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[–] [S] 33 points 1 year ago (12 children)

because there are no viable alternatives for large outreach.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Sounds like a job for the Fediverse...

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    the fediverse is microscopic and the people you want to get involved politically probably stay away from it.

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    The reality is that apps like TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, etc.. have marketing teams and entire institutions practically advocating for their use across the planet. In some parts of Asia and South America, you literally cannot get by without WhatsApp in more urbanized areas, for example.

    This is the result of US imperialism. They have just enough data centers and server capacity to run hundreds of Instagrams if they wanted to, unlike the Global South (excl. China).

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    only influencers and advertisers need the large outreach; a huge majority of people just passively use it.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    If you want your movement or important information to reach a bunch of people, you need to go to a platform that has a bunch of people.

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