2026-06-03 14:53 UTC
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@sab@hostux.social 2026-06-03 15:25
I also low key enjoy the phrasing "Europe, the birthplace of Linux". @Mastodon@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
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@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-06-03 15:28
@Mastodon@mastodon.social Does that mean the Commission plans to exempt open source social media from the upcoming age verification requirements? The idea of promoting open source social media is laudable and I'm grateful to hear the Commission say it, but it seems antithetical to that goal if one must use a closed-source operating system to access it.
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@ebbesand@freiburg.social 2026-06-03 16:04
@Mastodon@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu EU funding for open-source projects is still available...
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@Rin3d@mastodon.social 2026-06-03 17:22
@Mastodon@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu The fundamental problem have with mastodon, and all the current "open protocol" solutions. Is that they are vulnerable to the snowball effect and manipulation. I as a user do not control my data/account, my instance does. As instances grow they'll become more and more likely to take more and more control and eventually even command how the protocol develops. Which is exactly what happened to Email. Mastodon needs to become decentralized, not just federated.