tech.lgbt ModeratorsJun 18, 2023

We, the moderation and administration of tech.lgbt, are signing the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact in fellowship with our peer communities. (https://vantaa.black/pact)

There is over a decade of precedent that Facebook will not have users' best interests as their guiding principle but rather profit margins, if it joins the Fediverse.

We at tech.lgbt have long held the belief that corporation owned instances are a threat to the core of the Fediverse: freedom for users to be themselves and to be a part of their communities. The 2010s saw the loss of online freedom when the majority of the Web was consolidated into a few destinations, and Facebook entering here could lead us back to centralization. Furthermore, NDAs for server admins will constrain our sovereignty online by binding us legally from disrupting their business.

We are not products. We are people, and we do not welcome Facebook in this space.

#meta #FediPact #facebook #project92 #mastodon #fediverse #FediBlockMeta #FediAdmin #p92 #MastoAdmin

Show threadChuck Fry 🏳️‍🌈

@moderators What is your position on this? Speaking for myself, I have zero interest in making any connection with any Meta-owned properties.

[edited to add link:]
https://tech.lgbt/@mods/110567092695993475

tech.lgbt Moderators (@[email protected])

We, the moderation and administration of tech.lgbt, are signing the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact in fellowship with our peer communities. (https://vantaa.black/pact) There is over a decade of precedent that Facebook will not have users' best interests as their guiding principle but rather profit margins, if it joins the Fediverse. We at tech.lgbt have long held the belief that corporation owned instances are a threat to the core of the Fediverse: freedom for users to be themselves and to be a part of their communities. The 2010s saw the loss of online freedom when the majority of the Web was consolidated into a few destinations, and Facebook entering here could lead us back to centralization. Furthermore, NDAs for server admins will constrain our sovereignty online by binding us legally from disrupting their business. We are not products. We are people, and we do not welcome Facebook in this space. #meta #FediPact #facebook #project92 #mastodon #fediverse #FediBlockMeta #FediAdmin #p92 #MastoAdmin

LGBTQIA+ and Tech
Jun 19, 2023 at 3:29amWeb
Show threadChuck Fry 🏳️‍🌈Jun 19, 2023
@moderators The Meta approach to Fediverse reeks of the old Microsoft "embrace, extend, and extinguish" approach to anything threatening their market dominance. I won't be a party to it.
Show threadSFBA ModeratorsJun 19, 2023

Hello @SVChucko!
We’ve been looking into this for a while, and we've sent out a post with what we're thinking now:

https://sfba.social/@moderators/110572811246053918

SFBA Moderators (@[email protected])

Hello #SFBA! We've heard and read a lot about the potential upcoming Meta project that intends to join the fediverse. We have also seen many instance admins committing to blocking these instances as soon as they appear. We are not going to commit to suspending them at this time, but we also won't commit to federating with them. As always, we **are** committed to giving potential problem instances extra attention; and this one will have our eyes fixed upon it. We do not know when they will release their service, but when they do our moderators will be keeping an eye out for content that violates our CoC or otherwise threatens our users. Just like any server, if they become a nuisance or violate our server rules they will be limited. If there is risk of harm to our users, we will suspend them. Please continue to report anything you see, and happy tooting! #Meta #Project92 #MetaThreads

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