Mike HaudenschildNov 30, 2022
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/how-secure-a-twitter-replacement-is-mastodon-let-us-count-the-ways/ @KuJoe curious about your thoughts on this. Mastedon definitely seems the most similar experience for Twitter refugees (and I'm SO happy to be here) but server hosting/security/trust issues could be very real in the decentralized model.
How secure a Twitter replacement is Mastodon? Let us count the ways

The demise of Twitter's security and privacy teams has people looking for alternatives.

Ars Technica
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@mhauden Privacy and security are probably the two biggest concerns users will have on any platform (or at least they should be).

Trust is the hardest part of the process because when you join an existing server it does require you to trust a possible stranger with your e-mail and IP address (the only PII stored on the server).

If you have any trust/privacy concerns at all, I recommend you run your own instance and have complete control over your data.

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@mhauden Getting to know the admin, even with just a quick review of their history online should help indicate if there are any red flags or not to help form your decision on whether or not you can trust them.

As for security, that's much harder to review and determine risk because it's all behind the scenes. I've been running server since high school (~20 years) and I do my best to keep things secure from threats I know about. The software itself is pretty solid, but I'm human so I do my best.

Nov 30, 2022 at 3:26pmWeb
Show threadMike HaudenschildNov 30, 2022
@KuJoe Thank you for taking the time to read and respond! It's going to be critical for admins to engage with new users early on and establish Mastodon as a landing site for Twitter refugees looking for a better place to social.
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@mhauden Yup, admins are definitely the key to building trust in a community. When I saw this conversation the other day I knew I was doing something right: