Post #2802472
2023-04-21 11:53 UTC
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@m0xee@social.librem.one 2023-04-21 11:57
@Homebrewandhacking@mastodon.ie I don't even think that such buyout is reasonable. Had someone done something similar to what Musk does to Twitter to any particular Fedi instance, people'd be out of the door in a matter of week if not less. On the other hand, picking your Fedi instance when you don't even know what Fedi is VERY confusing — what I did is went with the first one run by the company I trusted and I still like it although I started hosting my own one since then🤷 @folkerschamel@mastodon.social @seth@s3th.me @feditips@mstdn.social
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@atomic@universeodon.com 2023-04-21 16:19
@m0xee@social.librem.one @Homebrewandhacking@mastodon.ie @folkerschamel@mastodon.social @seth@s3th.me @feditips@mstdn.social "But won't the federated nature make it even easier to migrate elsewhere in case of Musk-like buyout?" Not if they defederate the server before announcing the takeover.
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@knottedthreads@mstdn.social 2023-04-25 16:22
@m0xee@social.librem.one @Homebrewandhacking@mastodon.ie @folkerschamel@mastodon.social @seth@s3th.me @feditips@mstdn.social If it were me trying to take over a large server and monetize it, the first thing I would do is disable the functionality that lets users download their follows/followers/content, and make it impossible to "migrate" an account. Make the cost of leaving too high to justify, then you have a walled garden from which you can harvest subscription fees and ad revenue.