I've switched to the Brave browser and use DuckDuckGo for searches now. Very pleased with both products and see no downside to either.
I've also signed up for MeWe, Gab, and Rumble. While I applaud their social positions; I've got to admit that there's very little meaningful traffic on any of these sites. VERY few of my friends have made the switch to these platforms. I'll stay a member and check in occasionally in the hopes that that changes.
Which proves the point that "if you don't like it, build your own platform" isn't, in and of itself, a realistic solution. What we need is Section 230 reform (NOT repeal). Right now, Section 230 protects platforms like FB and Twitter regardless of their behavior. When a platform starts acting like a publisher by censoring or filtering legal discourse, then they should lose those protections. Just my 2 cents.
