Sometimes, people on Facebook don't know the Fediverse exists.
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Sometimes, people on Facebook don't know the Fediverse exists.
The European Commission likes to tell them.
@hpod16 I'd go out on a limb to suggest that "EU citizen only" means "no foreigners, no migrants"
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@project1enigma @lucien @hpod16 I have no clue about UX or how it works. Years ago I had an account on Twitter, before the Boer bought it. They had no app on F-Droid, so I used the web interfacewhich wasn't really better than Mastodon's in my opinion.
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@hpod16 I'd go out on a limb to suggest that "EU citizen only" means "no foreigners, no migrants"
@xinit gosh I hope that’s not what they meant.
Maybe the social media manager was just a bit too excited about mastodon and looking for a way to promote it. -
@stefan @hpod16 BlueSky has 4 Million active monthly users too. Lot of Gaming, Cats. And they cracked down on the hate. The moderators issued warnings about that and it slowly stopped. Companies do not like hate, they know people from all demographics use their product. That is something hateful people don't realize.
@MissWarcraft @stefan @hpod16 they didn't crack down on the hate, they still allow transphobic harassment, they still allow fascists and nazis, and the people running the company are transphobes. jay even made up new transphobic memes for her nazi friends
bluesky isn't a friend to the marginalized
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@xinit gosh I hope that’s not what they meant.
Maybe the social media manager was just a bit too excited about mastodon and looking for a way to promote it.@hpod16 To be clear, the EU Commission is fine, it's the redacted person demanding the 'citizens-only' one that reads oddly to me.
I might just be cynical
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@hpod16 To be clear, the EU Commission is fine, it's the redacted person demanding the 'citizens-only' one that reads oddly to me.
I might just be cynical
@xinit I know I know. To be honest, I didn’t notice that part when I first read the comment, and slightly cringing about the phrasing now. When you handle thousands of comments per day your brain gets a bit muddled. So I kind of hope people stop noticing.
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P pearl22@troet.cafe shared this topic
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@hpod16 the problem is that the same people that don't know will run into lots of UX issues when trying Fediverse. I know a few sadly...
@lucien @hpod16 I solution for the "Server choosing" problem can be https://fedidb.com/welcome
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@hpod16 I'd go out on a limb to suggest that "EU citizen only" means "no foreigners, no migrants"
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Sometimes, people on Facebook don't know the Fediverse exists.
The European Commission likes to tell them. @hpod16 oh wow. They actually put their money where their mouths are 🫶
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@hpod16 was the fediverse created in europe? it's insane to say this when the technology itself is being mantained and expanded by people all around the world, including americans, asians, south americans, africans, etc.
@nelson Mastodon is developed in Germany, Peertube in France.
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J jantietje@norden.social shared this topic
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@nelson Mastodon is developed in Germany, Peertube in France.
@gelbphoenix misskey is developed in japan, sharkey is developed by people in north america, and both pixelfed and loops were made by a canadian.
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@hpod16 ...and then propose a new proprietary network "W"
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@hpod16 It means When I joined it said select a server. I picked one that said it was about Science, Books. etc. And it turned into just politics. If I want Politics I can go to X. I go to Insta for cats, and fun stuff, I keep hoping for more about EU on mastodon, but it is all Hate Trump, Hate America, Hate Jews. So I rarely come here. Anyway, will check in later I am a hopeful person. Peace!
️@MissWarcraft @hpod16 the server you're on is currently the largest one on Mastodon, and thus probably the hardest one to moderate. When you have time, have a look at smaller servers - there are loads of them now - and pick one with a policy you like.
But Mastodon isn't really about hanging on your own server only. Use hashtags to find those conversations and users you want to follow. I rarely if ever look at the posts on my own server now, let alone the global feed (or whatever it is called).
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L luettdeern@plasmatrap.com shared this topic
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In this case I'm not against this kind of answering only half the question tbh.
My online world would be poorer without seeing people from all over the world. Including the cool kind of people from the US.
@project1enigma @hpod16 @darkoneko This! Besides: Somebody on the Fediverse can also make – in theory – an instance which only allows "certified citizens" (whatever that means).
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@hpod16 It means When I joined it said select a server. I picked one that said it was about Science, Books. etc. And it turned into just politics. If I want Politics I can go to X. I go to Insta for cats, and fun stuff, I keep hoping for more about EU on mastodon, but it is all Hate Trump, Hate America, Hate Jews. So I rarely come here. Anyway, will check in later I am a hopeful person. Peace!
️@MissWarcraft You aren't really locked into a server. (To be clear: Yes, you can't migrate your posts *right now* – it's being worked on – but you don't loose your network when switching servers as you can migrate you followers and followings.)
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@gunchleoc @lucien @hpod16 I was going to suggest that Mastodon isn't very Facebook-y in how it works and what it's for (being much more Twitter-y in that regard) and ask if there was anything in that way.
Looks like Frendica is it- thanks for bringing it up!
@beemoh @gunchleoc @lucien @hpod16 May I suggest looking at #Hubzilla too? It seems to be getting at least as much attention, and even a few shillings of EU money(!). It is, as I understand, a fork of an early version of Friendica. It is a very versatile platform.
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Sometimes, people on Facebook don't know the Fediverse exists.
The European Commission likes to tell them. @hpod16 I don't remember whether it was facebook, but once upon a time mentioning other networks on one of the big social websites would result in punishment -
Sometimes, people on Facebook don't know the Fediverse exists.
The European Commission likes to tell them. @hpod16 This is so good to see,
EU!I'm going to write to my MP, the British government should get themselves on Mastodon too!
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@mycotropic You could look at https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon
Sadly on GitHub.
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Sometimes, people on Facebook don't know the Fediverse exists.
The European Commission likes to tell them. @hpod16 @EUCommission How about updating the UE Commission web site to include a link to Mastodon then?
I know a link to Mastodon is present on the Social Media Channels page, but it would fit way better on the front page.
(Also apparently Africa, Asia, and the rest of the Americas apparently do not matter, but I digress)
