Pretty much in the title. Maybe you wouldn’t even use it, but would like to simply see it exist for the sake of having a federated alternative.

For me, it’d be the following:

  • LinkedIn
  • Meetup
  • Tiktok

I am on the first two, but would prefer a federated alternative. I’m not on Tiktok, but would like to see a federated alternative.

I’ll admit these might not be a good idea. But as a thought experiment, I’d be curious about the community weigh in on what you all think this might look like.

  • Remy RoseEnglish
    25•5 months ago

    There actually is a fediverse TikTok equivalent being developed! I’m not sure what the current status of it is, but it does already have rudimentary functionality. I bet the developer(s) might appreciate some help working on it, if anyone has the time/coding skills/money/etc to contribute. Somebody else mentioned Tumblr, and that exists too! So many cool projects being worked on, I regularly check this list to see what’s new, and it’s really heartwarming to see all the work people are putting into making the fediverse such a awesome place. There’s even a Tinder-esque dating app!

    Personally, equivalents I would love to see include:

    • Archive of Our Own
    • RPC/F-List/roleplay platform
      • (I’m actually trying to work on one of these myself, but I’m an amateur so don’t get your hopes up lol)
    • Etsy
    • Ravelry
    • A search engine
      • (And not just a metasearch using the same index as Google/Bing/etc)
    • @[email protected]
      2•5 months ago

      How do you pronounce “Alovoa”?

      TikTok is a sticky wicket, because video is so heavy and sensitive to network performance. You can maybe federate video, but there’s definitely not going to be small instances.

    • @[email protected]
      2•5 months ago

      Federated f-list already exists, it’s called IRC. Honestly I’d love to see an f-chat to IRC bridging tool, so I can add it to my znc bouncer.