Users flock to decentralized social media platforms in the wake of Trump ban

The fallout from Donald Trump's ban from Twitter and suspension from Facebook, and Amazon's de-platforming of Parler continues as large numbers of users have been signing up to alternative social networks. Many of these like Gab and Mastodon are decentralized in that they run on their own servers rather than relying on the public cloud so they are not at the mercy of larger businesses. Of course this plays to the key strength of the internet. With its roots in defense the web is designed to be resilient and allow continued access to data even if part of the network… [Continue Reading]