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Nope. Air is static and no one has to pay to keep it there. A mastodon server is private property, and needs maintenance and money to stay on. You cannot force
by philistine 7mo ago
Nope. Air is static and no one has to pay to keep it there. A mastodon server is private property, and needs maintenance and money to stay on. You cannot force a private entity to host your speech. They always have a choice.
- xigoi 7mo agoMastodon is a federated service, like e-mail. Would you use an e-mail server where the admin reads messages delivered to your inbox and deletes the ones they don’t like?
- archagon 7mo agoUh, you mean like a spam filter? I would not use an e-mail service without one.
- xigoi 7mo agoNo. A spam filter still allows you to view the e-mails and reply to them if you want to. Also, I would certainly not want an e-mail service where the spam filter is based on the admin’s political opinions.
- philistine 7mo agoMastodon is exactly like email. Try running a nazi newsletter off of Gmail and see what happens.
- xigoi 7mo agoGmail, maybe. There are a plenty of providers that respect your privacy and don’t read your e-mails. Also, I’d like to see if anyone has ever been banned from Gmail for sending an e-mail saying that hating all men is not nice.