nostr:npub1excawh3rzmkc36r7cpc5pdvvrrd5ush7ajl3d83dqga2v7ypk27qykddyg I'm pretty sure the importance of DataFarms to social movements over the last decade or so has been heavily exaggerated by their PR flacks. Certainly the many downsides of these platforms - such as their ease of use by states tracking dissenters and protesters - are left out of the cheerleading news media stories on these movements. As is their use of non-corporate platforms, like the use of Mumble for large-scale voice conferences by the Occupy movement, or the work of g0v.