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So, why Parler and not Mastodon ? Did Mastodon present itself as too 'left-wing' ?
by BlueTemplar 6y ago
So, why Parler and not Mastodon ? Did Mastodon present itself as too 'left-wing' ?
- input_sh 6y agoI mean, Mastodon's founder and most of its userbase are definitely left-leaning, but I think the sole reason that it's Parler seeing the surge is because that's where a lot of right-wing pundits decided to go to. Dinesh D'Souza, Ted Cruz, Devin Nunes, Sean Hannity, etc. It also kinda helps that Parler has a central authority that's able to verify certain accounts. Mastodon's designed not to support that "feature".
- ajvs 6y agoMost Mastodon instances blocked Gab trying to federate with them so there's little benefit at this stage trying to link with the fediverse.