The #fediverse is a good use case for the internet as it was meant to be: interoperable, free to access, based on open standards detailing communication protocols, intent in enhancing the reach of open information. The opposite is the walled garden. There's a report that some, in exiting the other site, are flocking to one such infamous walled garden. https://www.jwz.org/blog/2016/03/instagram-hates-the-internet/