@kkarhan
Only IF each instance holds firm against the big boys. There are still forum boards around, but they don't dominate our interactions like they used to once fb opened up to everyone. No platform lasts forever. The fediverse is at a critical point I think. If they sell out, game over.
I specificically chose the :fediverse: with :activitypub: because I don't want to deal with the #GAFAMs - espechally #NSAbook and espechally not since :birdsite: :twitter: went to shit.
@Puck I think it feels like a betrayal and I sincerely hope @stux and others will rethink their option.
If not, then he might just also sell :stuxhost: to #Azure, #AWS or #GCP and retire with the €€€€€€ made from that and not claim in announcement that ue cares aboit #privacy.
Because #NSAbook knowingly and willingly rats out users to regimes that KOS them for "living while trans"...
@reiver It's more like an instance gathering info from other instances, but not giving back anything useful - or opposite - propagating local posts, but not showing others in their feed.
I don't have live examples other than Pixelfed not concerning itself with pure text posts. However, it's not unimaginable with custom Mastodon/etc. to have only certain content appear and, in return, fill the Fediverse with waste material.
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