The Hetman@wonkothesane @ak474000 @tchambers @thisismissem @Vivaldi @jeffjarvis This worries me too. Neither Google or Microsoft have much of a presence in social media and they might decide that offering Mastodon to all their email users is worth a shot. If either got traction that could seriously distort the fediverse.
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@thehetman @wonkothesane @ak474000 @tchambers @thisismissem @Vivaldi @jeffjarvis But you don't necessarily have to join their instance your always free not to sign it and use an instance of your choosing and liking and you could always migrate your account
@falsafa @wonkothesane @ak474000 @tchambers @thisismissem @Vivaldi @jeffjarvis The problem is that if even a small % of Microsoft/Google users took up a potential Mastodon offer they would dwarf Mastodon’s current user base and these companies would gain a lot of power. We don’t want it to become like email where it is impossible to run your own server as the big boys just block you as spam.
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If it comes to a head, that just means the project will likely be forked at some point and another animal will be chosen to represent this open source project...I am thinking a marmoset...
If it comes to a head, that just means the project will likely be forked at some point and another animal will be chosen to represent this open source project...I am thinking a marmoset...