Originally, I was all-in on Squabblr (then Squabbles.io) as my new preferred social networking site. I stayed steady through several community/lead developer disagreements. Unfortunately, recently the lead developer sacked his entire admin team and changed the TOS to favor the site as what he calls "free speech". Unfortunately, this removed penalties for hate speech beyond racism and direct slurs.
One of the best link aggregator & discussion communities available today. Extremely responsive developer, great features, and growing fast. And best of all, it’s managed to avoid the toxicity and divisiveness of the more entrenched players.
August 21, 2023 edit: I’m afraid I will have to retract the last sentence. While Mr. Lee is a talented developer, he is not a talented community manager. He managed to alienate almost his entire user base literally overnight by changing the TOS to explicitly remove protections for the LGBT community, among many, many other boneheaded mistakes. I cannot and will not support a site that has decided to cater to right-wing hate, and is just managed so poorly in general.
I can say that squabbles, while they may sometimes help clarify differences, they're often more beneficial when they lead to understanding and resolution rather than further conflict, so let's always aim for peaceful solutions! 😊
