Comment on Bluesky and Mastodon users are having a fight that could shape the next generation of social media
makeasnek@lemmy.ml 5 months agoRead the first bullet point:
- Relay/instance admins can choose which content goes through their relay on either platform
blueberry@diagonlemmy.social 5 months ago
Ok, but can they also delete it once its through?
makeasnek@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
A relay admin controls what goes through their relay. A user controls who they follow and who follows them. If you want, you can just auto-ignore all DMs directed to you by people who aren’t in your follow list. Also remember that your DMs have to come through a relay, presumably you are connected to relays you trust the moderation policy of, so toxic users can’t use those relays to DM you.
blueberry@diagonlemmy.social 5 months ago
Then if its filtered - why is it better against cencorship?
makeasnek@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Because you can choose which relays to connect to and you typically connect to multiple relays. On Mastodon/fedi, an instance controls your entire view of the fediverse unless you make a separate account elsewhere and check it separately. You can’t follow or be followed by users or instances they block even if you want to. They also control your identity, since it’s tied to a relay/instance. If your relay shuts down or your account gets banned, you have to make a new account elsewhere, re-follow everybody, get everybody to re-follow you, etc. It’s a mess.
On nostr, instance/relay admins only control that goes through their specific relay. If you want to follow somebody blocked by that relay, you are connected to other relays and the signal can flow through there. You don’t need to check multiple relays separately. If your relay closes, you don’t lose your account/identity.