Is #Scuttlebutt or the #fediverse the social network of the future?
It's time to build our own Internet https://scuttlebutt.nz/
Scuttlebutt Protocol Guide https://ssbc.github.io/scuttlebutt-protocol-guide/
Scuttlebut & the fediverse both have many clients (software apps). However, Scuttlebut is a social network built on the peer-to-peer SSB protocol.
The Manyverse (For Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux) looks similar to #mastodon. https://www.manyver.se/
Manyverse is a social networking app with features you would expect: posts, likes, profiles, private messages, etc. But it's not running in the cloud owned by a company, instead, your friends' posts and all your social data live entirely in your phone (or computer). This way, even when you're offline, you can scroll, read anything, and even write posts and like content! When your phone (or computer) is back online, it syncs the latest updates directly with your friends' phones, through a shared local Wi-Fi or on the internet.
Manyverse already works, but it is still in beta. Download it and give it a try https://www.manyver.se/
Scuttlebutt Protocol Guide
How Scuttlebutt peers find and talk to each other https://ssbc.github.io/scuttlebutt-protocol-guide/
Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) is a peer-to peer communication protocol, mesh network, and self-hosted social media ecosystem.[3][4] Each user hosts their own content and the content of the peers they follow, which provides fault tolerance and eventual consistency.[5] Messages are digitally signed and added to an append-only list of messages published by an author.[6] SSB is primarily used for implementing distributed social networks, and utilizes cryptography to assure that content remains unforged as it is propagated through the network. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Scuttlebutt
@Empiricism_Reloaded are you a bot? I feel like you just copy and paste the same post from above what is different?
No. I'd prefer it if you used search engines to study the question you asked me as that information is relatively easy to find out for yourself.
I directed you to the relevant information.
@Empiricism_Reloaded is this like a new app and that’s it or something else?
@dangeratio @Empiricism_Reloaded scuttlebutt has been around for a while. I briefly did some research but not much else. I thought it was more of a messaging platform than a microblogging one (though I could be mistaken or they might have expanded since I looked).
It needs some work.
I'm interested in the scuttlebutt P2P protocol as that's more decentralised & more secure than the fediverse (a Mastodon instance can close down without warning, admin are often non known agents, etc)
From what l have read, there is a personal digital identity feature on scuttlebutt. Generally, scuttlebutt is more of a no trust network. In other words, people control their own account not some corporation or admin of an instance.
Manyverse is similar to Mastodon (the client or software).
Scuttlebutt is similar to ActivityPub (the fediverse protocol).
The key differences that interest me are that Scuttlebutt (and therefore Manyverse) has a person-to-person implementation. And some form of personal digital profile management (e.g., your own profile that you protect with a password).
Basically, I prefer the fediverse compared to twitter et al. But, I don't like how admins can delete your online profile (e.g., followers list, posts, etc).
@Empiricism_Reloaded I've tried scuttlebutt, it isn't really for me. Plus you need a nice amount of disk space too eventually if it'd grow. It won't scale nicely this way.
I can see scuttlebutt having all & more of the features of the fediverse. Would you prefer to own & control your own online identity? (Data) Or to trust the corporations or mastodon admins?
@Empiricism_Reloaded not being able to delete content is a deal breaker
People choosing to delete their own context locally can be feature (or auto delete after a time period). However, once a person posts anything online you're essentially sharing that content.
I think scuttlebutt also has p2p encryption. So a person can securely share content.
@Empiricism_Reloaded it would be ideal if you could delete locally, prevent future propagation, and request deletion of other copies. Possible feature, but doesn't exist yet.
@Empiricism_Reloaded what does this matter over every other social media network?