w.r.t the Social Web Foundation, I'm glad we have some formal organization to help steward the protocol

See, it's easy to get caught up on Meta's participation while forgetting the impact just a few people made on the social network landscape

Meta approached the fediverse in the proper way

They didn't acquire Mastodon

Instead they worked with fedi projects big and small regarding interop

Meta isn't the enemy, fragmentation and lack of safety tools are

We can, and are, building the future ❤️

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dansup

ActivityPub is a protocol.

You can't police who can or cannot participate

Instead, we need to build services and tools to ensure we can provide moderation and safety tools accordingly

You might hate Meta, but you have to admit their presence here will likely lead to improvements in privacy and safety across implementations either directly or indirectly

The fediverse is for everyone, but at the same time, you don't have to expect the status quo

We can do better, so keep that feedback coming!

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John O'Nolan

@dansup well said

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chomwitt

@dansup Meta. The benovelant multinational . That's a new one.
... mmm. not . wait a minute..
That has an old vibe. Microsoft vs Linux kind of. And after years of 'fights' finally the consensus has fermented in the inclusive sponsor-hunters friendly internet :
'U may hate MS but look and admire their presense and tech merits. And as for the other side .. ha RMS the pedofile!!!'

ftc.gov/news-events/news/press

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infinite love ⴳ

@dansup

> I'm glad we have some formal organization to help steward the protocol

isn't this in theory the w3c and socialcg? swf doesn't steward the protocol.

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Ben Royce 🇺🇦

@dansup

dan i love you and all that you do

but #meta absolutely is the enemy

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katzenberger

@dansup

It is very sad to see a person like you, that I respect, willingly help to open the #Fediverse gates for the #Meta invaders. Very sad.

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