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@mkj @Stomata

The ability to censor an entire social network is absolutely enshittification. Such an ability is always misused, especially if the company that controls it is itself based in an authoritarian country.

BS's entire selling point was that this wasn't possible, yet here they are doing it.

@max

With greatest respect, your post misses the point?

It's the fact that Bluesky has the technical ability to force everyone on their network to accept their judgement that is the main danger. This power is inevitably misused, especially in countries with authoritarian governments that are run by convicted criminals and who ignore court rulings (such as the country Bluesky is based in).

This action isn't possible on the Fediverse, as there is no one who controls the entire Fediverse.

@lemgandi

It won't be a great party for long if it is centralised

@BGMcKay

Bluesky has blocked it in Turkey, people are confirming this with VPNs:

https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/114348113927295764

@ksaj

For-profit corporations generally try to because they don't want to lose market share (though they may lobby to change laws of course). That's why online services from large corporations may vary a lot depending on where you are accessing them from.

Independent servers aren't worried about market share.

In case you missed it, Bluesky is apparently caving to an authoritarian government:

️ https://mas.to/@osma/114346166890552471

This is why the Fediverse is so important: each Fedi server is totally independent, servers communicate directly with each other, anyone can set up a server anywhere.

Bluesky posts all flow through Bluesky's own corporate relay which is impossible to bypass, making censorship easy.

:Fediverse: No one controls the Fediverse

Bluesky is controlled by a US-based for-profit corporation

@hlseward @jayson_ethan01

Hey Jayson, welcome! There's lots of help for new people on the website at https://fedi.tips (especially "Quick Start" at the top) and feel free to ask if you want help with anything

Thanks for the mention Helen!

"I think your Instance owner can read them"

Just to add, this is a real risk but there's no official or easy way for an admin to do this. Admins would have to browse the instance's raw database which isn't exactly convenient.

@nazokiyoubinbou

It is weird, but I guess it's just that the Mastodon developers have very limited resources and other features have taken priority?

There is a discussion of it at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/10088

If your organisation needs to be on many social networks at once, there are paid social management services which include support for Mastodon such as Buffer at https://buffer.com/mastodon and Publer at https://publer.com

However, if you just want to schedule your Mastodon posts you don't need to use commercial services. Mastodon has its own built-in free open scheduling system available through third party apps (more info at https://fedi.tips/scheduling-posts-on-mastodon).

#FediTips

@Pamela1960 @kiffiethedreamer

Hey Kiffie, there are a lot of synth people on here, one of my favourites is @Jyoti

There is lots of help for finding out how this place works on the website at https://fedi.tips (especially the QUICK START section at the top of the page).

Feel free to ask if you want help with anything specific!

@GuillaumeRossolini

As far as I know there's no way to block all servers of a particular type, sorry.

If you want to add extra security to your Mastodon account, you can optionally use "Two-Factor Authentication" (2FA). When you have this feature activated, even if someone else finds out your password they will be unable to log into your account.

There is a complete guide to activating 2FA on Mastodon here:

️ https://fedi.tips/using-two-factor-authentication-2fa-on-mastodon

This guide also answers lots of common questions about two-factor authentication

#FediTips #Mastodon #2FA #TwoFactorAuthentication

@ned @felix33

Hey Felix, welcome

If you want help getting started, there is lots of support for beginners on the website at https://fedi.tips (especially the section at the top marked "QUICK START").

If there's something specific you want help with, feel free to ask!

@lianna

Not that I know of, but it should be possible?

@minka

You can't deprecate culture

People will use whatever words they want to use, even if no one official uses them.

@steter @johnmezzo

You shouldn't look at one server, the whole idea of this place is to be spread out on many servers.

If everyone goes on one server it becomes incredibly easy for someone like Musk to just swoop in and take it over. BlueSky is effectively on one server, and they are owned by a for-profit company. It would be very easy for Musk etc to buy them out in the future.

If we want to break this cycle we need to be on decentralised networks: https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers/

@xerz

If someone knows a RISC OS client I'll add it. I had a quick search and couldn't find one?

p.s. Using Mastodon through even more retro platforms may be possible. If the platform has a web browser, it might be worth seeing if it works with the minimalist web client Brutaldon: https://brutaldon.org

@halcy @iotar

Oh wow, teletext!

The most common questions asked by new people on here seem to be about how to make more connections with other accounts. Here are a couple of guides that might help:

How do I discover accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse?
️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends

How do I make my own account and posts more discoverable?
️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

You don't have to do all the suggestions on the lists, but the more you do the more effectively you'll make connections with others.

#FediTips