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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Gander - Canadian social media platform" in forum "Online Media".
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A new social-media platform built by Canadians, for Canadians, and operated in Canada, will publicly launch in October with support from some of the most prominent names in the Canadian innovation sector.
Titled Gander Social Inc., the app was created by five Canadian co-founders who grew frustrated with the torrent of trolls, disinformation and divisive content they experienced on other platforms, largely owned by American tech giants.
When Donald Trump was elected president for a second term, co-founder and CEO Ben Waldman said this frustration morphed into fear, as conversations around data sovereignty (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-changing-us-relationship-has-thrust-canadas-data-sovereignty-into-the/) – ensuring Canadian control over access, usage and storage – became more pervasive.
"What it came down to was the fear that, without firing a shot, we could easily be annexed by Trump issuing an executive order that all of his friends would immediately adhere to and shut down all of the cloud services that we use every day in business and government, and we would just simply be offline," he said.
"And that was a scary moment."
Gander will feature written posts and videos, giving users the choice to tailor their feed to the types of content they most enjoy. Just like the social-media platform Bluesky, Gander is built on AT Protocol, which means it's part of an open, decentralized network and not controlled by a billionaire.
To ensure data sovereignty for Canadian users, Mr. Waldman said Gander is working with Canadian cloud-service provider ThinkOn to build a parallel network of servers entirely in Canada.
Therefore, users will have the option to toggle between having their posts appear on the larger, open network or the Canada-only network. This will also enable Gander on the domestic network to control its own privacy and moderation rules, which will adhere to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-tech-leaders-ready-launch-of-canadian-social-media-platform-gander-to/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-tech-leaders-ready-launch-of-canadian-social-media-platform-gander-to/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
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