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 (DIR) Post #AtcwSsfjqK0As1b35M by thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange
       2025-04-27T02:08:39Z
       
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       For those of you on Fosstodon (UPDATED) UPDATE, April 30: there are some encouraging changes happening at Fosstodon.  That's good!  So, I've updated this post accordingly -- and added a new reply about the Nazi bar analogyStill, even though things are much more hopeful now than a week ago, it's still too early to know how things will work out.  So here's a few thoughts for people who are on Fosstodon ...1) let your new admins know what direction you want to see the instance moving in -- and, if you've got the time, consider offering to help!  2) if you're still considering potentially moving, now's a good time to start exploring. It really is hard to pick a compatible instance, and you'll want to take the time to scope things out.  Don't feel like your next choice is necessarily your permanent new home -- you can always treat it as an interim and move again if necessary.  Asking friends for recommendations is a great place to start but not bulletproof (would you have recommended fosstodon if somebody had asked you about it a month ago?) ...Resources for choosing the right fediverse instances has links to directories and instance catalogs that can help you find out more 3) You can set up new accounts on other instances without moving -- so this is a good way to explore.  One option is to export the list of people you're following (on the Preferences / Import and Export tab ), and import it on your new account.  Or, if you feel like you're following too many people, this can also be a good time to experiment -- either start from scratch, or edit the CSV file before importing.  You'll probably also want to export-and-import your blocklists, mutelists, domain blocks, and lists if you have any.  Unfortunately there isn't any way to export and import your filters, so you'll need to recreate those manually. 4) If you're planning on "migrating" your account, make sure to read Cutie City's guide to Migrating Servers and Erin Kissane's Notes From a Mastodon Migration first to avoid unpleaant surprises.  It really sucks that Mastodon migration doesn't let you move your posts, but things are getting better.  Check out Posty and Slurp5) if you're up for having your own instance, it's really worth checking out GoToSocial.  My experience with gotosocial.thenexus.today: setup and configuration were straightforward and well-documented, and upgrades have been smooth.  There are also hosted options available.  And, Slurp works really well with GoToSocial!  If you decide to stay on Fosstodon, you can either keep it around as a secondary account ... or just view it as an interesting experiment and delete it.#fosstodon #fediverse
       
 (DIR) Post #AtcwSxmIrLDwhphrVo by thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange
       2025-04-30T19:33:29Z
       
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       There's been a lot of talk about Fosstodon as a "Nazi bar".  If you haven't heard the analogy and the story behind it before, here's a good discussion.The point of the analogy is that (at least initially) most of the people in the bar aren't Nazis.  But once you let Nazis -- or fascists, or white supremacists, or anti-trans bigots -- in, it becomes a place where Nazis know they're accepted, and it goes down that path.  How to Radicalize a Normie talks about how once fash get a toehold in a community they recruit and radicalize others ... and that's exactly how they've operated in the punk scene.OK, maybe Fosstodon's now-former moderator wasn't an actually card-carrying Nazi.  But his views were anti-immigrant, white supremacist, authoritarian, hostile to free speech, and anti-LGBTQ+ ... so, close enough.  And by the way it's not just this latest incident.  Remember a couple of years ago when Fosstodon reprimanded a membr for referring to a Nazi as a Nazi? If I recall correctly, the person who was being referred to had even been legally convicted of being a Nazi!  But it was still considered hate speech by the moderators at the time.  The good news is that it's not an irrevocable path. Continuing the analogy, the bar now has new management, and there are lots of people there who don't want it to be a Nazi bar.  It's harder to push fascists  out after they've gotten a toehold, but it can certainly be done -- I've hung out at punk bars that have told Nazi punks to fuck off, and talked with organizers in small towns in Washington who pushed the Aryan Nation out when they were on the verge of taking control back in the 1990s.So Fosstodon's new management has a great opportunity to work with the people there -- and elsewhere on the Fediverse -- who don't want Fosstodon to be a Nazi bar.  Let's hope they pull it off!#fosstodon