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I just finished my hour-long interview with Oxford University concerning their study of Mastodon and decentralized social media. (veganism.social)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I just finished my hour-long interview with Oxford University concerning their study of Mastodon and decentralized social media.

They were especially interested in what we’ve done here at Veganism Social, as we have our own fork with custom features that address common complaints such as content discoverability.

Veganism Social’s use case was exemplary of the benefits of decentralizion. Our moderation is uniquely anti-speciesist, and the community has a clear purpose beyond ‘general’.

My analyses of the technological and sociological benefits of decentralization are extensive. I (currently) have a deep understanding of Mastodon’s code-base, and how to use it. I also worked as a software developer for centralized social media, and now moderate a subreddit with 100k members.

I could not possibly exhaust myself of exhilarating insights to share.

Surely, the Oxford study will broaden awareness of how decentralized social media will benefit society.

Next time my wife asks me to stop info-dumping, I’ll banter that Oxford might think it’s worth listening to. 🤭

They’re sending me an Amazon gift card as compensation, and of course I’m spending it all on candy.

@technology @Gargron @Mastodon @feditips
@fediversereport @fediverse

#Mastodon #ActivityPub #Fediverse #Oxford #Academia #Vegan #AnimalRights #FOSS #SelfHosted #MastoAdmin

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's awesome. I think there are so many out there who would be receptive to decentralized social media if they heard about it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

@The_Picard_Maneuver Absolutely. A positive study from Oxford will do wonders in reaching more people who are likely early-adopters.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can post this on [email protected] too :)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

@otter Thanks for the tip! I just tagged it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

@nm @technology @Gargron @Mastodon @feditips @fediversereport This is outstanding, great job! We are very lucky to have you and Veganism Social, thank you for all of your hard work on it. :)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Pretty wild to read this Mastodon post in a Lemmy community

[–] JohnDClay 3 points 9 months ago

Very cool, I'll be looking forward to the article/study.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Where can we find a list of difference between the features in veganism social?