The TikTok ban, the Musk Twitter takeover, the Facebook moderation policy changes, the Republicans’ rapidly intensifying crackdowns on speech… let these be the proof you needed to move anything you care about online to a space you control.
Get your own domain name. If you don’t know where, Micro.one hosting is $1/month.
Bob Fairbairn All is well in Micro Land! I have my books to read, my locally stored music to listen to. My family to interact with. We have not watched the “news” since November. The house is quieter, the stress is lower.
stijndm @manton somewhat related, and I understand the technical difficulties and organisation, but might there be a future wherein it is possible to have our micro.blog hosted on servers in Europe as opposed to the US? Asking as a European citizen.
James Manes Amen. I renewed my personal domain for 9 years last week. I wish I could do the same for my .blog domain, but those only let me renew 1 year at a time.
