Instagram is gaslighting Pixelfed, the open source federated alternative
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#2This is not remotely shocking at all.
We're entering the age of the tech giants losing steam (you can only maintain psychotic growth for so long, then the parasitic phase of firms kick in, as they have no other operating drivers).
I wonder when the Streisand Effect kicks in though?
Re: Instagram is gaslighting Pixelfed, the open source federated alternative
#3Or, more likely, some higher-up got the wind of it, and smacked that block down to reduce the Streisand effect - which is the only reason we're reading this article here.
Re: Instagram is gaslighting Pixelfed, the open source federated alternative
#4"Gaslighting"
Why should competitors be able to advertise on their competition's websites free of charge? Further why should a company allow its competitors to steal their customers?
Re: Instagram is gaslighting Pixelfed, the open source federated alternative
#5"Gaslighting" Why should competitors be able to advertise on their competition's websites free of charge? Further why should a company allow its competitors to steal their customers?
Why should customers of a service put up with that service censoring their mentions of other services?
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#6"Gaslighting" Why should competitors be able to advertise on their competition's websites free of charge? Further why should a company allow its competitors to steal their customers?
I think this is totally acceptable to block competitors. But it should be an open policy, otherwise how will your clients or users trust you?
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#7"Gaslighting" Why should competitors be able to advertise on their competition's websites free of charge? Further why should a company allow its competitors to steal their customers?
Why should customers of a service put up with that service censoring their mentions of other services?
We're not the customers, the advertisers are. And so far the advertisers don't care about this kind of censorship.
Try to get customer service as a non-paying user on Meta platforms, it's horrible and you rarely interact with a real person.
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#9>Instagram is gaslighting Pixelfed
>Before they try to gaslight us
I like how the linked account is using the term correctly (which has lost its meaning in the recent years) but OP is using it wrong in the title
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#10"Gaslighting" Why should competitors be able to advertise on their competition's websites free of charge? Further why should a company allow its competitors to steal their customers?
These companies are platforms for users communicating with each other. We shouldn't stand for corp policies medelling with our messages. Imagine if they squash messages critical of the platform, or allowed fast food chains to pay to squash any posts saying their food is unhealthy.