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Is this some kind of a joke? And mastodon purports to be a decentralized, censorship-free platform?

app4soft 6y ago
Not a joke. Never exists account - https://mastodon.social/@1234567890examplecom2021 https://mastodon.social/@1234567890examplecom2021 > The page you are looking for isn't here. Suspended account - https://mastodon.social/@realDonaldTrump https://mastodon.social/@realDonaldTrump > The page you were looking for doesn't exist here anymore. ---- > And mastodon purports to be a decentralized, censorship-free platform? Here is a thread[0] with more details on Mastodon: > I think you're mixing decentralised and unmoderated here. You're free to run those accounts from another instance or provision your own. But you can't force someone else to carry that account, just as I can't force your Mastodon instance to carry mine. So, at least on mastodon.social instance (maintained by official Mastodon Dev Team) account of `@realDonaldTrump` already suspended. How many also suspended `@realDonaldTrump`? How many instances not suspended him yet? Who knows... [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25696772 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25696772
rvz 6y ago
Until the Big Tech giants (Google and Apple) came along and demanded them to comply with their App Store policies or face removal. [0] You can now see who really runs things here. [0] https://www.vegard.net/google-bans-mastodon-apps/ https://www.vegard.net/google-bans-mastodon-apps/
- zzo38computer 6y ago
  If Google and Apple want those App Store policies and to remove certain stuff, that is their choice. If Mastodon.social wants to remove some accounts, they also can do that. However, others can run their own Mastodon instances if they want to do, and on Android there is sideloading possible at least, so you can still install it (or other programs) if you want it, even though Google does not want it on the Google Play. So, I think that it isn't too much problem (at this time). (Although I do think that their policy should be amended if needed, so that apps which do not connect to a specific server should be allowed if the servers containing content they do not want are not preset. This way, you can still have them, although you will have to enter the server names by yourself if you want to access ones that the App Store disallowed.)
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gargron 6y ago
Mastodon is decentralized because there's no central server or authority in the network. Anyone can run a server. Whoever runs a server, has control over that server, such as deciding what moderation policies to enforce and who to provide a service to.

Not a joke. Never exists account - https://mastodon.social/@1234567890examplecom2021 https://mastodon.social/@1234567890examplecom2021 > The page you are looking for isn't here. Suspended account - https://mastodon.social/@realDonaldTrump https://mastodon.social/@realDonaldTrump > The page you were looking for doesn't exist here anymore. ---- > And mastodon purports to be a decentralized, censorship-free platform? Here is a thread[0] with more details on Mastodon: > I think you're mixing decentralised and unmoderated here. You're free to run those accounts from another instance or provision your own. But you can't force someone else to carry that account, just as I can't force your Mastodon instance to carry mine. So, at least on mastodon.social instance (maintained by official Mastodon Dev Team) account of `@realDonaldTrump` already suspended. How many also suspended `@realDonaldTrump`? How many instances not suspended him yet? Who knows... [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25696772 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25696772

rvz 6y ago

Until the Big Tech giants (Google and Apple) came along and demanded them to comply with their App Store policies or face removal. [0] You can now see who really runs things here. [0] https://www.vegard.net/google-bans-mastodon-apps/ https://www.vegard.net/google-bans-mastodon-apps/

zzo38computer 6y ago
If Google and Apple want those App Store policies and to remove certain stuff, that is their choice. If Mastodon.social wants to remove some accounts, they also can do that. However, others can run their own Mastodon instances if they want to do, and on Android there is sideloading possible at least, so you can still install it (or other programs) if you want it, even though Google does not want it on the Google Play. So, I think that it isn't too much problem (at this time). (Although I do think that their policy should be amended if needed, so that apps which do not connect to a specific server should be allowed if the servers containing content they do not want are not preset. This way, you can still have them, although you will have to enter the server names by yourself if you want to access ones that the App Store disallowed.)

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gargron 6y ago

Mastodon is decentralized because there's no central server or authority in the network. Anyone can run a server. Whoever runs a server, has control over that server, such as deciding what moderation policies to enforce and who to provide a service to.