What is the advantage of a federated network (like
@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?
@dearthofsid it does say so. I added an instance in my account. It seems to work
@RateUnrate How do you add instance?
@RateUnrate What does one need to start it? Or can anyone do it?

@dearthofsid Also you could check this out. There's a document in there about installing your own servers. Requires solid tech knowledge.

https://joinmastodon.org

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