Mastodon instance codes of conduct can be created in different ways. Some instance admins simply copy language from the Mastodon Server Covenant or the original instance, Mastodon.social. Many instance admins I spoke to report that they developed their codes in consultation with members of their instances....
I spoke with T.X. Watson, the author of a solarpunk short story and former editor of a solarpunk webzine. For Watson, solarpunk is speculation about the near future....
The lack of profitability is only one part of the answer, however. The other part has to do with a spat between Facebook and Google over open technical protocols. In 2007, Google convened a group of Facebook competitors to create the OpenSocial Foundation....
Unlike corporate social media and the infinite scroll, the fediverse is open for experimentation. There are innovations possible with fediverse technologies that are not possible on corporate social media. This is a strong counterargument against those who look at federated, non-centralized, democratically controlled social media and say, “it’s too complicated....
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Solarpunk originates in Brazilian science fiction in the early 2010s. Unlike cyberpunk or other -punk science fiction genres, solarpunk is not dystopian. Appearing in anthologies, solarpunk stories feature people shedding unnecessary possessions, using tree root networks to communicate, or teaching children new ways of relating to the land....
As VICE reported in late 2016, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey publicly called for advice from Twitter users on how to make the service better....
As for the three features of covenantal federalism, the fediverse demonstrates those, as well. The fediverse is noncentralized – it is allergic to powerful centers. An instance’s members consent to abide by a code of conduct (or they are free to move to another instance)....