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I think it's going to be more important than ever that #Mastodon and the #fediverse are not centrally operated out of the US like almost every other social media platform out there.

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[–] pedrosanta@mastodon.social 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

@Gargron I agree. Still, what's the matter with Social Web Foundation? Honest question.

I see all these dubious companies over there. What's the game plan to have them (and their agendas) on the party?

[–] ml@mitexleo.one 2 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social Couldn't agree more. US is not the only country on earth.

[–] freakazoid@retro.social 2 points 7 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social Glad to hear you're gonna stop accepting new registrations on your centrally administered mega-instances.

[–] Subby_SAB@mstdn.party 1 points 7 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social thanks for creating this platform. 🙏🌹❤

[–] pfefferle@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social sad but true!

[–] Aphrodite@chaos.social 1 points 7 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social At the same time, Meta is getting its hooks deep into this system, and how long until they move to the end of the embrace - extend - exclude - extinguish path they’ve followed for two damned decades?

[–] vruz@mstdn.social 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@Gargron@mastodon.social

It is central that you do not involve any American citizens in the board of directors too.

[–] Gargron@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@vruz@mstdn.social The board of the 501c3 does not have any legal power over the German entity which holds all the assets. This is a concern I've already had in mind.

[–] vruz@mstdn.social 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@Gargron@mastodon.social

I can obviously imagine the concern has crossed your mind, but the idea that the German legal system can stop an insider attack seems not very well thought out.

[–] Gargron@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@vruz@mstdn.social I'll repeat, separate entity. They're not "inside"--except as trusted advisors and mentors.

[–] vruz@mstdn.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social 🤷

[–] nevarro@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social I hate it when I read „Twitter/X has become so bad, now go use Bluesky“. No, Bluesky is not the solution, it’s (going to be) a part of the problem.

[–] gbraad@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago

and/or hosted

[–] thibault@piaille.fr 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social Yeah so please block out Threads

[–] john_fisherman@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social blatantly clear, man. Keep up the good work!

[–] gimulnautti@mastodon.green 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social 100% agree. US stands a good chance of becoming much more oligarchic under Trump, with politics starting to seep into how the company leaders operate.

They won’t call it that obviously, because they’ll be oblivious to it. But politics it will be regardless.

[–] Martranslations@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social I actually find solace in the fact that I'm here in a safe place. So thanks for all your hard work.

[–] JSharp1436@mstdn.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social

Absolutely.

[–] Remittancegirl@mstdn.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social Yes, I agree. Very important.

[–] noondlyt@hellions.cloud 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social Yes.

[–] xs4me2@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social

The very reason I am here…

[–] eden110@sfba.social 1 points 7 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social funny (or maybe not funny?) enough, that's one of the reasons I'm dipping my toes into Mastodon. So far, I'm liking the vibes. 😀

[–] inquiline@assemblag.es 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social However, and I mean this respectfully, maybe you should prioritize safety features for racialized and minoritized people now?

[–] bortzmeyer@mastodon.gougere.fr 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social vKontakte? :-)

[–] steve@feltmarker.uk 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social yup! Been running my own personal instance a while now

[–] feyter@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social fascist autocrats hate this trick...

[–] beatekurth@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social :blobmiou:

[–] mhoye@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social While I agree with this, it might also be time to move the work prioritizing federated safety and collective protection to the front of the queue.

[–] nlupo@macrofurs.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social I don't believe the people in the so called US are free, but even if you are not like me, you still should not put your eggs in one basket.

[–] strght@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social

Of course.

It’s also even more necessary to keep out the surveillance networks like Thread and Reddit.

Looking ahead more publicly funded instances might be helpful to grow the reach and volume of relevant content.

[–] gnutrix@social.vivaldi.net 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social Especially now that Chump is going to get to play President again and hand everything over to his rich friends, I think it's imperative that Mastodon plays a more active outreach role / PR to actively pull users away from BookFace, Shitter and the likes. Maybe some high profile partnerships with other like-minded orgs to actively promote their fediposts? All the FOSS / GNU / open society types of orgs should commit to making it their primary source, while only posting links on other platforms and their websites to their fedi-posts. Elon Musk needs to dread his decision to buy Shitter, and Troth Sential stock values need to tank to penny stocks. I haven't used Insta, Snap or TikTok to really know whether or not I'd hate them, but their ownership and control are problematic enough to relegate them "to the dustbins of history".

[–] tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org 1 points 7 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social

Some form of managed, shared block lists. Ro's "the bad place" sounds like a good start.

Then "whack a mole" won't be so futile and will accrue knowledge and save lots of people lots of time and allow for appeals etc.

[–] andalmori@mastodontech.de 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social Right you are.

[–] DO2SGF@social.darc.de 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social This image sums it up too well

[–] pee@mastodon.online 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

@Gargron@mastodon.social what about Switzerland?

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[–] kastope@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social Get yourself a thumb drive and download tails for a start. https://tails.net/

[–] MeanwhileinCanada@ohai.social 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

@Gargron@mastodon.social
yes

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[–] fotgjengeren@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago

@Gargron@mastodon.social I'm new here, but yeah the landscape seems totally different. Definitely important

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