Commenters express hope that anti-commercial stance can sustain adoption long-term
6 Sep 21 4:07 AM · 3d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 6 of 8
A response to anti-commercial advocacy noted that such a stance could theoretically win in consumer apps over time, though existing examples like Signal and Bluesky show slow growth.
“I've had a bunch of recruitment agencies and similar companies try to create groups - I'm mostly managing to flag those and keep them down with a combination of auto/manual moderation.”
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Yeah, I've had a bunch of recruitment agencies and similar companies try to create groups - I'm mostly managing to flag those and keep them down with a combination of auto/manual moderation.Regarding the messages - that's one reason I've opted not to have user-to-user DMs. You can DM organisers of a group, but all messaging outside that is public…
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This. I feel like over the long run anti-commercial should be able to win most consumer apps because they don't degrade and AI makes it even easier now. Doesn't seem to be that easy though. Signal and bluesky are growing but slow.
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