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Mastodon’s founder cedes control, refuses to become next Musk or Zuckerberg (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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His grand vision remains to leave Mastodon users in control of the social network, making their own decisions about what content is allowed or what appears in their timelines.

I don't use Mastadon cause I don't care for micro-blogging, but nevertheless, I like this.

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[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An app I use for Mastodon (Called Mona) allows quote toots.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thats a good example of the UX issues, when only 1 specific app supports a feature.

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Apparently it’s either become or will become a Mastodon feature.

[–] vane@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That is called freedom of choice, apparently people are used to totalitarian system where everything should look the same and perfect for masses.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, but it also makes the experience worse for people that aren't invested in the ecosystem because of privacy or similar reasons.

If I'm using an app that allows quotes, but my friend isn't and wants to quote a post, they're going to be annoyed.

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Bluesky literally allows people to finetune controls on things like allowing quote posts and replies. Thats way more freedom that the average social media platform gives to a user.