SiddharthWhat is the advantage of a federated network (like
@Mastodon) over centralised networks (like
@TwitterOffical)?
@Mastodon) over centralised networks (like
@TwitterOffical)?
Does this make it any easier for the governing team to control the sanity, reduce the toxicity and prevent the platform from enabling bigotry? - or are those functions of only the makers' politics?
Can one be part of multiple instances? For instance, can we make a separate instance exclusively for Left Mastodon and be part of both?
Rate@dearthofsid it does say so. I added an instance in my account. It seems to work
@RateUnrate How do you add instance?
@dearthofsid if you’re making one for Left, I’d love to join (if that’s okay)
Guneet Narula@RateUnrate @dearthofsid there are some cool leftie instances out there, todon.nl is one of them
@guneetnarula how to join?
@dearthofsid you are already part of it in a way. you could make a new account there, but instead you can see what's happening in its public timeline here https://todon.nl/public and follow users with your account here. So your home feed here will be full of toots from todon.nl users.
@guneetnarula @dearthofsid btw, have you guys noticed this thing where you follow someone the grey icon turns blue, you across down and it turns grey again? Meaning it just unfollowed someone on its own? So weird
@guneetnarula @dearthofsid I tried following you, Guneet, it’s just automatically unfollowed multiple times
@guneetnarula @dearthofsid okay this is *just* happening with your account. Have you set it up like that or something?
@RateUnrate @dearthofsid hey, no this is not an account settings issue. Happened with me too. I think it is because most instances of mastodon run on different servers that are not super powerful/expensive, and all apps are third party too, some communication between apps and servers breaks down sometimes.
@guneetnarula @dearthofsid I joined them. Thanks Guneet!
@RateUnrate What does one need to start it? Or can anyone do it?
Ruminess
stux⚡️The downsides on a platform like this is that it's 'open' so every other server/website/app with the same protocols can make a 'connection'.
A while ago gab.com (nazi network) joined the fediverse and used the mastodon source for there new platform since the old one got banned by Apple and Google in the App stores. Nowadays many servers including this on are blocking gab.com but if the admin doesn't do that you WILL see a LOT of hate, garbage and racism on the TL
Bhavana Varun@stux That's scary! Any precautions you would suggest?
Aboobacker MK@BhavanaVarun @stux @Gargron already blocked gab.com from mastodon.social and encouraged other instance admin to the same. Also apps like tusky disable gab.com by default
Tilak
Harshit Gupta 
@stux @Ruminess @dearthofsid So basically how good your experience here is, depends a lot on the admins/moderators of your instance.
No place like 127.0.0.1@stux @Ruminess @dearthofsid so basically you experience here depends on how good your admin is. Fair enough.
Iconoclast | غیر عقائد@stux @Ruminess @dearthofsid We are already used to hate, garbage and racism, thanks to the #birdsite. But here we atleast have a fighting chance. Unlike the birdsite where corporate greed is in bed with the fascists.
@dearthofsid this you have to program on the server on which you exist. There are some guides online, but I’d have to be a serious programmer to make one I think. @girishNaught ? Any thoughts?
هارون@RateUnrate @dearthofsid I think the UI looks different and below the toot it says from amaroq (I guess that's another app). I'm using tusky.
@dorkymcdarkface @dearthofsid yes, tusky doesnt exist on iOS so we use this one
@dorkymcdarkface @dearthofsid mastodon itself doesn’t have an app.
@dearthofsid @dorkymcdarkface whaaa! I didn’t even find this on iOS. How did you download this and from where?
@RateUnrate @dorkymcdarkface i cant recall actually.
@obscurosaur you're using the app too right?
@dearthofsid @dorkymcdarkface @obscurosaur on iOS for instance this is the only client app GON, which don’t work at all. I looked at their Wikipedia mage too. Nothing
@dearthofsid Also you could check this out. There's a document in there about installing your own servers. Requires solid tech knowledge.
@dearthofsid yes anyone case. you can start your own server or try mast.host
@dearthofsid here are the docs to start your own https://docs.joinmastodon.org/administration/installation/
Rudra@RateUnrate thanks for this, had been wondering!
@dearthofsid just fyi: if you add an instance, you have to sign up again for each of them separately- name and the form etc.
@RateUnrate Yes, I signed up in another.
@dearthofsid I find it so jarring to constantly see Roy’s face and your name. It’s like my heart beats a bit faster when I see the face and then have to keep reminding myself it’s not her 🙊 my
Ladak@dearthofsid @Mastodon @TwitterOffical
No single entity that holds veto all the conversation.
No single site that can be targeted for blocking by governments.
No ads = more responsive moderators & admins.
But it does mean that we contribute to keep the network alive through patreon contributions and in other ways.
Anarchist@dearthofsid @Mastodon
You can make/participate in an instance which is focused on a some particular topic..like research (scholar.social) or say left politics...but at the same time follow other instances..The discussion is more focused. The rules of an instance can also democratically decided by the participants in a small cooperatively run instance (like in social.coop/about or sunbeam.city/about)
You can make/participate in an instance which is focused on a some particular topic..like research (scholar.social) or say left politics...but at the same time follow other instances..The discussion is more focused. The rules of an instance can also democratically decided by the participants in a small cooperatively run instance (like in social.coop/about or sunbeam.city/about)
