--- title: Mark Zuckerberg said: It’s time to go back to our roots... description: Mark Zuckerberg claims to advocate for freedom of expression, but this is questioned in the context of centralized social networks. An alternative presented is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mark-zuckerberg-said-it-s-time-to-go-back-to-our-roots-and-use-rss-zc1e0t1uz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mark Zuckerberg said: It’s time to go back to our roots and use RSS | daily.dev og:description: Mark Zuckerberg claims to advocate for freedom of expression, but this is questioned in the context of centralized social networks. An alternative presented is... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mark-zuckerberg-said-it-s-time-to-go-back-to-our-roots-and-use-rss-zc1e0t1uz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZC1e0t1Uz.png og:image:alt: Mark Zuckerberg said: It’s time to go back to our roots and use RSS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mark Zuckerberg said: It’s time to go back to our roots and use RSS **[RUBYLAND](https://daily.dev/sources/rubyla)** · 4 min read · 32 upvotes · 7 comments ## Summary Mark Zuckerberg claims to advocate for freedom of expression, but this is questioned in the context of centralized social networks. An alternative presented is RSS, a technology from the roots of the internet that allows users to consume content directly from sources without third-party interference. The post explains how RSS works, highlights its benefits, and mentions various RSS readers, including a new reader app, Chaski. Despite a decline in RSS popularity, it's suggested as a viable solution for staying informed without the influence of big tech companies. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ncko** · 5 upvotes > I'm all for RSS but the idea that RSS is "from the roots of the internet" is a little funny. It is not THAT old of a technology. **@luis8** · 4 upvotes > Clickbait title **@jamiecarl** · 3 upvotes > Whenever someone says RSS I just remember Man Of Steel where Jenny says about the signal "It's coming in on the RSS feeds". > > Fuckerberg can Zuck off. **@vortigern** · 1 upvotes > RSS is a legitimately based technology. **@cenajohn** · 0 upvotes > RSS 2.0 could be revolutionized if applied not just to feeds, but subscriptions as well ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#big-tech](https://daily.dev/tags/big-tech) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mark-zuckerberg-said-it-s-time-to-go-back-to-our-roots-and-use-rss-zc1e0t1uz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Mark Zuckerberg said: It’s time to go back to our roots and use RSS","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mark-zuckerberg-said-it-s-time-to-go-back-to-our-roots-and-use-rss-zc1e0t1uz","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mark-zuckerberg-said-it-s-time-to-go-back-to-our-roots-and-use-rss-zc1e0t1uz"},"datePublished":"2025-01-19T13:23:29.156Z","dateModified":"2025-01-19T13:23:41.445Z","description":"Mark Zuckerberg claims to advocate for freedom of expression, but this is questioned in the context of centralized social networks. 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