FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared.

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Technology • 7 months ago

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FireChat was a tool for revolution. Then it disappeared.

www.fromjason.xyz

mozz ( @mozz@mbin.grits.dev )

Technology • 7 months ago

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With FireChat, people were free to communicate and coordinate with each other without the message having to first filter through someone's data center. Why did the app shut down without notice?

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Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca )
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Agreed. Work on capitalist principles and you end up becoming beholden to capitalist principles.

If it could be made once, could it be done again? Main thing is adoption I think, not unlike Lemmy.
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  This briarproject in the other comment looks similar and open source.

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