More than ever, we need tools for building diverse and resilient communities, away from Big Tech controlling our feeds, and investment companies hoping to get a big payout.
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@Yoshi Ah, hope it doesn't come to that!
@stefan Just kidding, sort of.
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More than ever, we need tools for building diverse and resilient communities, away from Big Tech controlling our feeds, and investment companies hoping to get a big payout.
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediverse-an-overview-for-community-organizers/
@stefan Agreed. This is why I do what I do with my hosting stuff - people deserve safe places away from Big Tech.
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Feel free to share, copy, rewrite, etc. Feedback is more than welcome, but please note that the target audience are community organizers, who may not need or care about full technical details.
As a local Indivisible group leader, I'd suggest even less technical info. The majority of my peers run away screaming at the slightest whiff of tech speak.
@mastodonmigration and I took an unsuccessful run at Indivisible National a while back, they're beyond overloaded with minute by minute developments and supporting local groups with their existing stack of EveryAction and Mobilize.
They and others are investigating alternatives to both of those due to concerns with ...
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As a local Indivisible group leader, I'd suggest even less technical info. The majority of my peers run away screaming at the slightest whiff of tech speak.
@mastodonmigration and I took an unsuccessful run at Indivisible National a while back, they're beyond overloaded with minute by minute developments and supporting local groups with their existing stack of EveryAction and Mobilize.
They and others are investigating alternatives to both of those due to concerns with ...
the owners, so maybe there will be an opening for us in there someplace.
Meanwhile, I doubt more than a very few number of individual organizers would consider spinning up a server.
I think it would make more sense to focus on reasons to create a presence on Mastodon and other Fediverse options and invite their circles of activists to join them.
It certainly would be good if someone here were to set up a server explicitly for organizers to sign up on.
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the owners, so maybe there will be an opening for us in there someplace.
Meanwhile, I doubt more than a very few number of individual organizers would consider spinning up a server.
I think it would make more sense to focus on reasons to create a presence on Mastodon and other Fediverse options and invite their circles of activists to join them.
It certainly would be good if someone here were to set up a server explicitly for organizers to sign up on.
@joeinwynnewood Thank you so much for reading this!
Definitely good points, I will give this all some more thought.
Thank you!
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the owners, so maybe there will be an opening for us in there someplace.
Meanwhile, I doubt more than a very few number of individual organizers would consider spinning up a server.
I think it would make more sense to focus on reasons to create a presence on Mastodon and other Fediverse options and invite their circles of activists to join them.
It certainly would be good if someone here were to set up a server explicitly for organizers to sign up on.
All that said, time has a way of bending things into shape. The reasons why it would have been a good idea for @indivisibleteam to spin up their own Mastodon/Fediverse server six months ago are doubly true now.
Organizations (and politicians, for that matter) need to come to the understanding that taking hold of their own social media communications is critical.
Their opposition certainly understands this very well.
Maybe now is the time...
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More than ever, we need tools for building diverse and resilient communities, away from Big Tech controlling our feeds, and investment companies hoping to get a big payout.
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediverse-an-overview-for-community-organizers/
@stefan good to note that masto host is not US based which might be a benefit for some.
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@stefan good to note that masto host is not US based which might be a benefit for some.
@jerome Good point! I added this information for masto.host, and will do so later for the other hosts.
Thank you!
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@jerome Good point! I added this information for masto.host, and will do so later for the other hosts.
Thank you!
@stefan no, thank YOU for this guide! It’s a great starting point resource.
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@stefan no, thank YOU for this guide! It’s a great starting point resource.
@jerome My pleasure, and thank you!
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@samir Of course!
@stefan by the way Fedica also supports Pixelfed, not just Mastodon (I believe we are the only ones that do)
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@stefan by the way Fedica also supports Pixelfed, not just Mastodon (I believe we are the only ones that do)
@samir Nice! I added a note on that, thank you!
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