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   Josh Braun (josh@sciences.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Nov-2022 06:05:48 JST Josh Braun

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   If folks want to prevent these outcomes, for example to preserve a system where everyone logs on through small communities where they know the admin and moderators personally, the governing principles need to be put in place now. The technology won't do it by itself, and in fact it may create conditions that favor the opposite outcome. /fin

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     Josh Braun (josh@sciences.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Nov-2022 06:05:49 JST Josh Braun

     • Sarah T. Roberts, Ph.D.

     The future may well be a bunch of Mastodon instances managed by a small number of hosting providers. Or a commercial instance with so much of the user base that the majority of instances treat its federation requirements as de facto policy. The downsides of concentrated, commercial social media are well known. @ubiquity75's work provides a master class here. <https://www.behindthescreen-book.com/> 17/

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