First post on the glorious Fediverse. I joined the moment the protest start, and I have to say, I have yet to see a single advertisement, targetted or otherwise, sans a few honest (fedditors? Don’t hang me) offering commission work. I was born just in time to see the death of IRC and the birth of targetted advertising and social media headed by corporate interest. Mark my words, Lemmy, I ain’t going back. I really hope this is the start of a shift to a renewed, decentralized internet.

PS. Who do I donate to? Is there a patreon for Lemmy or general instances?

  • ✨Abigail Watson✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Same here - loving it so far! I was an advanced computer user in the late 90s and early 00s. Front line for early internet, did some light programming, etc. although I never went into tech as a career. All of that changed with smart phones since they’re so much more locked down than a computer. I accepted that ads, data farming, and junk content were going to be a part of my life since everything moved towards corporate control. This year has been so great! Everything I use on PC officially has Linux support and I was able to ditch windows; now I’m moving away from websites with ads/trackers. Really feels like things are shifting back to how they should’ve been.

    I will say it’s probably too soon to donate to instances. You might want to wait a few weeks until groups gain credibility.

    • Arghblarg@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 year ago

      For smart phones, you don’t have to put up with ads and data farming. Research what phones support lineageOS, GrapheneOS or … dang I forget the rest but there are many. Install one of those, then ‘MindtheGApps’ (if you must have google play store access etc.), AdAway, F-Droid store, Magisk with its root and other plugins.

      I am very happy with my recently-acquired ‘new-used’ OnePlus 5T running lineageOS 20. Apps can’t show me any ads; and I have near total control over my phone.