I saw this post earlier today: https://twitter.com/AL_Capone_MMA/status/1741684366084874643
Hope it helps.
Is @WireMin also a chat app?
I've heard of Mastodon and Misskey; both are similar to Lemmy. Damus was popular earlier this year due to Bitcoin and some famous people. But what is WireMin?
Agreed. These things should have never been allowed in the first place. And there’s soo many more Russian/Chinese apps that still need to be banned.
Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks, but said government information had not been compromised.
Tencent's WeChat and Kaspersky's suite of applications have been removed from government-issued mobile devices effective October 30, 2023. Going forward, users of these devices will be blocked from downloading the apps.
WeChat is the super app in China with over 1 billion monthly users, and is a ubiquitous part of daily life in China. You can essentially do everything through WeChat, which is convenient.
However, this convenience comes at a cost. WeChat has monopolized the market to the extent that users have little say in front of the app. Identity verification is mandatory, and the app can suspend accounts at any time. And WeChat has always had the support of the central government, receiving funding, and the government has often restricted or banned competing apps.
Scuttlebutt decentralised social network, and yes, Wiremin.
That's exactly what I'm trying to say. Fediverse is decentralised to some extent, but it's not fully decentralised.
Fediverse has emerged as the popular choice when people look for Twitter alternatives. Personally I found Mastodon was like the early days of Twitter, without half as much toxicity.
However, Fediverse comprises various instances operated by different people. Users sometimes need to switch between different instances, which can be annoying and challenging to manage effectively. I also feel it lacks the social media vibe.
Similarly, decentralisation, as seen in peer-to-peer networks, also emphasizes privacy and freedom of expression.
While exploring decentralised networks such as Nostr, Scuttlebutt, and WireMin, I found that Nostr has the highest level of recognition, whereas Scuttlebutt and WireMin have relatively small user bases currently. I believe their true value will only surface when they get big in the future. But the question is: will they indeed get big? Will decentralisation actually work?
Will Fediverse be the one to trigger the revolution and replace Twitter or Decentralisation?
What are your thoughts on this matter?
I just joined Lemmy, and I never expected to see people discussing WireMin here. Considering its super small user base, hardly no one I know uses it. So I usually use it as a corner to store all my dark moods since it is secure and complete anonymous.
The integration of ChatGPT on WireMin is somehow helpful, as when I use ChatGPT on WireMin anonymously, OpenAI will never link the person who ask those stupid questions with the real me.