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.

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

@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 thanks for creating this platform. 🙏🌹❤

@Gargron@mastodon.social I agree

@Gargron@mastodon.social love you people. i’m gonna hop on the patreon this week 👍

@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?

@Gargron@mastodon.social https://tinyurl.com/cx3mustafaanuitise

@Gargron@mastodon.social

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 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.

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

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

@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.

@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.

@Gargron@mastodon.social

Absolutely.

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social Yes.

@Gargron@mastodon.social

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 This.

@Gargron@mastodon.social https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.yourdashloading.com/25KW3TMP/7CQ2DZ3F/&source=gmail&ust=1730970017010000&usg=AOvVaw0WzfzRKxkyNkIfwwHlD97f

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

@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.

@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.

@Gargron@mastodon.social https://tophomewarranty.online/manage.php?gem_id=388&ocm_id=e3c29bd3-1d95-11ef-a697-e3c2ded8

@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".

@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.

@Gargron@mastodon.social Yes, everyone needs to get the f**k off Threads, Bluesky, FB, and X/Twitter. These sites can be powerful tools for organizing, but the oligarchy is in full force right now and all the owners of those sites are part of that system. Mastodon is the only means of organizing that is not centrally owned.

@Gargron@mastodon.social Right you are.

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

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social what about Switzerland?

@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 they’re gonna ban any apps not located in the US. The walled garden is getting taller walls.

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social the election result brought me here. As journalist (with European roots) its more than urgent we from independent media come into action to stand against US Media and support our friends in USA with ProDemocracy. I think I will mirror my podcast (hosted in USA) to the Fediverse eco-system. Have to figure out the details. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/billionaire-owned-news-is-not-our-only-option/

@Gargron@mastodon.social All I can say right now is that I shut down my Twitter account this morning. Basically I made it private, logged off, and "forgot the password" so that nobody can use my old name as a spambot. I'm staying here on Mastodon, and will follow back all who follow me.

@Gargron@mastodon.social https://tophomewarranty.online/manage.php?gem_id=388&ocm_id=e3c29bd3-1d95-11ef-a697-e3c2ded8

@Gargron@mastodon.social is Germany really better these days? 🤔

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social It will only become an important alternative when discussions can be more open, and the massiv elephants in the room are properly addressed.

@Gargron@mastodon.social
yes

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

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@Gargron@mastodon.social Just never forget: the headquarter of #ICANN is situated in Los Angeles, California

@Gargron@mastodon.social https://tophomewarranty.online/manage.php?gem_id=388&ocm_id=e3c29bd3-1d95-11ef-a697-e3c2ded8

@Gargron@mastodon.social Thank heaven! Crucially important, I would have thought .......

@Gargron@mastodon.social never been prouder to have been off that place than today

@Gargron@mastodon.social this is important. Very important. However, as this election has shown, the 'negative choice' is not enough. #Mastodon needs to be the positive choice. With features, innovations and services that go beyond what others are offering, and entice people to come and to stay.

Of course that's not just up to you or the GmbH, but the things people create around this. But you can help in setting the culture, and creating joy in the core apps and services.

@Gargron@mastodon.social
Yeah, this is what I was saying a few days ago. TechHub will likely be moving our server to Canada, but I worry about the smaller servers run by a single person in the US, where that might not be an option.

@Gargron@mastodon.social my thoughts exactly. More of this please. Let’s try and scoop out at least some of the firmament that allowed this to happen

@Gargron@mastodon.social I really hope that the EU will fund Mastodon

@Gargron@mastodon.social indeed!

@Gargron@mastodon.social Agreed! Glad I fully made the move to be federated.

@Gargron@mastodon.social 💯 ActivityPub/Fediverse/Mastodon triumphant.

In 2016 we didn't have this,... and NOW we do.

@Gargron@mastodon.social

absolutely
Mastodont and the Fediverse must be centrally operated out from US
this free media platform will not last long in US now

@Gargron@mastodon.social

THIS!!!

@Gargron@mastodon.social

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

@Gargron@mastodon.social invest in a VPN. You might need it.

@Gargron@mastodon.social so, force more people out of your instances, there's too much of people on mastodon.social and mastodon.online

@Gargron@mastodon.social the syntax does not make sense.

@Gargron@mastodon.social For damn sure. The US is not to be trusted. #AMAGAta

@Gargron@mastodon.social Yeah, I'm moving TechHub back to Canada. It's going to be PITA, but it needs to be done.

@Gargron@mastodon.social In US the answer is only US $. ✍️

@Gargron@mastodon.social Thanks to all of us for doing this important work, not always agreeing on everything but still pushing this forward

@Gargron@mastodon.social What difference does it makes if the private messages here aren't still encrypted and can be accessed by the 3-letter US organizations as they wish even without your knowledge?
They can harvest anything, any data about anyone they want from here and we all know exactly that something like this is possible. The weakest link is always the human. And if your moderators can read them, so can anyone else. Accidentally and on purpose. Even forcefully. That's pretty obvious. So.. you know.

@Gargron@mastodon.social Yes, would be great to have a Mastodon server App readily available in e.g. a kitchen self hosted #freedombox or #uberspace lab guide https://lab.uberspace.de/

I'm still looking for the quickest and cheapest way for hosting a family instance.

Matrix, Mumble and XMPP are already running well. Next is Fediverse Goto Social or Mastodon or similar.

@Gargron@mastodon.social that’s not even possible to happen right?

@Gargron@mastodon.social that’s not even possible right?

@Gargron@mastodon.social please, please, please work with your peers in the Fediverse software space to prioritize nomadic identity migration and instance/domain migration

Being able to move to a new instance while retaining the post history is going to be crucial in the coming times.

@Gargron@mastodon.social One of the BIG things I like about Mastodon is that the host is subject to German laws. As a Jew this has given me some feeling of safety to post here. Thank you.

Which reminds me I probably ought to renew my donation.

@Gargron@mastodon.social Happy my instance isn’t federated w meta or bsky.

@Gargron@mastodon.social cool.

@Gargron@mastodon.social I wasn't sure what Mastodon will become, but in a pinch, it can be tin cans and string and carrier pigeons for people of conscience.

@Gargron@mastodon.social 💯💯💯

@Gargron@mastodon.social Exactly why I selected a Netherlands-based instance when I joined #Mastodon back in late 2022.

@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 couldn't agree more

@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.