Post AqDp6PiCX2kYFD5GpU by stux@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #AqDoh9R1ucWaWT0ReK by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:31:12Z
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Hmm.. 🤔 TikTok can be banned, Twitter can be banned, Meta can be banned even Bluesky(major network parts via the official company) can be bannedIf they want to ban the Fediverse, they'll have to ban each server within the network of tens of thousandsSomewhere in there is a point I guess :blobcatgiggle:
(DIR) Post #AqDopfC3icHHKw3wcS by tsadilas@libretooth.gr
2025-01-18T23:32:43Z
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@stux for that to work though people need to stop concentrating in the main instance (mastodon.social)
(DIR) Post #AqDou6ffV2MXiP1yS0 by pennywhether@mastodon.online
2025-01-18T23:33:32Z
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@stux It could be an eternal game of whack a mole.
(DIR) Post #AqDouWwZonKvCN8qPo by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:33:35Z
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@tsadilas True, true but stillIF that will get banned they can simply move and tada 🎩
(DIR) Post #AqDoy7PIhmDn9kHv0a by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:34:08Z
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@pennywhether At least it would costs them a lot of resources and money
(DIR) Post #AqDp2SabtK6S0ieFU0 by semnosao@ursal.zone
2025-01-18T23:33:59Z
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@stux the fediverse need to be less domain reliant if it want to really be resistent to blocking
(DIR) Post #AqDp4EIK0ipmFqwCFU by tikend@mastodon.social
2025-01-18T23:34:04Z
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@stux sure, but I guess most fediverse instance admits aren't up to fight with the US or any other major government compared to big companies
(DIR) Post #AqDp4FLY6D0fW9SHuy by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:35:05Z
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@tikend Not in legal matters, but the US cannot force me to do anythingThey'll have to go via their Dutch partners and even then....Catch me if you can :blobcatgiggle:
(DIR) Post #AqDp4MoAMD3mevtjzk by pennywhether@mastodon.online
2025-01-18T23:35:20Z
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@stux Which would be hilarious wasting resources on people firing up Pleroma on their VPS which costs the user almost nothing.
(DIR) Post #AqDp5NaWwUaPMt0EzI by WillyECoyote69@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:35:37Z
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@stux ... I just wonder ... about the future ... will there be borders than ? I guess, maybe over hundreds of years, borders are no more, racists are no more ... Anyway, my dream.
(DIR) Post #AqDp6PiCX2kYFD5GpU by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:35:47Z
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@pennywhether Exactly 😉 Besides, we do it for fun all the time right
(DIR) Post #AqDp7lKLeVa5ZYZPJQ by brad@m.toad.host
2025-01-18T23:35:29Z
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@stux People got pretty upset when I said a lot of extremely accurate things re: bsky and the fediverse. Everything everyone on Bsky is begging for from a team that doesn't care already exists here in a way that is infinitely more robust and adaptable
(DIR) Post #AqDpCZTBALiAFEzfRw by nicholasr@mastos.online
2025-01-18T23:36:38Z
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@stux @tsadilas exactly! You can also use a #VPN
(DIR) Post #AqDpInTC1h4pP3y83s by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:38:00Z
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@nicholasr @tsadilas Even with blocked domains it should be possible to go via workarounds to export and migrate stuff 😉
(DIR) Post #AqDpT9uhR6XpuHmA4G by jakeyounglol@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:39:56Z
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@stux yeah, there’s nothing wrong with that
(DIR) Post #AqDprrQtHgzJpTbzIe by nicholasr@mastos.online
2025-01-18T23:44:17Z
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@stux @tikend this is PRECISELY why the #Fediverse is much more resilient than anything from #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Tiktok #redditIt would be extremely hard to shut the Fediverse down on a global scale. If the #USA bans it, then users can migrate to Fediverse servers anywhere else in the world. There are currently 22,668 Fediverse servers :)
(DIR) Post #AqDpsMD8qrPTHoPwfo by tikend@mastodon.social
2025-01-18T23:44:28Z
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@stux I admire your commitment. My point is that a couple of dozens or ar most hundreds of cese and desist letters would probably halt the fedivers. In a major way
(DIR) Post #AqDqfqTX7NTPL5gMAS by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:53:23Z
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@WillyECoyote69 Same.. same..No borders, global unity, aliens
(DIR) Post #AqDr1srWvKK175PoDg by WillyECoyote69@mstdn.social
2025-01-18T23:57:20Z
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@stux ... Just brainless ppl, A.I. ruling this Planet.
(DIR) Post #AqDrorvnAtGOPllb0K by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-19T00:05:53Z
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@nicholasr @tikend But let's get back to that 90% first 😉 Most of the servers are located outide the US, it's all pretty spread world wide so how would any gov get so far 🤔 I mean, do people outside the US really care what the US wants?
(DIR) Post #AqDs3JDSWiBl5juqIa by regendans@toot.community
2025-01-19T00:08:48Z
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@stux Governments don't need to ban to hurt the Fediverse. 😑This new OSA law in the UK is quite problematic. I think I've seen an announcement of a Mastodon instance stopping because of that law. Here a web-link at Lobsters (hobby project, invite only Reddit alternative) https://lobste.rs/s/ukosa1/uk_users_lobsters_needs_your_help_with Lobsters and HaikuOS forum want to geo-block UK for the moment because they see no other option regarding this UK law.
(DIR) Post #AqDsEXB2xZoHZo8kAS by natejung@im-in.space
2025-01-19T00:10:48Z
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@stux Hmm. I think they could simply ban social media apps. That wouldn't kill the fediverse completely due to web apps, but it certainly wouldn't help things.
(DIR) Post #AqDsbaJdSOlbyG9HRw by coloco@mstdn.social
2025-01-19T00:15:03Z
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@stux si se cargan su servidor y el de Gargron le darian un buen golpe al fediverse. Esperemos eso no ocurra.
(DIR) Post #AqDtvl737j3jCeRfhA by geomant@norden.social
2025-01-19T00:29:52Z
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@stux I guess an alliance of nations could make a law declaring operating, hosting or signing up to a Mastodon sever a criminal offence. The software itself would probably still be operated at the fringes of the internet for some time, but Mastodon as a true social network would collapse instantly.So, no need to get all too cocky.
(DIR) Post #AqDvmE62hwAQ6hYZw8 by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-19T00:50:25Z
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@nicholasr @tikend We could even go Tor only if needed 😆 Mastodon works perfectly on the Tor network alone, with an onion handle lol
(DIR) Post #AqDxFgt0qYLxkW4kSW by bretcarmichael@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T01:07:04Z
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@stux @briankrebs I’ll add to that. In the US, for-profit social media companies and media outlets are rushing to appease and self-censor. Fediverse servers have no pay-to-play incentives.
(DIR) Post #AqDxhYYXPais1PmnS4 by AlexanderMars@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T01:12:08Z
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@stux worse case scenario; iOS users would be left without getting any updates to the app…
(DIR) Post #AqDxq2EWxLG6NgTFIG by r0k@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T01:13:40Z
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@stux whatever the point is, it's distributed 😉
(DIR) Post #AqDxvbVTEqnnE83960 by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-19T01:14:36Z
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@mastodonmigration Right!I was even talking about Tor a little while ago, wtfIt has gone too far already
(DIR) Post #AqDyy5ZGXhNazeZd4a by Viss@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T01:26:19Z
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@stux cant stop the signal, mal :D
(DIR) Post #AqE09hf5LnsqHMOimm by oceanwave@infosec.exchange
2025-01-19T01:39:38Z
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@stux I haven’t dived into the documentation to look, but does activitypub rely on any unique protocols that could be blocked or is it all 443/indistinguishable from the noise?
(DIR) Post #AqE0WYoePAUXVMlrvM by wiredog@hulvr.com
2025-01-19T01:43:46Z
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@stux @briankrebs Twitter, Bluesky, and Facebook are American companies. They already are banned in many places outside the US. In the US they have First Amendment protections. They, unlike TikTok, aren’t controlled by the PRC.I’m unaware of any independent mastodon servers in the PRC.
(DIR) Post #AqE0qAClcMiKy0OmhM by adamsaidsomething@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T01:47:17Z
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@stux @mastodonmigrationWe should always normalize Tor anyway, even if we don't all have an urgent reason to use it (yet). Use Tor regularly and recommend it to others, even for mundane use
(DIR) Post #AqE4S842KEY5C56swy by xs4me2@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T02:27:43Z
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@stux It’s like autocracy vs democracy basically… you can’t ban the people’s voice eventually…
(DIR) Post #AqE5R17QlJIpJmjOqG by Gemdation@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T02:38:45Z
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@stux "Twitter can be banned, Meta can be banned"For that to happen it would need to be from a different country. 😵
(DIR) Post #AqE7UmkILJuTo6pmd6 by holmquistc@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T03:01:50Z
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@stux If we're going to ban TikTok on the basis of Chinese spying, we can do the same with Meta on account of American spying
(DIR) Post #AqE7dBkfFsm5g80w2S by T2R@infosec.exchange
2025-01-19T03:03:24Z
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@stux the point is Twitter and Meta SHOULD be banned. Problem is I have to block all social media at work because of the lack of controls for filtering out porn on fedi servers.
(DIR) Post #AqEB8ipcc9Tn773pjM by jerry@infosec.exchange
2025-01-19T03:42:36Z
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@stux it’s rather like trying to ban webmail services
(DIR) Post #AqEBbbPJITc6U9Wbs8 by grumpydad@infosec.exchange
2025-01-19T03:47:55Z
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@stux They tried to ban the pirate bay. I feel there's a lesson there...
(DIR) Post #AqECtPEPPAuNtCTlpo by hucksternoise@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T04:02:16Z
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@stux @nicholasr @tsadilas the future is federated!
(DIR) Post #AqEDgF5Zu31scfdTSi by artilectzed@dobbs.town
2025-01-19T04:11:06Z
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@stux <emp's major population centers>Nothing's working now!
(DIR) Post #AqEIEUhYlI0ihszOdM by Lightfighter@infosec.exchange
2025-01-19T05:02:05Z
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@stux Then you just start playing the name game... Y is banned, long live Q. Eventually they get tired of playing whack-a-mole.
(DIR) Post #AqEKOwXAKunlpcEnlA by greenhombre@mstdn.social
2025-01-19T05:26:29Z
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@stux One of the original ideas of the internet was to construct a system that could even work if say, Europe were hit by nuclear bombs. The Web would simply re-route traffic around the dead servers.
(DIR) Post #AqELCMh1rlGb9UPwWW by zdl@gamerplus.org
2025-01-19T05:35:08Z
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@stux Small mistake in your first paragraph."Can" should be replaced with "should".
(DIR) Post #AqEMc72OnKiI56Fp5s by wildebest@mastodon.online
2025-01-19T05:51:15Z
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@stux fediverse is like HTTP protocol: decentralized and interoperable. Good luck blocking the protocol🙃And don't forget that XMPP is invincible just like fediversuLong life decentralized communication protocol
(DIR) Post #AqENuxxmrCf3OTeQNs by pk84@wehavecookies.social
2025-01-19T06:05:47Z
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@stux Governments spending money WE pay to them. Yay 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳@pennywhether
(DIR) Post #AqETg6R7fgW33PfVBo by rejzor@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T07:10:26Z
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@stux They just need to ban clients (apps) and access points (websites of said services). And when both App Store and GooglePlay Store are both American controlled that part is easy. Websites, slightly harder but they can do it as well. That shows a greater issue with the way how certain tech companies have too much control over people.If you can't access all the servers they can't control, people won't be able to reach them either. Very few people are willing to sideload or bypass things.
(DIR) Post #AqETqaQv00ZSz0ZW76 by secupriv@mastodon.nl
2025-01-19T07:12:16Z
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@stux I guess there are more #PixelFed servers* needed and #Loops should pickup the TikTokkers, even though they likely pick #InstaReels because of the algorithm.*https://mastodon.nl/@secupriv/113828672990640904Loops -> https://loops.video/
(DIR) Post #AqEUtFzFZf6wOQT2iO by Obadasalqawy@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T07:24:01Z
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(DIR) Post #AqEY7LSaK0PTHgb8BU by Remittancegirl@mstdn.social
2025-01-19T08:00:10Z
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@stux It's a very good point, Stux.
(DIR) Post #AqEYBhtWquOM1RHSfQ by jerico@mstdn.social
2025-01-19T08:00:44Z
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@stux There is probably not much manual / human intervention needed for that. AI is helping out with this. 🫡
(DIR) Post #AqEaCCA2WTV1neMcvg by dummzeuch@mastodon.social
2025-01-19T08:23:26Z
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@stux they just make hosting those illegal and go for some of the admins. The rest will "voluntarily" shut down their instances.
(DIR) Post #AqEgau6FPUykkTktnc by nxadm@infosec.exchange
2025-01-19T09:35:07Z
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@stux They can ban the protocol, they can ban encryptions, they can enforce backdoors, they can force identification, they can harass admins with fake chages, seize servers, etc, etc.Never underestimate motivated (crypto-) fascists.
(DIR) Post #AqEjBEnA9dTtG2HWi0 by miner@techhub.social
2025-01-19T10:04:05Z
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@stux I was in Beijing last week, and fedi domains weren't blocked. I have only tested a couple of them though. Google, Proton, WhatsApp, Telegram were blocked. That being said, fedi's spared because it's small. It's trivial for states to expand the blacklist by 10,000 more IPs and block the entire fediverse. A p2p solution is a lot more resilient.
(DIR) Post #AqEnYTPuLSFL5pjukK by wendyg@mastodon.xyz
2025-01-19T10:53:04Z
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@stux See, previously, Usenet.
(DIR) Post #AqF4d5bI1HvPtdqllo by muzicofiel@mastodon.nl
2025-01-19T14:04:27Z
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@stux yes, but guess, #usa had the power over the domain registry. They can pull the plug out everywhere anywhere #trump likes.
(DIR) Post #AqF4geWecoX15GNgjA by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-19T14:05:06Z
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@muzicofiel So? Free onions for everyone!Otherwise IP will also do 💪
(DIR) Post #AqFRN7YrGAbQI34FCC by lin11c@toad.social
2025-01-19T18:19:18Z
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@stux And what an excellent point it is!! Fediverse RULES!!
(DIR) Post #AqFr3BiigV3cCoptfk by markuswerle@nrw.social
2025-01-19T23:07:01Z
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@stux But individuals like me can be banned across the Fediverse just because someone does not like my legal opinion. So where's the progress?
(DIR) Post #AqFrCPOzBZ91FG0DKK by stux@mstdn.social
2025-01-19T23:08:41Z
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@markuswerle Setup your own server 😉 But.. you cannot force people to not-ban you 🤔 That would not make any sense
(DIR) Post #AqGTQXfX2iJHCFuMc4 by markuswerle@nrw.social
2025-01-20T06:16:56Z
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@stux@mstdn.socialan and then the instance is blacklisted. I am so tired of your brainwashed answer. As long as the Fediverse thinks it is a law-free area where admins decide from their gut feeling who and how they let someone continue and as long as there is no right for due process, the Fediverse will die and scatter. I am blocked on the central instance mastodon.social and people cannot see my posts nor detect me. The blocklist is shared and I cannot see which other sites block me.
(DIR) Post #AqGWUcUhLP5JBOTcOW by HugeGameArtGD@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-01-20T06:51:21Z
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@stuxTwitter isn't controlled by the U.S. government.The U.S. government is controlled by Twitter.Maybe ask Elon Musk to ban the U.S. government instead.
(DIR) Post #AqHCptT7cm7vz6ZAA4 by zombiewarrior@social.vivaldi.net
2025-01-20T14:45:47Z
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@stux im going to just ban myself and save everyone the time
(DIR) Post #AqIepOcDKPMGAYKVoe by carla1236@mastodon.social
2025-01-21T07:34:04Z
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(DIR) Post #AqltMauur8SjRg1HU0 by mattesilver@101010.pl
2025-02-04T10:03:40Z
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@stux Ross Ulbricht enters the chat