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In Vermont, an ultralocal social network is as popular as Facebook

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In Vermont, an ultralocal social network is as popular as Facebook

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month ago

In this rural and highly progressive state in the northeastern United States, a local social media platform called Front Porch Forum has managed to rival Facebook and Instagram. It's a low-tech, algorithm-free, neighborhood-centered alternative.

Mirror: https://archive.is/2025.02.28-183751/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/02/28/in-vermont-an-ultralocal-social-network-is-as-popular-as-facebook_6738684_13.html

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