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I don't think people are realising the danger the Fediverse is in.
The only thing stopping corporations and VCs taking over this place is that the Fediverse is spread out on many different servers, which makes it very difficult to purchase.
If most of the Fediverse ends up on mastodon.social, which is now a strong possibility, there will be nothing to stop most of it being sold to Musk or Zuckerberg or whoever.
The bigger mastodon.social becomes, the more likely a buyout is to happen.
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Here's what Eugen Rochko's Mastodon gGmbH organisation now controls:
-The Mastodon server software & API (though the current version is FOSS)
-The mastodon.social server, which has 1 in 7 of all Fediverse users
-The official Mastodon apps, now telling people to just sign up on mastodon.social
-The official website at joinmastodon.org
-The trademark for the word "mastodon", which lets them dictate terms to any server which uses it
This is a tempting package for any potential buyers.
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The trademark alone gives Mastodon gGmbH huge power, it lets them tell any server using the word "mastodon" in its domain name what software or forks it can use.
And it's getting worse. Mastodon gGmbH is now making official apps which direct people to sign up on mastodon.social instead of a random trusted server or choice of trusted servers.
The more people sign up on mastodon.social, the more tempting Mastodon gGmbH becomes as a takeover target.
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With all that in mind, here's a suggestion:
*IF* mastodon.social becomes more than 50% of the Fediverse, either by total users or monthly active users, the rest of us should defederate it.
Sticking with mastodon.social because "that's where the people are" is pointless. Centralised growth will simply cause the governance problems we've seen on Twitter and Facebook to be replicated on here.
Growth has to be decentralised in order to protect the independence of all Fedi servers.
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@feditips How do I switch servers? How do I find a suitable server for me?
@Crookedlilhouse @feditips the fedi tips website contains information on how to switch, and there is a list of servers on https://joinmastodon.org (Mastodon servers only) and https://fedi.garden
@Crookedlilhouse @feditips fedi.directory oops
that's for accounts to follow, can't remember the one was for picking a server
@experiencersinternational @Crookedlilhouse @feditips
Came across this one the other day. Not perfect, but very populated and groups in languages and has a few other parameters you can fiddle with to see if you find something tempting.
https://www.comeetie.fr/galerie/mapstodon/
Personally, I have chosen a server in my own country to call home - because then it is much easier to give some financial support through reliable channels if needed.
@MaryPot @Crookedlilhouse @feditips mastodonapp.uk is literally the only UK one that would serve me lol if I was going for region
@MaryPot @Crookedlilhouse @feditips fediverse observer was actually a heck of a lot better for more local stuff
idk if that's just the hosting servers though
@experiencersinternational @Crookedlilhouse @feditips
If you mean instances - they are both official mastodon instances.