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MadeInDex

@zvavybir
You raise an important issue with the #decentral / #federation idea of the #fediverse.

The concentration of power might become an increasing issue looking into the future. If, e.g., #Mastodon gGmbH decided to threaten blocking #instances unless they remove certain users, content...

Thinking about switching there are concerns of losing: SEO-wise, reach, contacts/followers, character & poll limit (😜)...

PS
#Misskey seems to have a "fairer" signup process
misskey-hub.net/en/

3 November at 15:44 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social
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MadeInDex

@zvavybir Your approach & the thought of switching instances somehow remind me of moving from #Whatsapp to #Signal and eventually having to have both πŸ˜…
(as the critical mass has not seemed to be reached yet)

#Mastodon currently seems to face a more immediate, more dramatic issue, though.

The active #users & #server count are continuously dropping:
mastodon-analytics.com/

#fediverse #mastodonggmbh #mastodongmbh

@zvavybir Your approach & the thought of switching instances somehow remind me of moving from #Whatsapp to #Signal and eventually having to have both πŸ˜…
(as the critical mass has not seemed to be reached yet)

#Mastodon currently seems to face a more immediate, more dramatic issue, though.

The active #users & #server count are continuously dropping:
mastodon-analytics.com/

3 November at 15:59 | Open on mastodon.social
zvavybir :palestina:πŸ‰ :Green:

@madeindex Your old account is immediately, fully redirected to your new one, so there is no need to have both (in fact, you even can't use mastodon.social after a migration anymore (although you can cancel the migration and then use it normally again)).

3 November at 16:02 | Open on social.zvavybir.eu
zvavybir :palestina:πŸ‰ :Green:

@madeindex The user and server drop is pretty much independent of this issue and needs to be addressed separately. (also I'm not completely convinced it's true give the data on the website, it seems pretty steady.)

3 November at 16:08 | Open on social.zvavybir.eu
MadeInDex

@zvavybir You are right, the #data seems to be significantly different on fedidb.org/ compared to mastodon-analytics.com/

@erickhun & @dansup do you have any idea why that might be? :)

3 November at 16:16 | Open on mastodon.social
zvavybir :palestina:πŸ‰ :Green:

@madeindex But even without such direct abuses it is bad. For example I tried to block mastodon.social after they started their partnership with Facebook's Threads, but couldn't due to whom I would loose. So there is already a problem.

About your concerns: Contacts and followers will be automigrated (I did it already twice without problems) and you can first check what character and poll limit an instance has (although afaik mastodon.social is *very* unusually low, so this is not really something to worry about, even if you couldn't check it first). And about SEO: At least on DuckDuckGo your website is above your mastodon account, and even if someone where to stumble on your mastodon.social account after migration, they would see where you are now (for example my old account is under mastodon.social/@zvavybir and this immediately tells you where I am now).

And yes, Misskey is better…

@madeindex But even without such direct abuses it is bad. For example I tried to block mastodon.social after they started their partnership with Facebook's Threads, but couldn't due to whom I would loose. So there is already a problem.

About your concerns: Contacts and followers will be automigrated (I did it already twice without problems) and you can first check what character and poll limit an instance has (although afaik mastodon.social is *very* unusually low, so this is not really something...

3 November at 15:59 | Open on social.zvavybir.eu
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