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Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users by andrepd on Monday March 20, 2023 @06:06PM (#35239455)
What an odd thing to say. You can ban people from your instance of mastodon, just like you could ban, kick, suspend etc, people from your IRC server in olden times. What is wrong with that? How strange to make an act of moderation on your own personal instance into an act of censorship.
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Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users by flerovium on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @10:14PM (#35255895)
He's not complaining about the mastodon technical protocol: he's complaining about the people who control the community and the rules.
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Re:Mastodon Hit 10M Users by andrepd on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @05:54PM (#35267582)
> the people who control the community and the rules

Who are these people? The protocol is decentralised, if you don't like it, spin your own instance! 5-10$ a month and you get more than enough for a few thousand people.

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