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Richard Tallent

Posts: 7136

Beaumont, Texas, US

The algorithms and nipple-bots and meglomaniacs have killed off Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter. Tiktok is fun, but its rules are more strict than a nunnery. Even email is now mostly Google, whose algorithms file emails that look too much the same into background folders, or toss them as junk.

I want to occasionally post some work, uncensored, for whoever wants to see it. Somewhere algorithms don't decide its fate.

MM has its use, but it doesn't fit that bill either.

So I just created a public Telegram channel (https://t.me/rtallentart, in case you're interested). Appears I'm well within their rules, and with a limit of 200,000 followers, the free account is fine. And, unlike Discord, the app doesn't suck.

Are any other models or photographers using Telegram to post their work or travel info? Any insights or tips for a newbie? Care to post your handle/link below so I can follow you?

Oct 29 23 02:18 pm Link

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JohnTozziPhotography

Posts: 90

Seattle, Washington, US

You can also consider bluesky. It is was twitter was.

You have to flag your images, which would blur them out. However, each user can choose whether to have them blurred in their feed or have them fully visible. So it’s not really an issue.

Currently, bluesky is by invite only. I have an invite code if you want to try it out. Let me know.

Oct 30 23 09:25 am Link

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David L. Stevens

Posts: 1129

Jacksonville, Florida, US

JohnTozziPhotography wrote:
You can also consider bluesky. It is was twitter was.

You have to flag your images, which would blur them out. However, each user can choose whether to have them blurred in their feed or have them fully visible. So it’s not really an issue.

Currently, bluesky is by invite only. I have an invite code if you want to try it out. Let me know.

Can I get an invite code?

Oct 30 23 01:11 pm Link

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matt-h2

Posts: 876

Oakland, California, US

Bluesky appears to be mobile only, which as a news feed/xitter alt made it unattractive to me. As a place to post photos, even more unattractive, as it would require either a two step or using an Android emulator.

Oct 30 23 09:08 pm Link

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Chris Hutch Photography

Posts: 53

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

I guess a telegram group could be started, but only if enough people would follow and post.

Oct 30 23 09:39 pm Link

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Richard Tallent

Posts: 7136

Beaumont, Texas, US

Chris Hutch Photography wrote:
I guess a telegram group could be started, but only if enough people would follow and post.

Telegram has two modes -- channel (one-way + reactions) and group (2-way chat group).

As an artist, I'm more interested in channels. For posting, I'd rather post for the specific people who want to see my posts. For reading, I'd rather get unfiltered updates from models who I've worked with before and/or hope to in the future.

Groups would just end up being endless free-for-all feeds, taken over by whoever spams the most. Saw that on Twitter when they released "communities."

Forums and profiles like MM have their place too, just looking for more ways to avoid the Great Zucking Sound of out Internet censorship overlords!

Nov 02 23 08:19 pm Link

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Patrick Walberg

Posts: 45205

San Juan Bautista, California, US

Richard Tallent wrote:
Telegram has two modes -- channel (one-way + reactions) and group (2-way chat group).

As an artist, I'm more interested in channels. For posting, I'd rather post for the specific people who want to see my posts. For reading, I'd rather get unfiltered updates from models who I've worked with before and/or hope to in the future.

Groups would just end up being endless free-for-all feeds, taken over by whoever spams the most. Saw that on Twitter when they released "communities."

Forums and profiles like MM have their place too, just looking for more ways to avoid the Great Zucking Sound of out Internet censorship overlords!

This is interesting to me as I'm also researching information before I create a new platform for models and photographers.  Sent the link of the main page to my full stack developer to look at.

Nov 02 23 10:51 pm Link

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David L. Stevens

Posts: 1129

Jacksonville, Florida, US

Patrick Walberg wrote:

This is interesting to me as I'm also researching information before I create a new platform for models and photographers.  Sent the link of the main page to my full stack developer to look at.

Telgram must not monitor their channels too closely because I just watched a show where a guy was arrested for sharing over 1000 kiddie porn photos in a group with a bunch of pedophiles.

Nov 03 23 03:10 am Link

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Roaring 20s

Posts: 137

Los Angeles, California, US

David L. Stevens wrote:
Telgram must not monitor their channels too closely because I just watched a show where a guy was arrested for sharing over 1000 kiddie porn photos in a group with a bunch of pedophiles.

they don't respond to subpoenas or generally give a fuck. the creator operates it out of some autonomous region of Russia so just stay out of those channels but in general user reporting doesn't work, and government subpoenas don't either

and this has nothing to do with their End 2 End encryption feature which means the company wouldn't have any information even if they responded to subpoenas. (I don't find that controversial, the government should come subpeona the person involved and do an investigation to find who that is, so Telegram is forcing them to remember that)

Nov 11 23 03:55 pm Link

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