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.

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Show threadstonedonkey 🕹️🎮👾

@quokka I'm fairly certain I'll want to be on a platform that defederates to start.

I left Facebook/Instagram and heavily blocked them via PiHole/Ublock etc for a very good reason.

Nothing they've done since me leaving brings me to believe they bring anything of substance to the table and it feels like the writing is on the wall for them.. embrace federated platforms so as to control them before losing the audience to them.

I want no part of that user base or the company controlling them.

Jun 26, 2023 at 1:56amMegalodon