@nekojanai I can't afford this right now, however I have just send a message to a group with a link to an article on the plan for facebook to make an instagramn for kids and suggested as we need to have conversations on privacy but also suggested we need to take back control with the use of mastodon etc and self host, so this is something I can promote, maybe DM me and I will see if I can at least spread the word (as you are also uk based it may help) I can promise anything though but we can try.
@nekojanai an i saw the .co.uk domain, Sorry where are you as being in the EU will mean you're covered by the GDPR, Which would tick those boxes, of course all the local groups use facebook,
@nekojanai Ah cool, lets see if any get back on my concern, I think a lot of facebook users are blind to what facebook are doing, at the same time they are committed to safeguarding, which really does not add up very well from my viewpoint.
@Starcake @nekojanai Indeed, but how do we get these groups off facebook.
It is like the fabrese fabric conditioner advert saying people are 'nose blind' to bad odours, in a way facebook users seem to be blind to the activities, probably aware but not wanting to see this is happening.
Then you must get celebrities to endorse it. Once the Kardashians are there along with the curious and the early adopters, the rubes will follow suit.
So:
1. $$$ - some kind of financial backing that allows for the development of the product and keeping it afloat until you can work out some sort of freemium model that doesn't require selling out users, or what's the point of moving away from FB?
2. When the service hits the market it must be widely available and already polished, and able to scale quickly and handle a large influx of users if it catches on so people aren't put off by their first experience with it. It doesn't necessarily need to be available worldwide off the bat, but should be available in major European and Asian languages.
3. There must be an Android and iOS app that isn't a hot turd and includes all of the features, because most people aren't going to use something if they can't also use it on their phone.
4. Get celebrity endorsements so it becomes cool to be there.
Basically, people are spoiled by the polished systems that are available and aren't going to inconvenience themselves with something substandard over an abstract concept like privacy. If someone can't figure out how to easily share a photo or photo album with their timeline, they aren't going to stick around.
Agreed on this, on a sort of related note it will be interesting (if not perhaps scary) as to what Donald trump will come up with.
