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There's even something more profound to this toot.. it shows that now the main account of the EU EC fediverse pilot is no longer just a twitter bridge. This msg was not posted to the birdsite.

Is there a project page for this that I can open without Apple devices? I am wondering if this is open-source (and if it is I will add the project to the delightful fediverse clients curated list at https://delightful.club )

As some wondered.. yes, the screenshot is doctored. Here is as it was published by The Guardian:

Byline was not "The platform is still a lawless hellhole of no use to anyone for advertising whatsoever according to inside sources" but instead read:

The platform is home to a devoted base of left-leaning communities – and no one billionaire can control it.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/01/mastodon-twitter-elon-musk-takeover

As to the topic of this thread, and the actual byline, if we replace "Mastodon" with the more accurate terminology of "Fediverse" then I think one can say "Yes, indeed no billionaire can control it in the same way they can't control the Web. But they sure can come to dominate it".

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34012307 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34011581 which just landed on the front page. I hope they'll find some good discussion.

There are a couple share project listed on https://delightful.club/delightful-activitypub-development/

I found this article to be interesting. Dealing mostly with the lessons to be learned from the very bad way in which all this was handled: http://www.databasesoup.com/2022/12/lessons-from-raspberry-pi-in-how-not-to.html

SocialHub is also the place to discuss Fediverse Enhancement Proposals.

Yes indeed. I am involved in the project and planned launch is mid December. Anyone interested can learn more in the Matrix chatroom.

Also check out Bonfire who'll also support Circles. Their social microblogging parts is only a foundation of many different functionalities to be built on top.

GoToSocial also supports local-only posting. And it is much, much lighter-weight to run than a full-blown Mastodon instance.

+1 keep tooting like crazy.. we already post enough :)

Indeed, I was less interested in the historical event and, so I generalized the concept.

Right now, not only is there somewhat of a culture clash, but a vanguard of CEO's, CTO's and high profile Silicon Value (laid-off?) workers streaming in.

Birdsite has a couple'a hundred million users. But the influx is potentially much, much bigger and continues going, as - due to all media attention worldwide - Mastodon and by extension the Fediverse becomes a household name.

I am not only fretting about an Eternal September to take place, but increasingly more expecting it to happen. And with the inevitable corporate takeover following in its strides.