth? If so how big?
A new backdoor has been discovered that borrows its features from the leaked CIA's Hive malware suite.
