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?
@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