eYou a new European social media platform designed to combat online misinformation and rebuild trust in digital conversations, has secured €300,000 in pre-seed funding from Fil Rouge Capital, ahead of its public launch in May.
Because AI is famously not at all biased in its fact checking.
Surely having a dumb mathematical model that averages all trained input to censor anything it considers untrue based on that average is a great way to ~~keep people in line with the status quo~~ achieve freedom on the internet.
Not just this, if what has happened in the past few years applies here (hint: it does) this platform will just sell to the US as soon as the shareholders feel like having an exit and live like Europeans lords anyway, so what’s that trust worth?
To be honest, even this seems like a step in the right direction, as they're direct and transparent about exactly what they use. Sure, it should be normal, and those toggle popups with a "Reject All" that does not cover everything (usually strategically leaving "legitimate interest" be) should rot in bankrupcy after a fine. Without large and sure fines, it's the cost of doing (profitable) business.
Hopefully, eYou will see the good aspects of not using invasive tracking tech, especially america-based black boxes.
Personally I’m not too eager to jump on yet another big social media bandwagon (this is the first time I hear about this platform) => however I do think it’s a good message/idea to have a platform that challenges meta/X/… and confronts the idea of trust. I’m not saying I trust this but it’s a good message for Joe Schmoe to start talking about these issues.
Grandma who wants to share pictures of her cat isn’t going to be using a decentralised platform. And she =>needs<= to share cat pics. So it’s either meta or anything else that looks like it. This might be better. (Emphasis on might)
It feels misleading doesn’t it ? Like they are trying to pretend like Mastodon doesn’t exist ? I believe Pixelfed is Canadian ? So to services that are not US based ! And very Ad Free !
Fediverse already exists, with all its tools and instances (Lemmy, Mastodon, PixelFed, etc). It's democratic, as anyone can host an instance or join an instance where they are accepted.
Scott 🇨🇦🏴☠️
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queermunist she/her
in reply to 64bithero • • •eYou raises €300K to build a European social media platform focused on trust
Cate Lawrence (Tech.eu)Otter
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in reply to 64bithero • • •Why would anyone use this ads and tracking ridden mess over Mastodon?
You can keep your startup. It'll be DOA.
moonshadow
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in reply to Pyro • • •catharso
in reply to Pyro • • •"eww" is not a common sound of disgust/dislike/... in non-english languages.
at least not in german.
not sure 'bout the others.
TheOctonaut
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in reply to 64bithero • • •iByteABit
in reply to rossman • • •Because AI is famously not at all biased in its fact checking.
Surely having a dumb mathematical model that averages all trained input to censor anything it considers untrue based on that average is a great way to ~~keep people in line with the status quo~~ achieve freedom on the internet.
Willoughby
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in reply to 64bithero • • •Specter
in reply to ordnance_qf_17_pounder • • •Not just this, if what has happened in the past few years applies here (hint: it does) this platform will just sell to the US as soon as the shareholders feel like having an exit and live like Europeans lords anyway, so what’s that trust worth?
I’d rather be on the federation already.
unwarlikeExtortion
in reply to 64bithero • • •To be honest, even this seems like a step in the right direction, as they're direct and transparent about exactly what they use. Sure, it should be normal, and those toggle popups with a "Reject All" that does not cover everything (usually strategically leaving "legitimate interest" be) should rot in bankrupcy after a fine. Without large and sure fines, it's the cost of doing (profitable) business.
Hopefully, eYou will see the good aspects of not using invasive tracking tech, especially america-based black boxes.
Katherine 🪴
in reply to 64bithero • • •FreddiesLantern
in reply to 64bithero • • •Personally I’m not too eager to jump on yet another big social media bandwagon (this is the first time I hear about this platform) => however I do think it’s a good message/idea to have a platform that challenges meta/X/… and confronts the idea of trust. I’m not saying I trust this but it’s a good message for Joe Schmoe to start talking about these issues.
Grandma who wants to share pictures of her cat isn’t going to be using a decentralised platform. And she =>needs<= to share cat pics. So it’s either meta or anything else that looks like it. This might be better. (Emphasis on might)
No_Money_Just_Change
in reply to FreddiesLantern • • •moonshadow
in reply to FreddiesLantern • • •FreddiesLantern
in reply to moonshadow • • •She’s more than welcome, I’m just trying to discourage her because I’m afraid she’s gonna steal my already non existent thunder on here.
I don’t have cat pics ok?!! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!!! HUH?!?!!
moonshadow
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in reply to 64bithero • • •1984
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in reply to 64bithero • • •Fediverse already exists, with all its tools and instances (Lemmy, Mastodon, PixelFed, etc). It's democratic, as anyone can host an instance or join an instance where they are accepted.
We don't need more centralized copycats.