Challenge for a UX designer: rethink the UI/UX around content warnings on the Fediverse (mastodon, pixelfed, etc) to allow capturing not just a text field, but also some predefined labels (e.g., 18+, sexual imagery, violent imagery, etc)
Technically these labels would come from "providers" which define what they mean and controls that should be implemented.
Just remember, Every time advocacy groups warn about tech/capitalism, believe them. We don't make shit up, we use history of actions and facts to state our reasons to be against it.
If your instance isn't part of @FediPact please urge your admins to join or move to another instance who is.
And if you want proof, ask the general public what Jabber/XMPP was, and then ask what Google how they killed it.
EDIT: Please send support to the creator of the FediPact, @vantablack as she is homeless. This is possible because of them.
EDIT #2: Some peppe are saying it doesn't happen anymore, but since it only happened to competitors to Facebook and only after people noticed, I don't think it was a "bug" that only impacted FOSS replacements, but a feature for Facebook removed. Don't give these Zuckers gaslight and think they remain innocent.
And now I know I can, this further raises the question I’ve been thinking about; What’s the point in having a Pixelfed account if I’m already using Mastodon?
I can follow Pixelfed users from Mastodon.
Pixelfed users can follow me on Mastodon.
I can see Pixelfed posts via hashtags on Mastodon.
Heck, I can even see Local and Federated timelines of Pixelfed instances using Mona now!
So I made a big decision today. Took me awhile. I know it’s April first too and April Fools day but, I have officially deleted my #Twitter, #Instagram, #Threads and #Bluesky accounts.
As I work on the @pixelfed admin settings refactor, I'm realizing how many config settings there are, not to mention how nice it is to be able to update a setting and for it to take immediate effect without having to run commands or restart horizon/php.
I should have done this a long time ago.
:pixelfed: Admins: Manage Settings with Instant Updates + Zero Downtime.
Forget the .env and cli, soon you can manage most settings via the admin dashboard!