Reminder re: Bad instances
So far, the hamfisted attempts at commercialisation of the Fediverse have been ridiculous/mock-able, probably in violation of the AGPL and they just didn't get momentum
But when a slick, user-friendly instance with proprietary code and targeted ads comes along with the backing of Google or whatever, ready to "embrace" the Fediverse (coming soon: "extend" and "extinguish"), we might not have much time to mash the "block" button before it's too late
Reminder re: Bad instances
If you are an instance admin, you NEED to block instances, and do so EARLY when they are being run by people who are acting in bad faith
* Hiveway was very stoppable because they didn't have a critical mass of users for whom it would be seen as "unfair" to block them for their admins' bad behaviour
* Bofa was a lot harder to stop because there was like a million hand-wringing about how many users they had, and how it's "not their fault"
Block bad instances EARLY
@OchotonidKnight here's the source if you're curious https://twitter.com/tuyoki/status/1052747301507268609
@OchotonidKnight honestly i have no clue. a friend of mine sent me this avatar because i was in need of something halloweeny
@lugh yeah but i'm about to head out
@Kat ah, neat
@Kat charset?
@Kat it's like xkit/RES for minecraft
@Kat SAME
IT'S SO GOOD
@Kat quark is pretty neat
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2016: forget it. nobody wants browser apps on Windows
2018: okay now y'all want browser apps again??? make up your goddamn mind smdh
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