David in SetouchiNov 19, 2022
Mastodon Migration

Food for thought...

Think of Mastodon social media the same way you think about email.

Imagine if schools, governments and companies had there own instances. Mastodon could replace how email is used in many situations and could become a default communication method for group interactions. You'd have your work masto and your personal masto, just like email. Every entity would own its own data.

#twittermigration #mastodon #future #fediverse

Nov 19, 2022 at 7:13amWeb
Show threadPatNov 19, 2022
@mastodonmigration some end to end encryption and things would make the platform even better!
Show threadMastodon MigrationNov 19, 2022

@patstractor Absolutely, early days. Hear are some thoughts on that by EFF:

Electronic Frontier Foundation: Is Mastodon Private and Secure? Let’s Take a Look >>> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/mastodon-private-and-secure-lets-take-look

Is Mastodon Private and Secure? Let’s Take a Look

This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on what the fediverse is, why the fediverse will be great—if we don't screw it up, and how to make a Mastadon account. You can follow EFF on Mastodon here.With so many users migrating to Mastodon as their micro-...

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Show threadPrem Kumar Aparanji 👶🤖🐘Nov 19, 2022

@mastodonmigration @patstractor BTW, if you're in the USA, and are not running a single-user instance, you need to register with the copyrights office and all to deal with DMCA stuff.

https://twitter.com/rahaeli/status/1593882893230931968

#MastoAdmin

rahaeli on Twitter

“@prem_k If you're the only user, it doesn't apply, no”

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Show threadAlexander Hamizdat Nov 19, 2022
@patstractor @mastodonmigration email still doesn't have this but it's cool
Show threadRichard BairwellNov 19, 2022
@mastodonmigration Yep, and just like email you use the full address (including the @ domain name/instance) when contacting somebody else, you can communicate with other domains/instances from any other (bar blocklists/spamlists) and you could just have one email account/Mastodon account in the world or multiple dependent on preference (work, social, special interests etc). Once you imagine Mastodon as "instant public email", it makes it a lot easier.
Show threadKyle RoseNov 19, 2022
@rbairwell @mastodonmigration ooh, "instant public email" So succinct! Thank you ☺️
Show threadWolreChrisNov 19, 2022
@mastodonmigration It's already happening. The government of Germany has its own instance, as does the EU. Many accounts are already active there.
Show threadMastodon MigrationNov 20, 2022

@wolre Very cool!

#mastodonmigration #twittermigration #fediverse

Show threadLauraPhillips99Nov 19, 2022
@mastodonmigration how do I search for people? I don’t see a search icon on my page.
Show threadAlanNov 19, 2022
@mastodonmigration I was pondering your toot and had a sad realisation - most people don’t understand how decentralised email is, because they increasingly use just a handful of providers (Gmail, MS, Yahoo…). Creeping centralisation is occurring in crypto too, with a few companies managing the majority of transactions. It’s a challenge.
Show threadMastodon MigrationNov 19, 2022

@titchyAlan Very true. The analogy to email is both hopeful and a warning. Never-the-less the days of proprietary centralized data silos for social media are hopefully numbered.

#mastodonmigration #twittermigration #fediverse #future

Show threadAlanNov 19, 2022
@mastodonmigration hope so
Show threadMoved to another nameNov 19, 2022
@mastodonmigration I use it exclusively on the iOS app and can’t see any way to view different instances or servers etc. Is the best experience on desktop?
Show threadapinaeNov 21, 2022
@mastodonmigration @doctorpepper you are already reading a toot from a user who is on another server. Yours is @mastodonapp.uk, you answered on a thread started from a user on @mastodon.online and I answer you from @qoto.org