@humanetech
This is a #bigBowlOfWrong, sorry.
Our worst fear was a #centralised system, #Trunk, being some kind of magical authority on who gets a #blueCheck and who doesn't.
This #trunk™ will imply #popularity, which goes against the core aspect of Fedi, it will also lead to a duty to vet this list lest face legal/criminal(?) penalties.
Articles online tell people to use #hashtags on Fedi, for communicating and…
@humanetech
(2/2)… for #search. Some instances even ask people to list some hashtags in their profile that interest them. We can expand on this to encourage good use of hashtag.
Proceed with Trunk™ and we'll have no choice but to consider your service compromised.
This is how strongly we will fight against #hypnoticSuggestion and centralisation in Fedi.
Eugen has already cut admins out from new users, making it more difficult for admins to passively talk to Fedizens.
@dansup @grishka
@humanetech
(2/2)… for #search. Some instances even ask people to list some hashtags in their profile that interest them. We can expand on this to encourage good use of hashtag.
Proceed with Trunk™ and we'll have no choice but to consider your service compromised.
This is how strongly we will fight against #hypnoticSuggestion and centralisation in Fedi.