I'm gonna try to clear up a few things
Meta is not gonna buy Mastodon or any server, this is based on absolutely nothing and untrue.
Yes, some of us indeed got contacted by Meta/Insta because they are working on a new social platform (this was in the news) and they are looking into joining the Fediverse (Mark Zuckerberg also told this in the recent podcast)
SO.
This contact was about a "heads-up" for a potential big platform to join the network and not for a "take over".
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People have asked me to 'preblock' this project but I am not gonna.
Meta is not Gab so we give them a chance and can always block them later with 2 simple button clicks..
We would never ever sell out on you but rather invest time to make this all go smooth without everything come crashing down
I hope this clears up some mis-understandings
@stux I appreciate the update. I hope that your gut instincts are right.
Me? I don’t think Meta will ever be as evil as Gab.
I fear they will pull a bait and switch on us. Try to be magnanimous . Openness. No advertising. Easy move to another server.
Then once they are massively the most dominant player - they reverse all of that and lock down the server from cross posting, start bombarding with ads, make it harder to leave.
I hope I am wrong.
stux⚡️
Dan
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