Social Media Manifesto at Minicon 54

[pegkerr]

minnehaha K. and have been talking here at Minicon 54. The result of our conversation over the past weekend is the following:

Social Media Manifesto

Whereas: Fandom is at its best when it provides communities a place to gather;

Whereas: Fans have perfected the art of the personal essay;

Whereas: Livejournal was an exceptional gathering place for Fandom;

Whereas: Russia, a hostile foreign power, controls Livejournal;

Whereas: Hostile entities have disproportionate representation on Facebook and Twitter, with serious impacts on their pleasantness and utility; moreover, bots and trolls infest these platforms;

Whereas: The curated feed allows these companies to determine what we see and in what order;

Whereas: Dreamwidth is the logical successor to Livejournal, and uses the same code;

Whereas: Dreamwidth does not have a surveillance-based corporate profit-driven business model;

THEREFORE, we, the undersigned call upon Fandom to recreate their online community and to do it on Dreamwidth.

Signed,

minnehaha K.
pegkerr
jbru
minnehaha B.
cakmpls
laurel
carbonel
kevingaustin

(And I have to find the other user names: Martin Schafer, Bill Higgins).

Comments

[redbird]

Beth is carbonel.

[pegkerr]

Thanks! Edited.

[maribou]

*applauds*

[malinaldarose]

Yes, please.

[minnehaha]

ZOMG, thank you for writing that down. *I* didn't have a copy.

K. [PS: any readers of this: shall we be Access-reciprocal (or, in LJ-speak: "Friends"?]

[pegkerr]

Glad to help you out!

[kevingaustin]

I am he

[pegkerr]

Thanks! Edited.