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   Aurynn Shaw (aurynn@cloudisland.nz)'s status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2022 05:44:36 JST Aurynn Shaw

   Proposed resolution:

   When Tumblr joins the fediverse by implementing ActivityPub, we should:
   - Defederate Tumblr if they inject ads into the federation for our users, and
   - Defederate Tumblr if they place federated posts (our posts) alongside ads.

   No ads on fedi.

   #MastoAdmins #mastoadmin #meta

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     Robin Vinter :blobfoxsignyip: (robin@uwu.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2022 05:44:35 JST Robin Vinter :blobfoxsignyip:

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     @aurynn Tbh I don't have a problem with Tumblr having ads on their instance along federated posts as long as the ads stay local to their service. If they want to provide a worse fediverse experience than people can find elsewhere I say let them, what would they have to stop people from emigrating from their service?

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     admin (admin@mastodon.tech)'s status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2022 05:52:33 JST admin

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     • Ian Littman
     • Robin Vinter :blobfoxsignyip:
     @ian @robin @aurynn
     
     I agree with you both Ian & Robin. If #Tumblr adds ads on inbound posts so we don't them on their outbound posts, that seems fair.
     
     At the same time, I respect the business model Aurynn uses on Island.nz to charge $6/month as it's a permanent connection to the Fediverse that won't go away the way Mastodon.technology & Cyber.space went away due to losing $$.
     
     I'm very excited ? about Tumblr joining ActivityPub because a rising tide raises all boats ?. The best way to attract more people & free content providers is to have more of an audience for them.
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     Ian Littman (ian@phpc.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2022 05:52:34 JST Ian Littman

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     • Robin Vinter :blobfoxsignyip:

     @robin @aurynn Actually of a similar opinion. Injecting ads into outbound federation is a hard pass, but adding them into their own users' view as an alternative to asking people to donate every five minutes is...just another way to keep the lights on for themselves.

     My bet is they'd have an ad-free/paid tier too.

     Basically no different than e.g. Twiterriffic was in 2008, and I had no particular problem with that then.

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     y3mz (y3mz@mastodon.tech)'s status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2022 06:03:58 JST y3mz

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     • admin
     • Ian Littman
     • Robin Vinter :blobfoxsignyip:
     I like where this is going, as a soon to be admin of Fediverse. it's also the great thing about the protocol. If `insert instance here` starts turning this into some instagram starter-pack, defederate.
     
     But I'm with @admin in that the way @aurynn runs their instance is ace. This is a model I'd opt-in to. `For a cup of coffee a day you too can enjoy a trash-free Fediverse`.
     
     @admin do you want 6$usd since i'm on your instance?
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     admin (admin@mastodon.tech)'s status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2022 06:05:08 JST admin

     in reply to

     • y3mz
     • Ian Littman
     • Robin Vinter :blobfoxsignyip:
     @y3mz @aurynn @ian @robin
     
     I appreciate your generosity my friend. I will setup a Github donation box tonight and let everyone know it's up tomorrow ?