You answered your own question re: the connection between the problem identified in article and Mastodon's structure. A major premise of the article is that Mas

You answered your own question re: the connection between the problem identified in article and Mastodon's structure. A major premise of the article is that Mastodon solved usability issues common to decentralized platforms, and provided a functional space for Pixif's content that wasn't possible with Twitter's rules. I say this as someone who really wants Mastodon to succeed, and hopes for the emergence of mastodon-esque alternatives to Facebook and reddit. A problem with decentralization is that it tests the limits of our tolerance for noxious content. (If you don't think Lolicon qualifies, substitute whatever counts for you as noxious.)