Hi @freemo, questions about dealing with federation from more commercial entities:
█Can it be possible to continue as it is now and then opt-in from preferences? To switch on per user each as the main thing to do with federating with BlueSky and Thread.net.
Perhaps more will come but these 2 for now since they are especially commercial / less like Mastodon.
An all or nothing switch, started "off" first to continue without being embedded / scraped, and then each user decides to change, not not.
So before more happens with more commercial versions of Mastodon etc (essentially making for hybrid Fediverse perhaps), I would le want to see if those 2 things were possible?
#Fediverse #Corporate #Danger
#Takeovers #Greed #mCapitalsm
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█BlueSky (social network) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluesky_(social_network)
█Threads (social network)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threads_(social_network)
QT: https://indieweb.social/@tchambers/111926373215445212
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@freeschool We are working on adding this in a way that is more generally applicable. A sort of opt-out block list
@freemo
#federation #invasion
#bluesky #threads #consent #noconsent
OK I AM STRONGLY AGAINST HAVING MY ACCOUNT FEDERATED WITH THREADS / BLUESKY CORPORATIONS ETC -
I DIDN'T and DON'T CONSENT.
The Opt-out nature violates my consent and I think more needs to be done.
I'm just saying this earlier now however I can as disclaimer as I wasn't asked... that I want to have it part of that corporate stuff and obviously why I'm here in first place - it's that important to me.
I'll be spending all day on this if you need help though I'm not so technical perhaps (and iis another point for other users under a safe umbrella in first place).
And I'm asking even just for me to please disable / make it more physically less possible that I'm seen with those servers. I don't think block is enough - and not safe enough for those that care.
I reject right now the whole idea and wish to be able to choose much later... not just block on my own user level the corporations and it's invasion of user...but as a server against server level - and politically.
No prior conversation about this or choice so forgive the intensity.
I can see this could be hard to balance but politically not really unless you state yourself why to opt people in in the first place considering the political nature of pretty much being here.,
So "why not" as question is:
█Why not opt-in instead of opt-out? to be on safer side / respect people?
█Can you block and more physically the connection for us until we figure out a way, rather than sort of blocking but not really because we're still visible / scrapable etc...
Thanks freemo - politically I guess it would always come to this and maybe putting down in a post you're own view is a pin it as a statement something more concrete and say what you're willing to do - it's not a small thing.
If you don't have time for it or it's a minor point for you also just say.
I will re-draft or announce more which is also why speed is important... better to panic more than not
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