Old enough to remember when the official Mastodon site used to promote a diverse range of small instances, and made fun of Meta instead of collaborating with it.

This used to be on their front page, long gone now 😢

https://fedi.video/w/cbQE3NRw76FayQCSdb14TU

Instead, we now have a front page telling people to sign up on mastodon.social, an instance list that prioritises large instances, and a blog gushing over how wonderful it is to see Meta federating with them.

Greatly appreciate the work Eugen has done, but his current direction of travel is deeply worrying.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Meta #Threads #FreeFediverse #DefederateThreads

What is Mastodon? (2018)

Official animation published by the Mastodon development team in 2018, describing the basic principles of how Mastodon and the wider Fediverse work. More info about Mastodon at the JoinMastodon.org...

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