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a great article by @thisismissem@hachyderm.io on going beyond binary approach to federation...
" > However, we've been presented with a false dichotomy here: we don't need to operate in a world where we either allow everything until blocked, or block everything until we allow it. There are other ways that we can look at federation management. Some of these include Consent Based Federation, where a moderator or administrator has to review and approve a server before accepting federation (or denying it), or models that resemble a firewall on a computer or server: you'd don't just have to accept or deny federation, but you can also apply filters to the federation between your server and another."
writings.thisismissem.social...

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a great article by [@thisismissem@hachyderm.io](https://hachyderm.io/users/thisismissem) on going beyond binary approach to federation...\
" > However, we've been presented with a false dichotomy here: we don't need to operate in a world where we either allow everything until blocked, or block everything until we allow it. There are other ways that we can look at federation management. Some of these include [Consent Based Federation](https://privacy.thenexus.today/free-fediverses-and-consent/?ref=writings.thisismissem.social), where a moderator or administrator has to review and approve a server before accepting federation (or denying it), or models that resemble a firewall on a computer or server: you'd don't just have to accept or deny federation, but you can also apply filters to the federation between your server and another."\
[writings.thisismissem.social...](https://writings.thisismissem.social/moving-beyond-the-false-dichotomy-for-federation-management/)