Post AXnA87RUS4OP9SoBlY by DataDrivenMD@fedified.com
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 (DIR) Post #AXnA87RUS4OP9SoBlY by DataDrivenMD@fedified.com
       2023-07-17T03:33:12Z
       
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       Mastodon is the best social network for breaking news from trusted sources. I wish the Mastodon Core project would prioritize features such as global search that would make it easier to discover boots-on-the-ground reporters and OSINT (and no, hashtags don't work so spare me the proselytizing)
       
 (DIR) Post #AXnA88GtMxVdisrEsy by wjmaggos@liberal.city
       2023-07-17T17:16:17Z
       
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       @DataDrivenMD how do I know this article is actually from ProPublica? because it's on their website. how do I know this social media post is actually from them? cause the account is on the propublica.social server. someday. and yes, search. imagine all journalist website software having the fediverse built in, so all their articles are automatically part of our network. that's something big social cannot do. I too wish the Core team would prioritize journalism. the rest will follow.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXnA8Ag8Q4tDBkgQVc by DataDrivenMD@fedified.com
       2023-07-17T03:41:08Z
       
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       And before my mentions are flooded with flimsy arguments about privacy, I'd like to point out that there are 4(!) visibility settings in addition to a "noindex" and a "discoverable" setting. There are plenty of ways to indicate that you want your posts to be excluded from a search index. "Public" posts should mean public not "check with every individual about every single post"
       
 (DIR) Post #AXnIKax3MYF9mT22EK by manitcor@mastodon.social
       2023-07-17T18:48:13Z
       
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       @wjmaggos @DataDrivenMD  exactly this, add simple digital signatures with content hashes and you even eliminate the "instance in the middle" problem.