It’s Now Beta…
Wikipedia co-founder announces Twitter rival ‘pilot’
Jimmy Wales is testing a new microblogging platform that would rival X, which is “unravelling” according to the Wikipedia co-founder.
The site can be accessed at trustcafe.io. Wales referred to it as a “small pilot project” during an interview on LBC’s Tonight with Andrew Marr.
“The idea is to replace social networks that really feed on attention, and likes and shares and all that and instead, the votes of trustworthiness based by trustworthy members of our community,” said Wales, noting the site is “completely independent” from Wikipedia.
“What’s happened with Twitter/X is a shame because, as you know as a journalist, it’s been a real part of the public conversation for a long time,” he continued. “And it seems to be becoming unravelled. I’m not sure what can replace it. I mean, I think something will replace it if [Musk] keeps it up.”
Analysis: Add it to the pile
Since Elon Musk decided to steer Twitter in the direction of self-immolation in the name of (his concept of) “free speech,” a slew of competitors have cropped up: Mastodon, Post, Substack, and Threads. Yet none have yet to cause Twitter, now called X, to really sweat.
This is, in part, because major figures and news outlets are still yet to leave the platform. LBC being one of them — the global talk radio brand posted a clip of Marr and Wales’ discussion on the site.
https://the-media-leader.com/wikipedia-co-founder-announces-twitter-rival-pilot/
https://www.trustcafe.io/en/About
It’s all about Protecting/Fighting“Misinformation”