Rebuilding Social Media From Scratch!

<p>What happens when the person who once architected one of social media’s biggest platforms decides it needs to be entirely re-thought?</p><p><br></p><p>From day one Blaine Cook helped build Twitter creating the @ mention, OAuth, and numerous technologies that still quietly power the internet. Disillusioned by what social media has become, he stepped back to rethink it entirely. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, he chats with Rabble about Twitter&#39;s early chaos, the decisions that shaped it, and why he refuses to accept that these platforms can&#39;t be changed. Today he’s building a better approach to online community called Roundabout, Blaine explains why he&#39;s betting on people to get this right.</p><p><br></p><p>Show notes:</p><p>Blaine Cook on Twitter: @blaine</p><p>Blaine Cook on Bluesky: @blaine.bsky.social</p><p>Blaine Cook on Mastodon: @blaine@mastodon.social</p><p>Roundabout app: https://joinroundabout.com/</p><p>New_ Public foundation: https://newpublic.org/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Rabble on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rabble.nz</p><p>Follow the podcast: https://episodes.fm/1824528874</p><p><br></p><p>Our executive producer is Alice Chan from Flock Marketing.</p><p><br></p><p>To learn more about Rabble’s social media bill of rights, and sign up for our newsletter, visit https://revolution.social/</p>