Is Mastadon here to stay? And can it be a place for Free Speech, and politics? #Mastadon
@dinoraptor101 The rules for this instance are laid out here
https://mastodon.social/about/more
Afaik most instances so far are no free speech zones and it’s considered polite to hide politics behind CWs.
Having said that you or others can run a free speech + politics instance if you wish so, however other instances can decide whether they want to interact with such an instance or not.
And, as long as there people willing to run instance Mastodon won’t go away, no single entity can shut it down.
@julianruf awesome, thanks for being my first interaction on Mastadon! I'M very excited about the technology and I'm yet to understand how the protocols work and the average cost to host an instance.
I see that we're looking to attract smart people and keep trouble out. I have read the rules :) and they are fine. And while I am a socialist by culture I'm well versed and interested in capitalism ^^ I will keep it in mind to take deep complicated discussion into DM or other networks.
@dinoraptor101 my pleasure :) And welcome to Mastodon!
Btw, I don’t think that have to move deep discussions into DM or other networks, it just makes sense to hide the initial toot that is shown in the timeline behind a content warning such that people can decide whether they want to engage with this topic or not.
I’m no expert when it comes to protocols or costs, but maybe the prices from https://masto.host (a Mastodon as a service company) can give you a first idea
@dinoraptor101 Politics belongs on #Twatter