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Thousands Flock to Wikipedia Founder's 'Facebook Rival'

posted by janrinok on Wednesday November 20 2019, @12:27AM   
from the got-to-start-somewhere dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

Jimmy Wales says his new social network, WT:Social, now has more than 160,000 members.

The platform says it will never sell user data and relies on "the generosity of individual donors" rather than ads.

Those who do sign up are added to a waiting list and asked to invite others, or choose a subscription payment.

It is positioning itself as a "news focused" place, and says members will be able to edit "misleading" headlines.

They will see the articles shared by their network in a timeline format, appearing with the newest first rather than algorithmically to try to appeal to their interests.

The subscription is £10 per month or £80 per year in the UK (€12 / €90 in Europe, $13 / $100 in the US).

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50460243

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• the Mad Max of social media the Mad Max of social media (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @01:14AM (3 children)

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 20 2019, @01:14AM (#922182)

  You only have to look at the antisocial turf wars of Wikipedia to know this won't end well.

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• Re:the Mad Max of social media Re:the Mad Max of social media (Score: 3, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Wednesday November 20 2019, @01:23AM (2 children)

  by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Wednesday November 20 2019, @01:23AM (#922189) Homepage

  Yeah, their gimmick of professionalism went down the shitter years ago with their pink-haired lesbian Jews turning the place into Snopes-tier editorializing and non-stop Trump bashing. What are they advertising anyway, a more biased team of curators and a more efficient memory-hole than Facebook or Twitter?

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  • Re:the Mad Max of social media (Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Wednesday November 20 2019, @02:02AM

    by c0lo (156) on Wednesday November 20 2019, @02:02AM (#922205) Journal

    Meh, given the above recommendation and its author, may be wt.social is going to have a future.

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  • Re:the Mad Max of social media (Score: 4, Insightful) by bzipitidoo on Wednesday November 20 2019, @04:16AM

    by bzipitidoo (4388) on Wednesday November 20 2019, @04:16AM (#922254) Journal

    "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good"

    Wikipedia is far from perfect, but next to FaceBook, they're angels.

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