QuokkaJun 25, 2023

Regarding the position of scicomm.xyz on #Meta and in the Fediverse, #FediPact etc.

After discussion between myself and the other mods and considering the views expressed by the people on our instance we have decided that pre-emptive blocking of Meta is warranted.

There is more detail on the background and explanation of this decision in a post on our companion site, here:
https://about.scicomm.xyz/doku.php?id=blog:2023:0625_meta_on_the_fediverse_to_block_or_not_to_block

Thanks to our people for their comments and suggestions to help us reach this decision.

blog:2023:0625_meta_on_the_fediverse_to_block_or_not_to_block [About scicomm.xyz]

Show threadJon (now at neuromatch.social)
@quokka thanks for the detailed post describing your thinking! I'll add a link to it to https://privacy.thenexus.today/should-the-fediverse-welcome-surveillance-capitalism/ the next time I do an edit pass
Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ!

Block Meta or "trust but verify"?

The Nexus Of Privacy
Jun 25, 2023 at 9:39pmWeb
Show threadJon (now at neuromatch.social)Jun 26, 2023

@quokka how does this look? It's at the end of the section "Wait a second. Why should anybody trust Facebook, Instagram, or Meta?"

https://privacy.thenexus.today/should-the-fediverse-welcome-surveillance-capitalism/#wait-a-second

Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ!

Block Meta or "trust but verify"?

The Nexus Of Privacy
Show threadQuokkaJun 26, 2023
@jdp23 looks great! Thank-you for including our post in your article. You've written a very thorough analysis of the situation.