Nitin PaiToday in The Print, I write about why I got onto #Mastodon and why I’m circumspect about the chances of its success.
The migration of influencers “sends a signal to the people running Twitter that influencers can move out – perhaps completely – if the company doesn’t play fair. Mastodon has already begun to enjoy network effects and FOMO that will attract, initially at least, a higher quality user base. If Twitter chooses to ignore the signal, then Mastodon will more likely take off.”
Julien Deswaef@nitin Can you explain why you think the federated structure of Mastodon makes it more vulnerable to government control and cyberattacks?
@xuv Governments have physical access to servers located in their territory, and people running individual instances have fewer resources to defend against cyber attacks.
@nitin There are instances that are managed by groups of people who handle security well. And there are instances in countries that don't spy on people. Which boils down to: choose your instance well, based on your needs.