• Update – We are in the process of restoring the matrix.org database from a backup | …REMEMBER, KIDS, JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS IT’S DECENTRALISED DOESN’T MEAN IT’S DISTRIBUTED

  2025/09/03

• With experimental cross-silo Federation and so many Fediverse operators running on shoestring budgets, maybe we need Government regulators to demand that all content creators *must* accept this classic UX dialogue before posting

  2024/02/15

• “Opt-out is a terrible default and should be reconsidered” | Mastodon users throwing a huge fit that their content may be copied to Bluesky by bridging software

  2024/02/14

• The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be | ZDNET

  2023/12/20

• Mastodon seems to be a lot more fragile than USENET; the whole PubSub thing seems to assume better connectivity than old-style distribution permits

  2023/11/06

• I’ve seen at least three hagiographies for Mastodon in the past 48 hours. I fear this won’t end well. #Mastodon #Threads #EternalSeptember2

  2023/10/20

• Suddenly #Mastodon: history teaches what will happen when Twitter-expatriates discover “federated social networks” are a volatile blend of unsafe spaces & stifled speech with blunt, imprecise instruments to address their woes @jonronson @jamesrbuk @bradtem

  2022/11/10

• I’m torn; I understand where @rop_g’s sentiment comes from, but I can’t practically agree regarding @signalapp

  2021/01/28