I know mastodon.social is seen as a detriment to some in the fediverse
But have you ever considered my story?
Joined in 2016
Came back in 2018
Built an audience around my new project @pixelfed
We take m.s for granted, a large part of the fediverse literally wouldn't exist unless @Gargron built a suitable GNU/Social successor.
The fediverse is quick to point fingers at Mastodon and Gargron, but thanks to him, you have a platform to do that on.
We love you big G, you are my hero ❤️
@[email protected] @dansup @pixelfed @Gargron I use mastodon.social and I'm wondering WTF you are talking about.
Edit: This person earned a block from me. Have a feeling this is just similar to the RWs who go to bluesky and complain about getting moderated. If there's a real issue at mastodon.social then I look forward to my permaban, but I'm not seeing it so far. Anyway, since I blocked the person to whom I've replied here any actual explanation will fall on deaf ears--literally--so don't bother.
@joyo @dansup @pixelfed @Gargron Oh, I guess you DO get replies to threads you've replied to that you've blocked. I thought otherwise. Nevermind. :p
I usually don't bother to say anything but I thought someone might try to explain because there were others saying similar things. I didn't want to waste their time on something I'd never read.
@dansup @benroyce @pixelfed @Gargron what is the relevance of the PixelFed promotion here? It feels shoehorned in and really crassly so. Okay, you came back and built an app… so?
Gargron was happy for you and tooted about it but what's that gotta do with Mastodon.Social? Does it change the fact that the MS moderation is poor?
A pat on the back hardly is enough to make you a cheerleader. Especially given that when Gargron wanted to host his personal gallery he didn't opt for PixelFed so that pat on the back didn't really mean too much other than lip service.
Anyone with any semblance of impartiality will say that Gargron has done some good things and there's lots he could and should do better, especially in regards to safeguarding his users and supporting the wider Fediverse.
But I'm still at a loss as to how this relates to the incredibly dodgy PixelFed plug.
@sabreW4K3 @dansup @pixelfed @Gargron
dan is just saying he appreciates mastodon.social and points to his own experience as to why he appreciates it
it's just a nice statement
there's no need to go knives out on such a post 😂
god damn
Yeah there is some criticism that Eugen promotes mastodon.social as the default instance to the exclusion of others, leading to massive de facto centralization, but the biggest issue currently seems to be the censorship of pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide accounts, see for example:
https://mastodon.online/@nelsonakis/113521147474038569
https://mastodon.social/@rzeta0/112943292055804043
https://mastodon.social/@z3r0fox/112679477676943755
@cemedia @rzeta0
Attached: 1 image The moderators of mastodon social continue to silence pro-Palestinian accounts, this time @[email protected] Mastodon doesn't feel like the effective and reliable communications platform you proclaimed a few days ago, @[email protected] #Palestine #Mastodon
@alientux @dansup @pixelfed @cemedia @rzeta0
The accounts are not always banned outright but often "shadow banned", meaning you can only see they're posts and profile if you already follow them, which obviously limits the visibility and reach of these accounts, and if you visit they're profile before following them you get a message that the profiles have been hidden by mods, you know, for you're own protection...
@alientux @dansup @pixelfed @cemedia @rzeta0
And in some cases, as Tariq, Ricky, and others can attest, specific posts have been taken down, which is clearly censorship. BTW I only mentioned a couple of toots and accounts as examples but many more have experienced the same issue sadly. Its not a moderation fuck up, its intentional and systemic, otherwise users deserve apologies from the mods, transparency about what happened and why, and restoration of censored accounts and toots
@dansup @pixelfed @Gargron
Cheers to this!
Although it’s not the point of a social web, having a default/general instance to join significantly lowers the barrier for non-techies to join the social web at all.
Y’all who complain might consider some empathy for good people who don’t happen to also be a dang Linux admin.
Smoothing the onboarding process is worth doing. But m.s is a great initial solution.
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