Gab will become a Mastodon fork
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Re: Gab will become a Mastodon fork
#2From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network) -
"Gab is an English-language social media website, launched publicly in 2017, known for its mainly far-right user base.[9] The site has been described as "extremist friendly"[10] or a "safe haven"[11] for neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the alt-right.[10] ... Antisemitism is a prominent part of the site's content[24] and the platform itself has engaged in antisemitic commentary.[13][25]" - and so on.
I'm curious how the existing Mastodon users feel about this.
Re: Gab will become a Mastodon fork
#3From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network) - "Gab is an English-language social media website, launched publicly in 2017, known for its mainly far-right user base.[9] The site has been described as "extremist friendly"[10] or a "safe haven"[11] for neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the alt-right.[10] ... Antisemitism is a prominent part of the site's content[24] and the platform itself has engaged in an…
Twitter has WAY more extreme people and expressed viewpoints on its platform than Gab.
Re: Gab will become a Mastodon fork
#4> “Moving to the ActivityPub protocol as our base allows us to get into mobile App Stores without even having to submit and get approval of our own apps, whether Apple and Google like it or not.“
The perils (or benefits?) of open protocols.
Existing mastodon/pleroma clients will be able to connect to Gab by adding a server setting.
Now I wonder if mastodon client app developers will start filtering the allowed servers users can put in...
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Re: Gab will become a Mastodon fork
#6>Moving to the ActivityPub protocol as our base allows us to get into mobile App Stores without even having to submit and get approval of our own apps, whether Apple and Google like it or not
They also had the option of creating an ActivityPub compatible API, no? But yes I guess it's easier this way.
Having said that I wonder if they'll allow federation to happen. Most Mastodon instances restrict and censor speech so they will probably add Gab to the blocklist immediately but it would be cool if they could federate with other free speech instances. But then, what would be the point of using Gab instead of just other Mastodon instance?
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#7Regardless of how you feel about the Gab folks in particular, this is great news that clearly shows the power of the federated web in enabling, empowering and preserving diverse audiences.
Re: Gab will become a Mastodon fork
#8Gab solicited $5M [1] in investments just to use open source software that anyone can use for free. Wonder how those investors feel about it.
[1]: https://thinkprogress.org/social-network-that-caters-to-whit...
Re: Gab will become a Mastodon fork
#9From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network) - "Gab is an English-language social media website, launched publicly in 2017, known for its mainly far-right user base.[9] The site has been described as "extremist friendly"[10] or a "safe haven"[11] for neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the alt-right.[10] ... Antisemitism is a prominent part of the site's content[24] and the platform itself has engaged in an…
There are existing instances which have been described as “nazi alt-right quadroons” and instance moderators can block other instances, so it’ll probably be business as usual.
Re: Gab will become a Mastodon fork
#10>Moving to the ActivityPub protocol as our base allows us to get into mobile App Stores without even having to submit and get approval of our own apps, whether Apple and Google like it or not They also had the option of creating an ActivityPub compatible API, no? But yes I guess it's easier this way. Having said that I wonder if they'll allow federation to happen. Most Mastodon instances restrict and censor speech so…
Deciding what content is allowed on your private platform is not censorship. The platform owner is exercising their own form of speech.