@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?

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

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

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social sad but true!

@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?

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

@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.

and/or hosted

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

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

@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.

@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.

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Absolutely.

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social Yes.

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The very reason I am here…

@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. 😀

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social vKontakte? :-)

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

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social :blobmiou:

@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.

@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.

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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.

@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".

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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.

@Gargron@mastodon.social Right you are.

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social what about Switzerland?

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

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yes

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