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Johannes Ernst

Companies spend millions on social media teams, and billions on advertising on the big social media platforms.

As the Fediverse grows, some of this money is going to get spent related to the Fediverse. Maybe a tiny bit, maybe a lot, I don't know.

But the Fediverse, myself included, hates ads and tracking.

Are there some respectful and acceptable ways for companies to operate in the fediverse? Can we show them a way?

I would love to explore this with you at fediforum.org/

28 Aug 2023 at 22:24 | Open on social.coop
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@J12t They can go operate elsewhere. Can't we have one place free of corporations trying to sell us things?

28 Aug 2023 at 22:42 | Open on artisan.chat
Johannes Ernst

@BluRae Perhaps the answer is that it can only be for non-selling activities.

I for my part would love to receive news (think: CNN) or product updates (think: finally, it now comes in blue!) across ActivityPub.

I also miss being able to just @BigCompany for support as I used to do on Twitter.

28 Aug 2023 at 22:59 | Open on social.coop
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@J12t I was never able to do @BigCompany for support because I only 30 followers lol.

28 Aug 2023 at 23:07 | Open on artisan.chat
der.hans

@J12t they can

* participate in the community such as promoting diversity in their workforce
* post updates for opt-in followers
* interact with upstream and downstream projects, e.g. a company that uses Krita for artwork
* promote Pepper and Carrot because they all should :)

I follow several companies in the Fediverse ( mostly FLOSS projects )

if people will install a fast food chain's app on their phone they'll probably also follow them on social media

@J12t they can

* participate in the community such as promoting diversity in their workforce
* post updates for opt-in followers
* interact with upstream and downstream projects, e.g. a company that uses Krita for artwork
* promote Pepper and Carrot because they all should :)

I follow several companies in the Fediverse ( mostly FLOSS projects )

29 Aug 2023 at 6:17 | Open on mastodon.social
Bob Wyman

@J12t I think that it may be reasonable to insist that ads must be instance and client local. They may be inserted into an Inbox or timeline by local software, but should not be inserted into any Outbox other than that of the advertiser. This rule would make ads effectively opt-in.

Users should be able to subscribe to feeds containing ads and offers. For instance, I am moving to a new town and may wish to temporarily receive move-related offers.

Ad-only feeds need a bot-like profile flag.

29 Aug 2023 at 13:08 | Open on mastodon.social
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