Federated Networks Association VS Reddit Enhancement Suite

Yes, were it not for the "email is great" part I think I would agree with the sentiment of the article. In fact the idea of having intercompatible social network already exists, I think it is called a federated social network, see https://feneas.org/. The idea hasn't really taken off yet because there is more to social media than just data exchange (think about moderation etc...), but I don't believe Facebook and... Source: over 2 years ago

It's what happened to reddit, having the open source code for reddit didn't really help once they closed it. You could still replace the URL with a proprietary codebase or rewrite some of the code before re-licensing so it's not bullet proof. The best defense I can think off is having it be hosted by some volunteer led non profit (something like feneas ) so it won't get sold off. Source: almost 3 years ago

Feneas.org (requires paid subscription). Source: almost 3 years ago

I think it would be better to collaborate with some existing organisations like disroot or feneas, having a organisation with multiple maintainers is useful if someone decides to quit (which is normal, any contribution is great). So the instance does not go down. Existing organisations are also more well known. Source: about 3 years ago

Reddit Enhancement Suite for Old Reddit on desktop. I dunno about mobile though since Apollo died. Source: 5 months ago

Have you tried old reddit with the RES extension? I'm not a fan of the way comments appear without the extension, but the extension boosts readability significantly. I can't stand reddit's design without it. Source: 5 months ago

It's a giant step backwards in site design. Discuit wastes an incredible amount of screen space in making the site look pretty. Scroll down a bit and you'll see that more than half of your screen is empty and there is very little submissions displayed. Look at https://old.reddit.com/ and see the difference between the two. (Or add Reddit Enhancement Suite https://redditenhancementsuite.com/ for an even better... Source: 5 months ago

We prefer platforms that are integrated to RES like Youtube, Souncloud, Bandcamp, ... Source: 8 months ago

Note: I will be linking any specific post I talk about, so it is advised to have downloaded the RES browser extension and be on old reddit if you want to look at the specific post/picture I'm referring to without opening a new page. Link to download. Source: 9 months ago