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The problem of too big, Mastodon

I would start to say, with care, that #Mastodon is now heading in the wrong direction. Not because it’s inherently bad, or malicious, or “captured” in some conspiratorial sense. But because it’s become too dominant, tipping the scales far away from the diversity and messiness that a healthy #Fediverse needs.

This isn’t about blame, it’s about balance. To keep the #openweb alive and meaningful, we need to nurture other codebases, other, paths, cultures, and radically different […]

Strypey

@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz · 2 weeks ago

@rooftopjaxx
I'm familiar with Hamish : ) I'm sympathetic to the nostalgia of rebooting Indymedia with current tech.

But I think it's important to start with an analysis of what's needed and missing in field reporting *now*, just as we did to develop Indymedia. Rather than designing around a model based on what 1990s reporters were missing. As I say, mainly the ability to publish directly to a global audience, relatively cheaply.

@markjtx

rooftopjaxx

@rooftopjaxx@kolektiva.social · 2 weeks ago

@strypey Missing those heady days of for instance 'Now Public' too at this end.
Anyway those thorny problems of editorial control, moderation, and resources costs in both (freely given) time and finances. Especially when you'd want a multiplicity of instances. A utopian dream (on a niche hashtag)?
#indymediaback

@markjtx

Strypey

@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz · 2 weeks ago

Thanks to the emergence of the read/write web (as @lessig put it), it's now easier than it's ever been to publish your protest reporting on the web, including photos and videos. But in a age of corporate-funded influencers and bot-generated slop, it's never been harder to find trustworthy reportage in a timely fashion.

The collaboratively-edited, social movement news portal is the missing feature now. How can we (re-)build this for the 21st century information environment?

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rooftopjaxx

@rooftopjaxx@kolektiva.social · 2 weeks ago

@strypey @markjtx There are some thoughts/lamentations on the #Indymediaback hashtag which you might find relevant, but sadly no realistic proposals