“We are not talking to Facebook and Google about whether or not to introduce a complete change where all their business models are completely upended overnight,” he declared. “We are not asking their permission.”
Tim Berners-Lee on his new startup Inrupt. The article is a couple of years old but things seem to be developing with “Solid” and “pods”.
It may be a slow start, but if the likes of Gab and Parler migrate and maintain their first amendment principles, we may well see some momentum. Just so long as the likes of Google, Farcebook and Twatter are kept out.
You can find me here:
https://longrider.inrupt.net
I’m still finding my way around and it’s very much bare bones and somewhat clumsy, but if it is genuinely free of the corporate monsters that have effectively destroyed the Internet as we know it, then it’s a good thing.
There is a downside. The US pods are hosted by Amazon. I’m hoping that this week’s events will generate a change in that.
Science 101 – “To every action there is an opposite and equal reaction”.
The day after Twitter cancelled Trump, the company lost $5 billion in market value. That’s just one day.
Thanks for pointing out Inrupt. Obviously early days but it could be awesome
So far, beyond setting up an empty page, I’ve not got very far. I don’t know how the POD system works of what I can fully achieve, but, yes, early days.
Sounds interesting. Thanks.