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Zero-JS Hypermedia Browser

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What Fediverse software can we expect to implement ID/age verification to cozy up to tyrannical governments? - Mastodon feels like the free bingo slot here but I could be wrong. But I fully expect any instance that's fine with state-sponsored policing of 'misinformation' to eventually fold. That's when they'll start using all the complying instances as a justification for harsher measures against independent instances. I think the time of free speech on the clearnet has come to a close and over time the last few vestiges will be routed out. The Internet no longer interprets censorship as damage. I'm in the process of deciding how much I care about hanging on to a clearnet internet presence.
2025-08-11 16:23:09 from 1 relay(s) 1 replies ↓
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Nostr is better equipped against that stuff since your posting to multiple instances at once rather than being at the mercy of the instance you are on and with your ID being yours rather than instance bound. Mastodon has a vulnerability where they could defederate instances that don't implement it. But at least the users have a fighting chance by switching to instances that don't, except thats starting from scratch effectively.
2025-08-19 11:18:33 from 1 relay(s) ↑ Parent Reply