Post #1145749
2026-04-14 09:34 UTC
We're adding mastodon.cloud to our #Fediblock list due to the instance seemingly being abandoned with open signups and zero moderation. The burden of us suspending accounts locally is not practical when the instance is out of date and not being maintained.
It's been flagged since August last year - https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115027342813989021 so I don't see it likely that anything is suddenly going to change.
#MastodonAppUK #Universeodon #FediMedi #MastoAdmin
Replies (3)
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@wild1145@mastodonapp.uk 2026-04-14 09:37
And apologies to the folks here on #MastodonAppUK and #Universeodon - This has broken a lot of follower / following relationships which I know is never ideal. This is a lot of the reason I've been reluctant up until now to suspend the instance but the amount of reports we keep getting for it and the fact it's running a very old version of Mastodon with no active admin account since Feb 2023 means I don't see a sensible way to stay federated now.
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@jfparis@rouge.eu.org 2026-04-14 09:51
@wild1145 The mystery is who pays the bills to keep those abandoned instances running?
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@drj@typo.social 2026-04-14 14:26
@wild1145 i don't know if @admin (see uptoot) has defederated mastodon.cloud or considered it yet, but i blocked the instance this morning also.