Post #1229213

2026-04-14 20:19 UTC

@benpate Also, even if I enjoyed all the protections in the world, I am not in the E2EE business. I am not in the patio installation business. I am not in the porn business. I am not in the banana peel recycling business. I operate a public-facing social networking service for charitable purposes, with various liabilities I have chosen to take on, and various regulatory requirements I have chosen to comply with. E2EE is not in my mission, nor in my wheelhouse, nor in my business plan.

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@vmstan@vmst.io 2026-04-14 20:20

@jaz @benpate this an excellent point, and something I learned in my brief time running a Matrix server as part of vmst.io -- it's nearly impossible to moderate what you can't see.

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@jaz@toot.wales 2026-04-14 20:21

@benpate To be clear, I am very happy E2EE services, patio installers, porn services, and banana peel recyclers exist. I simply do not want to operate one of these businesses.

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@benpate@mastodon.social 2026-04-14 20:21

@jaz I can only say "yes" so many times before I dig up the Meg Ryan gif. Do you want me to dig up the Meg Ryan gif?

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@evan@cosocial.ca 2026-04-14 20:23

@jaz @benpate thanks for bringing this up, Jaz. I think one way to consider this is that people like me, Ben, Bonfire, and Mastodon can provide this technology, and communities and individuals will make decisions about how and when they use it.

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