@atomicpoet Exactly.

Whilst some instances may restrict or ban certain functions, that doesn't mean one can't implement it.

In fact, I know some folks do #SelfHosting of #Mastodon due to extensive blocklists by other instances, and they want 100% control.

Only #MultiVendor / #MultiProvider & #FLOSS - based #Standards can provide that.

That's why #OpenStandards don't die out:
Regardless if Telephony, Fax, SMS, eMail, XMPP, IRC, SIP, SSH or OpenVPN.

They can't be killed like #Twitter's #API!