“I specifically disagree with his stance on free speech, because I think that it depends on your interpretation of what free speech means. If you allow the most intolerant voices to be as loud as they want to, you’re going to shut down voices of different opinions as well. So allowing free speech by just allowing all speech is not actually leading to free speech, it just leads to a cesspit of hate.”

Great interview with the founder of Mastodon.

https://time.com/6229230/mastodon-eugen-rochko-interview/

@Crecenteb This is what forums were/are, in a "twitter-like" format. This means it will have the same caveat as forums, mainly admin and moderation power abuse. Let's not fall in the easy trap of "this is the best thing ever" cos it simply won't be. I'm prepared to give it time and see where it goes however.
@yohan but you can move servers without losing anything
@Crecenteb Yeah I know, like I said we will see how it goes, I have high hopes!