Daniel AppelquistFeb 1
Great panel in the (packed) EU Policy dev room on Fediverse and the DSA focusing on how the Fediverse is stepping up to decentralise and democratise social media - and bringing it out of the shadow of US tech behemoths. #fosdem
Show threadFedi Fox

@torgo

#FOSDEM #Fediverse #Mastodon

This is dangerous! The next social network must encrypt private user data and bring end to end encryption for private messages by default, otherwise this will be a giant privacy disaster.

Mastodon is absolutely not fit for that purpose and devs do not seem to care about these features.

In 2026 we should not establish social network software that is less secure than mail servers in the 90s.

Big mistake.

Feb 1 at 1:27pmWeb
Show thread11SprongingProngs11Feb 1

@fedifox

Why don't we just DM on XMPP with OMEMO?

maybe open social networks don't need to do everything, if it's easier to use both a hardened and an open tool for different parts of socializing?

Maybe we can have two seperate tools for that, and it's actually better?

definitely need to stay transparent about what is and is not encrypted in any given service.

@torgo

Show threadFinchHaven sfbaFeb 1

@fedifox

"Posts on Mastodon are not end-to-end encrypted. Do not share any sensitive information over Mastodon. Learn more"

It's boilerplate on every profile page

Have you ever seen it?

"Joined Dec 31, 2025"

Oh

Maybe not

cc @torgo

Show threadDaniel AppelquistFeb 1
@FinchHaven @fedifox I don’t use mastodon for any sensitive communication. That’s what signal is for.
Show threadDaniel AppelquistFeb 1
@FinchHaven @fedifox having said that, I agree that the fedi should support e2e encrypted messaging.
Show threadFinchHaven sfbaFeb 1

@torgo

Which doesn't negate my reply in any way

I was responding to a criticism of Mastodon, which is clearly answered (and has been answered) in the boilerplate found on every single Mastodon profile page

Assuming some isn't just fat-fingering away on a phone

cc @fedifox