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Lugh

@ Lugh @futurology.today

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  • Supporting the Fediverse, one small act at a time

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  • Just of top of your head, can you list three reasons they want to join the Fediverse for a “normal” Reddit user?

    I agree, there is no reason for most of them to. Why leave a place full of conversation to join somewhere where there is hardly any?

    That said, many people want to to abandon traditional social media sites like Twitter/X and Facebook - Bluesky has been a huge beneficiary.

    If it did things differently, there is every reason to think the fediverse could benefit from that transition. This trend of turning against the old social media , especially as it has aligned itself with the far right, is only going to accelerate.

  • Supporting the Fediverse, one small act at a time

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  • It’s still very early on, but a theme discussed in the video is worth repeating here: if the Fediverse is so great (ethical, devoid of advertising or toxic, addictive algorithms, with the goal of genuinely connecting people) why is it that the general public has not heard of it?

    The futurology.today instance I'm an admin/mod of has the added benefit of being a direct sibling of r/futurology on Reddit which has 21 million users (I, and the other Mods also mod it).

    Despite over a year promoting it on the subreddit, 3/4 of the instances users are from the fediverse, not Reddit.

    Maybe the fediverse needs some breakthrough with usability, discovery and appeal?

    Its bizarre that finding and subscribing to other instances is still so painful and backwards.

    Why can't we have new account types already subscribed to a 'top 100 instances' ? Instant improvement.

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    Is there a "normie" or more mainstream instance for Lemmy?

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  • I don't know if its what you are looking for but futurology.today is the fediverse sibling (same Mods) as r/futurology on Reddit.

    (Disclaimer I'm a Mod on it & the subreddit)

  • How are you dealing with the UK's Online Safety Act, that comes into effect this March?

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  • Thanks, we'll keep track of what they are doing.

  • How are you dealing with the UK's Online Safety Act, that comes into effect this March?

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  • I misphrased, they are an Admin/Op, and essential.

  • How are you dealing with the UK's Online Safety Act, that comes into effect this March?

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  • would it be enough to have those rules in place, and when reported actively remove the content as a mod?

    We're pretty good with daily moderating of content on futurology.today, so I'd be confident we could cover that aspect.

    However I'm wondering about federation issues. Are we liable for UK users who use their futurology.today account to access other instances we don't mod?

  • How are you dealing with the UK's Online Safety Act, that comes into effect this March?

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  • the problem is that the guidance is too large and overbearing.

    This.

    Who gets to decide what "self-harm" is? There'll be some busybodies who'll say that any remotely positive messaging for LGBTQ youth is 'self-harm' for them.

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    Lugh @futurology.today

    How are you dealing with the UK's Online Safety Act, that comes into effect this March?

  • Harris to sit down with The View, Colbert and Howard Stern in media blitz

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  • Oh the ladies on "The View" already love her. She'll have no problems with them.

    The View and the Real Housewives franchise are guilty TV pleasures I normally hate admitting to in public.

  • Lemmy Moderators @lemmy.world
    Lugh @futurology.today

    Why is the Purge Community button right beside the Post button?

  • Lemmy Moderators @lemmy.world
    Lugh @futurology.today

    Is there a way for an Admin to see all user's of an instance's comments in chronological order?