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The Website Manifesto

Nora Reed, Jan 23, 2025

I agree with this: "When you post on social media, you are subject to the whims of whoever runs it. If you get banned, no one knows how to find you. If the website gets sold to someone who sucks, you cannot transfer your identity somewhere else. If the main algorithm that people use to find your posts starts suppressing your posts, you have no backup plan." Here's a thread on the subject. Via Mark Corbett Wilson, who uses Reclaim to host his website.

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