daersayMar 13, 2023
Darius Kazemi

I've been talking with an academic researcher who is interested in speaking with people who have shut down their fediverse servers, for any reason.

I know it's a touchy subject so I didn't want to just refer her directly to people, but if you are seeing this message and you're interested, please DM me and I will give you her email. I did a 1-hour interview with her on more general topics and really enjoyed the experience.

(Boosts appreciated!)

Mar 13, 2023 at 5:55pmWeb
Show threadHistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Mar 13, 2023

@darius

I think this is important research, in particular, as the #Fediverse will be experiencing a major change: invasion of the #Metas.

@Jirikiha

Show threadDr. Guillermo Power Mar 14, 2023
@darius sounds like potentially very interesting research.
Show threadDZS42 because 6 x 9Mar 14, 2023

@darius

I would love to know what happened to masthead.social. Here one day and gone the next

Show threadLothus MarqueMar 14, 2023
@42DZS @darius From a Reddit thread on it and some chatter I remember before it vanished, it was supposedly going to move/upgrade servers, but then something happened to the domain. Lack of communication in general is pretty odd... and during the DNS stuff it looked like Epik was involved in some form with the domain, which... oy. I'm still curious though.
Show threadSimon BrookeMar 14, 2023
@darius That would be me. A software update failed, and I didn't have the spoons to deal with it. Running a Mastodon instance was, for me, an unfunded side project of an unfunded side project; it became more effort (and expense) than it was worth to me.
Show threadWendy_StoneMar 18, 2023
@simon_brooke @darius thank you, we are moving cautiously while considering our options for www.theglobalacadrmy.ac
Show threadThomasMar 14, 2023
@darius You could speak with @FT as they launched one and closed it due to legal concerns around moderation (among other things). https://www.ft.com/content/8d995a24-d77c-4208-a3a6-603d8788ebcd
Client Challenge

Show threadEverybody loves GordoMar 14, 2023
@Tommy @darius @FT Jesus, I've never seen a website that apparently wanted me to read it less than this one. Clearly they're more concerned with my making an account than they are with the reason I made an account.
Show threadAdeptVeritatisMar 15, 2023

@Tommy @darius @FT

FT found out, that our economy is strangled by mafia-like structures, who don't let anything grow besides them.
And all happens with the help of corrupt politicians.

(@pluralistic)

Show threadAdaMar 18, 2023
@darius What's the intent behind the interviews? I have to say, the concept of focusing on that specific aspect makes me wonder about her intentions...