@Gargron@mastodon.social Or the EU for that matter. Or any single jurisdiction really.

@Gargron@mastodon.social Thanks Eugen for sharing this vision. However, I think there is a mighty lot of work to do making Mastodon more accessible to average users

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social what about Switzerland?

@Gargron@mastodon.social Right you are.

@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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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 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.

@Gargron@mastodon.social I've signed up with Univesedon because I like having backups.This instance was down for about 2 hours..I hope it's not a portent of what is going to happen.

@Gargron@mastodon.social Thank you for the development. :)

@Gargron@mastodon.social My current minimum standard is: I don’t get on a platform if it can’t federate. ActivityPub is here to stay.

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social vKontakte? :-)

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

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

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The very reason I am here…

@Gargron@mastodon.social Yes.

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

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Absolutely.

@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

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social yay thinking I might prioritize a mastodon and/or general activity pub plugin in @pidgin@fosstodon.org now...

@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.

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

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

@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.