Farcaster

The future of social media is envisioned as a space where platforms are governed by the participants themselves, rather than being controlled by corporate gatekeepers. So how are we feeling?

It feels like farcaster is very much not governed by its participants at this stage but relative to big tech social the environment does feel a lot more malleable

The fact that I have to pay a recurring fee or else my data becomes unavailable makes me feel less in control

cypherpunk wannabe, engineer working on @frames /open-frames /opencast
https://stephancill.co.za create stories at https://stories.steer.fun

I agree, the potential for participant governance is there, but it still feels more like web2.5 to me, for lack of a better term.

I’m also concerned about the lack of privacy here. Anything you say can be used without your permission for any purpose someone might think of. What control do I have if someone decides to train an AI agent using my data?