@cyrus @xyhhx I guess Matrix homeservers get shut down for more common reasons...

- Too much effort for few active new users (some)
- Gets spammed by registration because the owner left it open without realizing (much more than you think)
- Gets spammed/harassed by remote accounts (a few)
- Resource strain (some)
- Setup failure (plus.st)
- Opposition to Matrix itself (disroot.org)
- Failure to solicit donations (pragma-messenger.ch)

Some just go down without notice, even...

@RapidKebab If it's in Bronfman or Armstrong (full offense) then I can understand, but this is Wong... An engineering building, out of everything...

@bigheadtales That was not the case when they bought the domain, and by the time they knew .af was being returned to the Afghan regime (which is already the Taliban) some time ago (earlier last month?), they immediately announced that they wouldn't renew the domain and urged everyone to move off ASAP, so your bashing is misplaced. See also https://wandering.shop/@jepyang/111919171549939064 .

@l3viathan @hagen It does require some effort (and the right homeserver), but I wouldn't say it's "unusable" now. Though, I guess me being a Discord guru prior to using Matrix probably helped... (I should also mention that Element *is* an Electron app. While non-Electron Matrix clients exist, there are feature disparities. Anyways, I've written a Matrix guide: https://joinmatrix.org )

On advice of a classmate I decided to check out #McGill 's Islamic Studies #Library . I'm certainly not disappointed with this retro decor and this comfy couch under the staircase, in contrast to the other libraries that feature brutalist buildings with bland interior... (See https://blogs.library.mcgill.ca/islamicstudieslibrary/morrice-hall/ for more info on the building's history.)

在同学的推荐下去了我校的伊斯兰系图书馆自修。内外都很古风，外加楼梯间的沙发，和校内其它各图书馆那一个个装修简单的粗犷水泥大方块简直是天壤之别……

I implore everyone to reconsider their position on #BridgyFed . Despite the project owner's effort to actually reach out to others (including IFTAS) for feedback, as well as their willingness to provide a full-feature #bridge (that already respects follow rules, implements deletion, etc.), the blowback has been disproportionate. I recognize that there has been a failure in communicating what the bridge does, which I seek to shed some light on right now.

#ActivityPub #fediverse #BlueSky

I noted that the #bridge which is two-way, is actually well thought out. Deletions are bridged (1). Follows are sent through standard means, so locked accounts are respected (2). There are plans to federate reports (3) and there is a moderation policy (4). I do not believe they're as ignorant as some people claim.

1. https://snarfed.org/2024-02-12_bernie-the-wordsmith-snarfed-org-how-would-bridgin-mastodon-en-masto-es
2. https://fed.brid.gy/docs#behavior-mismatches
3. https://github.com/snarfed/granary/issues/596
4. https://fed.brid.gy/docs#moderation-policy

#BridgyFed #ActivityPub #fediverse #BlueSky

Through my observations, it appears that the #bridge is presented as an equal to other #ActivityPub instances. Clearly many do not think so, based on their convictions of #BlueSky users, which bears asking: what makes BlueSky different from, say, a generalist Mastodon instance? In other words, why is #federation opt-out, yet #BridgyFed must be opt-in?

#fediverse

Some insist on various legal bases like GDPR, but let's not kid ourselves here: the #fediverse is built on shaky legal foundations. Instances operate on unwritten gentlemen's agreements rather than terms of service. Most of us take #ActivityPub #federation for granted, but we lose control of our data once it gets out. In fact, I believe that if we're to enforce legal rights, then the fediverse will come down very quickly.

#BridgyFed #bridge

I think the #ActivityPub #fediverse needs to seriously grapple with the problem of using platforms to label and divide people. Yes, platforms do bad things, but does that mean they "deserve it?" Does not using your preferred platform make them inferior to you? On a personal scale, you have free will; but on an instance scale, there is a difference. I urge #MastoAdmin 's to reconsider #BridgyFed once they launch formally.

#bridge

Now, I call upon @snarfed.org to respect the popular will and implement opt-in for #BridgyFed while properly (ie. in clear terms, not PR) communicate to the public how exactly the #bridge works. I implore all participants to remain civil and stop ridiculing them as the "techbro" you claim them to be, especially since I've seen people trying to dig through the owner's personal life and bash them based on their work experience at Google!

#ActivityPub #fediverse #BlueSky

End thread. Let me know if there's anything I did not cover.

@3dcandy See my thread afterwards...

@3dcandy I'm aware, and they have free will as long as they consider how it affects their users. Yes, culture clash (based on dubious values), but it is what it is.

@anantagd It has happened before: mstdn.jp and mastodon.cloud were shutting down due to new platform liability laws in Japan which they determined to be "very difficult to comply with." The shutdown was averted by the instances' sale to Suji Yan who placed them under a Cayman Islands company. In an atmosphere where Section 230 is under attack, I imagine instance liability will be immense, even harder to deal with given the federated nature.

@anantagd Now to privacy laws. It's simple: do you vet every instance that you federate to? Did you agree to their privacy policy (ignoring that many don't even have a working one)? How can you make sure they don't do whatever you claim Bluesky does?

@anantagd It is your personal choice whether to block an instance or not, you have free will, and I have explicitly referred to that.

@toneji It's a BlueSky-ActivityPub bridge (among others, but that's the point of contention right now)...

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