Chris TrottierDec 16, 2022

Do people on Twitter actually believe this shit?

Mastodon isn't one website.

It's just software that lets you send messages to the Fediverse.

Banning the Fediverse is like banning the web.

Actually, it's *exactly* like banning the web since ActivityPub is a W3C-backed web spec.

Show threadChris TrottierDec 16, 2022

Maybe Elon Musk will ban Web 2.0 websites next -- since they use JavaScript, and JavaScript is used to track the whereabouts of his jet.

That makes about as much sense as banning ActivityPub.

Show threadChris TrottierDec 16, 2022

Banning the Fediverse is the equivalent of killing your social network's future.

As in, this is the literal future of social media.

Mastodon itself just validates that this is where social media is going next.

Most future social networks will probably use ActivityPub -- and if they don't, they're kneecapping their network effect.

If Big Social doesn't get the memo about the Fediverse soon, they're as good as dead.

Show threadJake Miller
@atomicpoet Twitter’s in a bind here. If they had embraced the Fediverse before the sabotage began, they could have Extended (co-opt) it too, and remained in control. If they adopt it now, it makes it easier to leave, which is bad business. When they do finally implement ActivityPub, it will be as a last ditch effort to keep users who haven’t already fled. And of course, if they are still $11chan, they’ll be blocked. I’m looking for that as a milestone in the process.
Dec 16, 2022 at 11:33pmWeb