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For a Universal Declaration on Fediverse Rights, or: At the Core of the Threads-Debate lies a deeper problem: how can the Fediverse grow without losing its soul in the process? (fungiverse.wordpress.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by blue_berry@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl -1 points 5 months ago

The Fediverse has no law. No one controls it.

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 5 points 5 months ago

In principle, yes. But if 99% of users are on one server, then that server has a disproportional amount of power in the network. If they choose to defederate another server, it's essentially a death sentence.

[-] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Only if the users on that server treat it like a death sentence.

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 points 5 months ago

Most users would probably jump away from that server in that case, so in all likelihood they would.

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 0 points 5 months ago

That makes absolutely no sense. If they choose to defederate then it is no different than if they had never federated in the first place, which is what it sounds like you want.

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 points 5 months ago

It is different because if we defederate in the first place, then perhaps 99% of users would not congregate in that server.

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 5 months ago

What server are you referring to? Threads? They already have 99.9%. No one is going to join Threads because it's "the biggest server", they're going to join because they've never heard of the Fediverse and want to chat with their friends and follow businesses and personalities.

If they know what the Fediverse is, they're not going to join Threads, because no fully-informed person is going to make that decision.

[-] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

That is not really true and anyone who actually believes that is in for a rude awakening.

See I think that you're a bit confused because when they say that or things similar to that what they really mean is that no one person controls the fediverse. Not that there are no laws or rules because they're absolutely are.

For example if you go around spouting bigotry you will find yourself banned from a majority of public federated servers, and if you are on a server that you are not the owner of you will likely find yourself banned from that one. The fact that it's decentralized does not mean that it doesn't have rules or is some kind of free speech safe haven.