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Quokka Jun 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]

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@quokka
> The onus is then on Meta to demonstrate its value and positive potential.
> With regards to the FediPact petition, the terms do not specify the duration of any defederation action. It is implied that defederation should be a more permanent gesture than what we are prepared to commit to at the present time. Therefore, we do not feel it is appropriate to sign the FediPact petition at this moment.

This is a very reasonable and well-articulated position, thank you!