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0 pointsVectorLock1y ago0 comments

>Its federated model is not meant to give control to the end user.

Can you elaborate on this? I would think giving control to the end user is exactly what a federated model would do.

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It gives control to the node operator. You join a node on the basis that you like the operator and trust them to federate responsibly. The end user is along for the ride with the node operator.

kalleboo1y ago

That's not how it works in the case of WordPress though, in this case it's not posting to some account on someone else's instance, each blog is it's own ActivityPub instance (as they just add support for the ActivityPub endpoints to the existing hosting)

echelon1y ago

Mastodon suffers from the same problem Reddit does. Moderators have too much power.

A truly P2P system where the end user has 100% control over what is blocked, and furthermore where they can't be shut out in the cold by capricious mods, would be the ideal social media vehicle.

novemp1y ago

You can already control who and what you see by running your own server. If you choose to use someone else's infrastructure, don't act surprised when you're subject to their rules.

rglullis1y ago

I'd agree with you, until I saw my own server on a quite popular blocklist because "admin is a cryptobro"

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