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I remember Mastodon [1] was this free, open source social media network for micro blogging, which was against censorship and centralisation. Slowly but surely, the politics of the people developing the system became clear. They actively banned Gab [2], an otherwise compatible network, on the basis of politics.

I am extremely hesitant to get involved in these "with us or against us" projects.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(social_network)

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network)

> You could say that supporting Open Source is a strong moral, ethical, and perhaps political position.

Yes, and positions against encryption or censorship could be considered political. But I don't want my OS to take a stance on wars, gender, and anything else not related to the code.

> I am pretty sure the vast majority of people are opposed to fascism.

Looking at current day politics of most western countries, I'm not so sure about that anymore. Most people are only opposed to being labeled as such while supporting fascist politics

The problem is that "anti-fascist" has been co-opted by Antifa [1] which have been designated as a terrorist organisation [2].

I think if it was "anti-communist"/"anti-marxist" it would be equally not appropriate for an OS.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)

[2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/desi...