Notices by Samir Al-Battran (samir@m.fedica.com)

@mekkaokereke
X = Fediverse discovery project
Y = Mastodon implementation of it
Z = Getting rid of relays and local copy of remote data

Fediverse discovery project will actually be a huge advantage.
I don't know if it will be complete in 2025, but if it did then it's a game changer (Also assuming Mastodon's architecture takes advantage of it)

The existing design is not efficient, and also you end up missing most of the conversations (esp on smaller instances with 1K users)

@lukas @tchambers
Oh I missed that!
Great list

One thing to add, Bluesky's user base is far more active than any other platform I have seen, so that 20M MAUs is equivalent to 200M on other platforms (with the exception of Tiktok of course, it's in a league of its own)

@evan
test successful?

@dansup don't worry, it will be the same here next year!
The whole world is changing

@dansup Not sure what you are using, but try AWS SES, it requires a bit of work upfront but beats the competition

@tchambers
It is a noticeable but not huge. This has been the case for a while though, small noticeable waves of people leaving after an event (Brazil, UK, block button, AI issue) chipping at it a little at a time.

I have talked to many users who find X best for them because other platforms are not welcoming (AI crowd, crypto crowd etc) and also others who find better engagement on other platforms, so it's a mixed bag.

@tchambers

I don't think I agree with the tweets though ("after an operation")
I think for the most part these are ordinary people closing their account, over the last two days I have seen many people posting they are closing their account

@willoremus
From my experience working on Twitter tools well over a decade,
the main reason for account suspension is not sharing links but rather being flagged as a bot.
Many violate the automation rules or just behave like bots.
I even reached out personally to some of them and told them to stop their aggressive behaviour but they all brushed it off as "I have been doing it for a long time and nothing happened", but when their accounts get suspended they cry "cancel culture"

@dangillmor @tchambers
they removed the block feature from their API back in March, so I am surprised they waited this long.

I think many people would take their account private because of this.

@tchambers @erlend @FedicaHQ
Thanks for the recommendation Tim!
We are big supporters of the #SocialWeb - first to support Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed and more to come - for publishing, analytics and discovery
Having said that we are not open source

@nomadgeek
True, but as I mentioned in my first post, they can create Mastodon accounts pretending to be human and following you from Mastodon and get your data through the API.
Someone can also create a Mastodon instance and get all your data that way as a "follower".
Your public data on an open platform is not protected at all, this is by design.
The domain name or type of software doesn't make a difference, protocol behaves the same

@misty
To be honest, people should not be afraid of accounts publicly disclosing they are a business or on another platform powered by ActivityPub.

When your posts are public, anyone can grab them using an API, they don't need your permission or to even follow you. I would be more weary about bots pretending to be human or worse, those that steal your data without even following you, and there is no protection from that!

@dansup
Not sure if you already spoke with @J12t, but I think this could be an important tool for feditest@mastodon.social

@tchambers @FedicaHQ
Yeah, also the reverse would work better: post to Mastodon then we copy it to Threads. The mechanics for it already exist.
Though not sure how many users want such capabilities (I seen people ask for it on Bluesky/Mastodon/Twitter combination)
But technically, if you have our browser extension you can post to all at the same time from anywhere, you can now post to Bluesky and Mastodon from twitter for example

@tchambers @FedicaHQ
Good question. I think not possible in the first incarnation of the Threads API, we would not be able to see your posts on Threads. But the ActivityPub support might make it possible (with 5 minutes delay)

@evan @thisismissem @tchambers
It's painful, because charge back fees are ~$50, so make sure the subscription fees take into account the rate of charge backs

Generally speaking, charge backs are very low

@markigra @tchambers
Well said, both of you!
The work Ryan is doing is heroic, and those who want to him to change it to opt-in don't understand how protocols work

@dansup @pixelfed
Congrats, Dan!
I highly recommend giving the API the attention it deserves, it's what makes or breaks platforms.
You can only build so much on your own.

@pixelfed @dansup
Oh I know! I have been visiting your API page for a long time hoping for a change :)

Unfortunately the major differences from the Mastodon API make it a no go:
1. Token lifetime
2. paging headers

@evan
Your question highlights an important element of the Fediverse
Our instance is run by the business so this topic really has no impact on us and I assume most smaller (non-consumer) instances would be in the same spot.
Just like email, we cannot moderate anything outside of our bubble.
The intersection of moderation and protocol freedom is interesting