Gregory's Server@joannastern it definitely feels a bit like email where you can go the gmail or yahoo route or get your own custom domain. Given the lack of a verified badge on here, having your own server also seems like a good way to prove your identity to other users. For journalists especially, it seems to me that it would make a lot of sense to have a server for your organization with all staff having @name@organization.com handles. Maybe the WSJ should start one up?
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@kent @joannastern I love the idea of organizations setting up their own closed instances on a trusted domain name to establish identity verification. An easy way to "verify" yourself without needing to go to that trouble is to set up link verification on your profile: https://mstdn.social/@feditips/106274105538953001 A special link on any website you own pointing at your Mastodon profile will show with a check mark on your profile page. @Eliot_L @kent @joannastern that works great for individuals but not for people working for a big organization like BBC. For example if John Doe is a journalist there I could register johndoe(dot)online and fake my legitimate account. Most people don't know whether some journalist owns johndoe(dot)co.uk or johndoe(dot)online |
@kent That's quite a good use for hosting your own server. Maybe Mastodon should push that so the network can grow more.