cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/18019157

Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away (this one, in fact), a few internet rebels decided that they were tired of the corporate overlords controlling their online lives. Thus, the fediverse was born — an attempt to wrest control of microblogging services, such as Twitter and its ilk, away from centralized powers and into the hands of the people.

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    4 months ago

    One reason is reddit is still much lower in the public consciousness, compared to Instagram, which is effectively the biggest social media nowadays.