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title: "A lot of people are making the leap to Parler, Flote, MeWe and Gab. …"
date: 2020-11-08
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# A lot of people are making the leap to Parler, Flote, MeWe and Gab. …

*November 8, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml){target="_blank"}
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A lot of people are making the leap to Parler, Flote, MeWe and Gab. Unfortunately, most of those apps/sites are also a) closed source b) have policies that allow them to censor / ban accounts for any reason, similar to Facebook.\
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For example:\
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[https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml){target="_blank"}\
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In order for me to advocate for a new platform, it has to meet the following criteria:\
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1. Open source\
2. Decentralized (P2P \> Federated \> centralized)\
3. Available on desktop and cell phones.\
4. Transparent, user controlled curation\
5. User controlled data\
6. Incentive aligned business model (business makes money when users are happy)\
7. Decent UI / UX\
8. Plugin system\
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So far, the following sites seem the most promising to me:\
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Minds\
Patchwork\
Hubzilla\
Matrix\
Dreamwidth\
Diaspora
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