Is Bluesky 'obeying in advance'?
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Dave Rainsford last edited by [email protected]
That is precisely the issue. This seems to be shaping up as a test of the courage of their convictions.
Of course, it is not a simple matter. Defense of lawsuits and or regulatory action could be very expensive. They do not have deep pockets. Such a prospect would be terrifying, which is indeed the point.
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Mastodon Migration last edited by [email protected]
What is very instructive is to contrast this case with another social media thing that happened this weekend. On Saturday the Russian gov sent @stux an abuse request that one of the accounts on mstdn.social be removed.
Stux immediately published the notice (https://mstdn.social/@stux/113652461647125214) making very very clear his intent to defy it. When his hosting company backed him up, he published that (https://mstdn.social/@stux/113662573364116275). And now he is trolling the Russians (https://mstdn.social/@stux/113663848550211035).
A profile in courage!
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
You might say; yes but mstdn.social is based in the Netherlands with servers in Europe, while #Bluesky is a US company with its servers in the the US. It's not the same thing. And, the answer is that you are exactly right.
On the day after the election @Gargron posted (https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/113435032790351172
"I think it's going to be more important than ever that #Mastodon and the #fediverse are not centrally operated out of the US unlike almost every other social media platform out there."Case in point.
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@mastodonmigration Given the track record of highly-funded tech companies, I assume willing complicity over fear.
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@mastodonmigration That Advocate link goes to a 404 error, can you relink it?
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Karin Sorenbyreplied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
@mastodonmigration I do think money will be the issue.. Just as the orange clown now will go after news media and anyone who he does not like..it will be very costly to fight back..and I’m starting to think many judges are siding with the billionaire gang..
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Really don't know. And not sure it matters very much. Having listened to Jay Graber she seems very sincere. But the point is that these things can and will get complicated. We will discover how the best intentions stand up to the pressures that are certain to come to bear.
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Karin Sorenby last edited by
Yes. Think this is spot on. Every CEO dreads a process server at the door. Legal expenses could quickly suck up all their VC money.
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Kevin Karhan :verified:replied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
@mastodonmigration calling a bigotted hatespeaker an "anti-trans activist" is a bold move...
- that's thin ice, m8...
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Kevin Karhan :verified: last edited by [email protected]
Hmmm... see your point. 'Activist' can have a positive connotation, and that is certainly not the intention. What's a better word than 'activist'?
Edited to 'podcaster' for now to align with the article.
Thanks for the comment.
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Wizard Bear (💉x8 + 😷)replied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
@mastodonmigration @stux So happy to have stux as my admin and glad to support his efforts each month. It matters. TY so much, stux!
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Wizard Bear (💉x8 + 😷) last edited by [email protected]
You are indeed fortunate to be on such a great instance. But, you don't need to be a member of mstdn.social to value of efforts of independent Mastodon server administrators. Here is @stux Ko-Fi page: https://ko-fi.com/mstdn, if you want to show some appreciation.
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@mastodonmigration @WizardBear @stux I just dropped a few euros in the support of @stux a principled and committed Administrator.
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Wizard Bear (💉x8 + 😷)replied to Mastodon Migration last edited by
@mastodonmigration @stux I support stux via PayPal. I greatly appreciate his work.
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@mastodonmigration It's almost like BS isn't actually decentralized and immune to these threats they claim to be...
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It always seemed very aspirational.
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@mastodonmigration It would have been "aspirational" if the design admitted a path to becoming that. Instead it was just fraudulent.
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Mastodon Migrationreplied to Cassandrich last edited by [email protected]
Not gonna argue. Never really made much sense.
Now whether some of them believed their own PR? Can't really say.
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There's been a lengthy discussion among knowledgeable folks on either side of the Bluesky/AT Protocol vs. Mastodon/ActivityPub divide.
The Mastodon/Fediverse side seems persuasive that a distributed Bsky is likely not doable. The resources required to set just 1 more full stack of existing Bluesky functionality/code can be prohibitive.
This toot is pretty far down in the most recent thread, but it's the one I bookmarked for reference:
https://social.coop/@cwebber/113648273837882910
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