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Doug
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Fedi.Tips 🎄

@catalyst

There is such a thing as genuine concern about something important.

6 Jul 2023 at 0:00 | Open on mstdn.social
Doug

@feditips by implying Eugen is being bought off???

6 Jul 2023 at 0:01 | Open on bluechakra.cloud
Fedi.Tips 🎄

@catalyst

I'm not implying anything. I am curious why Mastodon's stance has changed so much in the past few years. I would like them to rule out that there's any financial connection.

They used to have a very anti-corporate animation in 2018 which ended with a parody of Facebook and Twitter (fedi.video/w/m9L9gYXJypnywSyCh).

This press statement doesn't feel like it fits in with that old Mastodon.

6 Jul 2023 at 0:04 | Open on mstdn.social
Doug

@feditips I know you are acting in good faith and you care.

6 Jul 2023 at 0:07 | Open on bluechakra.cloud
Alex has moved to @alex@xim.ca

@catalyst @feditips he isn't. He even said so. That is transparency.
What more do people want?

mastodon.social/@Gargron/11059

6 Jul 2023 at 0:05 | Open on tech.lgbt
Fedi.Tips 🎄

@alexpostfacto @catalyst

That statement doesn't say anything substantive.

6 Jul 2023 at 0:08 | Open on mstdn.social
ocdtrekkie

@feditips @alexpostfacto @catalyst You expect something substantive about... nothing existing? Nothing exists. He has told you.

6 Jul 2023 at 0:11 | Open on mastodon.social
Fedi.Tips 🎄

@ocdtrekkie @alexpostfacto @catalyst

I mean it's not a substantive answer, because it wasn't really answering the question asked. It didn't deny meeting Meta.

And "there is little to comment on until Meta's platform launches" is almost word for word what someone would say who has signed an NDA on an unreleased product. NDAs generally forbid commentary on upcoming products until after their launch.

That's why I'm asking a direct question, in the hope of direct answers.

6 Jul 2023 at 0:13 | Open on mstdn.social
ocdtrekkie

@feditips @alexpostfacto @catalyst Why wouldn't someone meet with Meta? It would be stupid not to, because information is power. That doesn't mean there are any agreements, especially when he has said there are no agreements.

6 Jul 2023 at 0:15 | Open on mastodon.social
Rog

@feditips

I would imagine they, if they had nefarious plans, would be to encourage admins to move their instances to FB hosted servers, presumably running modified software, for a slice of ad revenue. Then start to be a bit picky about who they federate with, FB determining which instances get blocked for those in their pockets?

Or maybe, and it is possible, they just want to give twitter a kicking?

6 Jul 2023 at 0:19 | Open on mastodon.radio
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