For the Philippines and Filipinos, Facebook seems to be the de facto “internet”, especially with how Meta offers free access to mobile users (basic FB and Messenger) even without a data subscription.

It’s free. It’s convenient. Our friends and groups are already there.

So how do we encourage (or convince?) our friends to try out federated social networks?

  • tahannEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    I’m having a hard time convincing people for the following reasons.

    1. Our friends follow entities that are not in federated social networks. These entities won’t probably move to the fediverse unless there’s enough users. It will be a chicken or egg problem.

    2. I don’t know any federated social network that can substitute for FB. Posting in Friendica is slow. Do they have an app? Posting photos shows the image path instead of the photo, which maybe too confusing for some users.

    3. There’s no reliable app yet. I don’t expect my friends to be using a browser to access the site in their phones.

    I guess we have to address those 1st before we can successfully convince others to join the fediverse.