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Title: So aside from the discussion |
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Category: meet the developer |
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slug: so-aside |
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So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose |
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opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. |
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Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting |
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case for this 'next steps' discussion: |
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Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * |
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All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow |
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reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. |
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Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. |
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And probably will be for more to come. |
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The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read |
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about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / |
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alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to |
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distribute |
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status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered |
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early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and |
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Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization |
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for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports |
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ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for |
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further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting |
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thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter |
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refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme |
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right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of |
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place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of |
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these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, |
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content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the |
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network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that |
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is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or |
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anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of |
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the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of |
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mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see |
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https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what |
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makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred |
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thausand users. |
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Title: So aside from the discussion2 |
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Category: meet the developer |
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slug: so-aside2 |
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So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose |
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opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. |
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|
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Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting |
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case for this 'next steps' discussion: |
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|
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Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * |
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|
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All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow |
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reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. |
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Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. |
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And probably will be for more to come. |
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|
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The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read |
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about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / |
|||
alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to |
|||
distribute |
|||
status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered |
|||
early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and |
|||
Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization |
|||
for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports |
|||
ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for |
|||
further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting |
|||
thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter |
|||
refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme |
|||
right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of |
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place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of |
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these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, |
|||
content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the |
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network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that |
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is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or |
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anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of |
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the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of |
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mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see |
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https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what |
|||
makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred |
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thausand users. |
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Title: So aside from the discussion3 |
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Category: meet the developer |
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slug: so-aside3 |
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So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose |
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opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. |
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|
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Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting |
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case for this 'next steps' discussion: |
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|
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Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * |
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|
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All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow |
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reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. |
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Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. |
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And probably will be for more to come. |
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|
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The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read |
|||
about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / |
|||
alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to |
|||
distribute |
|||
status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered |
|||
early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and |
|||
Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization |
|||
for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports |
|||
ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for |
|||
further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting |
|||
thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter |
|||
refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme |
|||
right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of |
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place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of |
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these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, |
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content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the |
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network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that |
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is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or |
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anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of |
|||
the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of |
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mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see |
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https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what |
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makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred |
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thausand users. |
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Title: So aside from the discussion4 |
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Category: meet the developer |
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slug: so-aside4 |
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So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose |
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opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. |
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|
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Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting |
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case for this 'next steps' discussion: |
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|
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Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * |
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|
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All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow |
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reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. |
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Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. |
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And probably will be for more to come. |
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|
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The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read |
|||
about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / |
|||
alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to |
|||
distribute |
|||
status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered |
|||
early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and |
|||
Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization |
|||
for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports |
|||
ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for |
|||
further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting |
|||
thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter |
|||
refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme |
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right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of |
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place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of |
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these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, |
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content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the |
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network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that |
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is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or |
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anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of |
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the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of |
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mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see |
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https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what |
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makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred |
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thausand users. |
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Title: So aside from the discussion5 |
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Category: meet the developer |
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slug: so-aside5 |
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So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose |
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opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. |
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|
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Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting |
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case for this 'next steps' discussion: |
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|
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Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * |
|||
|
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All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow |
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reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. |
|||
Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. |
|||
And probably will be for more to come. |
|||
|
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The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read |
|||
about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / |
|||
alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to |
|||
distribute |
|||
status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered |
|||
early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and |
|||
Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization |
|||
for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports |
|||
ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for |
|||
further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting |
|||
thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter |
|||
refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme |
|||
right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of |
|||
place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of |
|||
these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, |
|||
content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the |
|||
network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that |
|||
is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or |
|||
anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of |
|||
the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of |
|||
mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see |
|||
https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what |
|||
makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred |
|||
thausand users. |
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