The good news is that there are some straightforward opportunities for significant short-term safety improvements. If fediverse funders, developers, businesses, and “influencers” start prioritizing investing in safety, the fediverse can turn what’s currently a big weakness into a huge strategic advantage.
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It’s about people, not just the software and the protocol
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It’s also about the software
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And it’s about the protocol, too
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Threat modeling and privacy by design can play a big role here
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Design from the margins – and fund it!
I had shared the draft version here a few weeks ago, and this incorporates some of the feedback – including “This goes against everything the Fediverse stands for” 😎