this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2023
223 points (91.1% liked)

Fediverse

17671 readers
26 users here now

A community dedicated to fediverse news and discussion.

Fediverse is a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe".

Getting started on Fediverse;

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
223
41% of fediverse instances have blocked threads so far!!! (tech.lgbt)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I said many of us. I know there were people here already when Reddit had its meltdown.

I have no problem with individual instances federating or defederating with whomever they want. The problem is that there's a movement afoot to try to get everyone to defederate with Meta. That's what the "FediPact" is about, and this thread is about the FediPact. So I argue against that. If everyone defederates then there goes that choice you're fond of.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

where did you see that the fedipact main purpose was to impose defederation? that would be rich.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

https://fedipact.online/ reads:

"i am an instance admin/mod on the fediverse. by signing this pact, i hereby agree to block any instances owned by meta should they pop up on the fediverse. project92 is a real and serious threat to the health and longevity of fedi and must be fought back against at every possible opportunity"

What goal do you think a pact like that has? Do you not think they want everyone else on board? Don't waffle with some "will no one rid me of this troublesome priest" sophistry. They want Meta locked out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes and that’s their right.

But thankfully they don’t impose anything to anyone. You had me worried for a minute.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Indeed, one of the great benefits of an open protocol like ActivityPub is that it's impossible to force stuff like this. So ironically, they're going to fail to impose their desired outcome for the same reason that they don't need to impose their desired outcome.