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Shift, the boy

Updates on how we do Twitter.

Haven't read about the recent paid Verified subscription controversy? "Oh hey! Verified are now a public commodity. Everyone can be Verified by subscribing to our recently-changed $8/mo subscription. Freedom to all!" Well, that's sounds fun, right? Until the infamous Nintendo of America fake account appears.

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WhatsApp Communities vs Telegram's Group Topics

WhatsApp and Telegram have recently published new features into their platform. Though sound similar, WhatsApp introduced Communities recently, and Telegram introduced Topics in Groups as well! Both might look similar, and suspiciously, both are released very close to each other, with WhatsApp on November 3…

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There's no such thing as true decentralization.

And yes, I'm also talking to those Web3 guys, the Fediverse, and those who still prefer to stick in Web2 CRUD practicists. Decentralization might be your goal, but, philosophically, there wouldn't be decentralization without centralization. Sure, that decentralized vision of Web3 wouldn't come (or catalyzed)…

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