Let's Build an utopian Social media Platform would Look like together ? I start with my opinions.
Background - I am 20 Years old final grad in CS and from last 9 months I am working on a social media platform .I am building it because I think this is the most perfect time to build a social media platform and whole humanity is asking for it and we are launching it in first week of April. In short, a social media platform for niche communities. I will take points and tell you why then you people question it recommend it and suggest. Let's start.
A utopian social media would look like :
a) A platform where there is option to customize what you see and what you don't you start blank but you never see any content from the strangers or people you don't know or follow (yes you can search if needed.) Its algorithm free.
b) A platform that never tracks you but then how it survives instead it may use ads like banner placed on the section you visit and ads are same for everyone. The blog related to food has the food ad no matter who visit its same and its more effective as its contextual so even an anonymous user visits it they all see same ad no personalization or data is used.
c)A platform which is divided into small private communities so people join communities as per their interest right there they build their own social media experience there is no public posts, no influencer things no trending things, views count are not measured , use reaction system like over 15 human reactions and no likes matters.
d) A platform whose moderation is handled not by the platform but admins, members of the niche communities itself you control what content to be posted and what not platform (except dangerous materials to safeguard communities).
e)A platform where anyone can create their own community around any interest any topic they got they join the interests of other people there and people collaborate with each other.
f) Every community is a different social media experience in its, Some support AI generated content and some don't. Some are private, some are hidden some are small and some are big . Millions of communities around art, news, culture, philosophy, literature , tech , AI thrives and millions of people join them and interact in those communities
-----A platform where nothing is viral, people work together share resources, submit papers, help ,create products and services and value together . This would be the true Utopia and social internet for all .