Notices by trumpet@mas.to (trumpet@mas.to)

@kims Thanks for your support! And that's a good point, I should suggest that to Ko-Fi!

@seanbala 🤣

@tokyo_0 I wonder if authorized fetch might help with that…

@tokyo_0 Oh, I was searching on mas.to, not Google. Senior moment!

@tokyo_0 When I search for your username (text only, 'tokyo_0'), it comes up with both your user and a number of mentions from various other instances!

@tokyo_0 Will be interesting to see if it resolves itself or if the issue persists.

@tokyo_0 Seems to be specific to GNUSocial?

@tokyo_0 Really strange! I know there have been some issues with Firefox. Is there anything unusual about your network setup, for example are you using a VPN?

@tokyo_0 Not aware of any issues here. Are you using an app, or the web interface in your browser?

@tokyo_0 Definitely thought of that approach too, the only thing is I thought it might be a little messy. But an option!

HI THERE EVERYONE!

mas.to is and always will be a free service, but it costs LOTS of money to run.

We've recently moved to a new image hosting service which should give us much better performance when loading images, but we had some unexpected (and significant) costs when migrating our terabytes of existing images over to them. Donations are more important than ever!

If you'd like to donate, you can do so easily by card/Paypal via Ko-Fi:

https://ko-fi.com/trumpet

Thank you! 🙂 ❤️

@pidgeon_pete I understand this will be a red line for some people but we do have a huge number of users who will feel cut off from Threads. We will however moderate content on Threads in exactly the same way as any other server. If we see content on there that warrants it then we wouldn’t hesitate to suspend again.

A THREAD ON THREADS!

I’m receiving lots of questions about our position on federation with Threads and realised I haven’t posted on this subject for a while.

We have lots of users who do want to federate with Threads, and lots of users who don’t. It’s my job to find a good solution that works for everyone.

Our position has always been to start from a defensive stance due to our technical and moderation concerns.

So what sort of solution do we think might keep (almost) everyone happy?

1/3

@tokyo_0 What I posted is a proposal that I think might be the best compromise to protect those who don't want to interact with Threads, while allowing those who do the ability to connect. Still looking into the technical aspects of it.

@tokyo_0 Thread here: https://mas.to/@trumpet/112212159528724033

@madargon @tokyo_0 @pinkdrunkenelephants Hello there! mas.to still currently blocks Threads. We’ve posted about how we could theoretically move to limiting with Authorized Fetch enabled and per-user blocks in place, but we haven’t changed anything so far.

@tokyo_0 Yep, already blocked as a precautionary measure.

HELLO EVERYONE!

mas.to is and always will be a free service, but it costs a lot of money to run! And as we grow our costs grow too.

The generosity of our donators keeps this server running.

If you don't already donate and would like to, there are a few ways you can do it:

Ko-Fi (one-off or repeat donations by card/PayPal):
https://ko-fi.com/trumpet

Bitcoin: bc1qz4nyn09vl9uzye67nr20u8uccvku6g8grvnpx4

Ethereum: 0x4cFf1Af8A322507E2ef8ac1b8Cb9a539aD8671fB

THANK YOU! ☺️❤️

@tchambers @rodti @BlackAzizAnansi There are just two concerns, 1) I'd like to see how the performance is at scale and 2) Authorised Fetch breaks federation with some non-Mastodon software, I'd like to have a clearer view of who we might lose if we enable it.

What starts with 'M' and rhymes with 'feta'?

There's lot of discussion about Threads.net and its impact on the fediverse. Here are two quick points I'd like to make in response to queries I've received.

1) I'm aware that users are unable to post links to mas.to on Instagram. This may be due to website reputation rankings rather than any malfeasance on their part. Maybe!

2) Some time ago we blocked Threads as a precautionary measure. We will monitor the situation and review as required.