Jeff JarvisDec 1, 2022

"After a month on Mastodon, I’ve realized I was wrong."
by @malwaretech

https://escapingtech.com/tech/opinions/i-was-wrong-about-mastodon-moderation.html

I Was Wrong About Mastodon – EscapingTech

I said that Mastodon moderation wouldn't scale, it does. The cultural differences will likely continue to maintain a friendlier atmosphere regardless of size.

Show threadMatthew HerperDec 1, 2022
@jeffjarvis @malwaretech what is stopping someone from creating an instance for practitioners of hate speech?
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@matthewherper @jeffjarvis @malwaretech

The other possibility is that if they go full-Nazi, that they can lose their DNS/hosting/CDN, etc. like certain other sites have, though it took serious pressure campaigns.

Dec 1, 2022 at 3:11pmWeb
Show threadMike MathewsDec 1, 2022
@Mikal Possible, but much harder since the entire instance can be packaged up and moved wholesale. There will always be someone willing to host, DNS, etc., supporting outlier ideas. @matthewherper @jeffjarvis @malwaretech
Show threadMy camera shoots fascistsDec 1, 2022

@memathews It might be easier to move a Mastodon instance wholesale than a regular website, but it's not trivial. Every bit of friction reduces their reach and ability to mass organize.

They also need DDOS protection, which is a bottleneck for them.

Show threadMike MathewsDec 1, 2022
@Mikal Thanks for the detail, seems much harder to line up services than what the descriptions lead one to believe.