Michael Downey 🧢

⚠️ Watch closely any efforts that tilt the #Fediverse toward centralization and/or creating larger actors. This includes topics like moderation and standards work.

Follow the money, then follow it even more.

Reflect on those whose power is threatened by the true democratization and re-decentralization of the Internet.

#YouveBeenWarned #MastoAdmin

Jul 19, 2023 at 5:50pmWeb
Show threadMichael Downey 🧢Jul 19, 2023
Well, that didn't take long.
Show threadfsnk Jul 19, 2023
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Show threadNemo_bis 🌈Jul 20, 2023
@downey Taking bets on how long until #MastodonSocial joins the Interpol mass surveillance databases... https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21027#issuecomment-1327621248
Integrate PhotoDNA to scan for known CSAM · Issue #21027 · mastodon/mastodon

Pitch Sorry if this has been mentioned before. I searched 'photodna' (as well as 'csam') in both open/closed threads and it found no results. I would like to suggest integrating Microsoft PhotoDNA ...

GitHub
Show threadSebastian LasseJul 19, 2023

@downey

Thank you and full ack!
Meanwhile at https://fedi.camp :
https://digitalcourage.social/@sl007/110740719328689046
(additionally wrote a warning words DM to Evan afterwards)
Thank you.

FediCamp

Show threadSomeAmateurJul 19, 2023
@downey You're not wrong. It amazes me that some people want to accept Threads with open arms. Do you think they're trying to be here just to play nice? To them we are untapped revenue, territory to expand into and control, as well as competition.
Show threadMichael Downey 🧢Jul 19, 2023

@SomeAmateur

I think they are players in a very strategic move from end-stage capitalism trying every trick in the book to avoid its extinction.