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The potential for Lemmy in Nepal in c/Nepal

[–] slip 1 points 1 month ago

I, myself, don’t want to use reddit too. I mostly just use redlib to subscribe to some subs.

Same here.... Oh well, let's just pray for change then 🙏 xD

The potential for Lemmy in Nepal in c/Nepal

[–] slip 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I agree, if a Nepali instance will be created, it has to be done by someone abroad. However, I don't think a nepal-specific instance is necessary at the moment, decentralization will be better overall. In the meantime we could inform the people on places like reddit to make the switch.

The r/NepalSocial subreddit is most likely to show some response in my opinion. I don't have a reddit account anymore though, and I don't want to go through the dreadful effort of creating one and then gaining enough karma to make a post. Please do so if you still have an account there.

Also, I had no idea something like hamro.world existed. This is interesting. I wonder if some remnants of it are still up somewhere (here it is)

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The potential for Lemmy in Nepal (self.Nepal)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by slip to c/Nepal

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Hello र नमस्ते to सबै नेपालीहरू! there are not a lot of us here on Lemmy, and you are also likely seeing this a long time after it's been posted. If that's the case, please leave a comment anyways. I will keep this account active for quite some time (maybe even for as long as lemmy.dbzer0.com lasts), so I will try my best to reply.

Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok are the main social media platforms in Nepal. These platforms are algorithmically tuned to maximize time spent on the apps, which has resulted in overly polarized public opinions and too much misinformation.

These central platforms are also prone to bans and government restrictions, and because these platforms are also so privacy-invasive, online activity can easily be linked to people which is bad news for genuine activists and journalists.

Many institutions also treat these centralized platforms, especially Meta-owned platforms, as if they're the only places on the internet. Many organizations don't even have their own websites and operate wholly via Facebook or Instagram.

So, I wonder if we can implement decentralized social media in Nepal somehow. That's all. Feel free to tell me what you think in the comments, It'd be nice to start a genuine discussion with Nepalis.