diff --git a/P2P.png b/P2P.png index 9a30743..6457025 100644 Binary files a/P2P.png and b/P2P.png differ diff --git a/overview.md b/overview.md index 94a1a91..a18b80e 100644 --- a/overview.md +++ b/overview.md @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Thanks for contributions from: - Andre Staltz - Burak Nehbit +- Christopher Lemmer Webber - Danny Zuckerman - Eugen Rochko - Golda Velez diff --git a/protocols/activitypub.md b/protocols/activitypub.md index 189c299..93aecfb 100644 --- a/protocols/activitypub.md +++ b/protocols/activitypub.md @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Mastodon is currently [adding e2e encryption to ActivityPub](https://github.com/ Any service that implements the ActivityPub server-to-server protocol can interoperate with the ecosystem. A service like Twitter would need to add Webfinger and JSON-LD representations of users and tweets. -The client-to-server protocol is rarely used in practice, but defines a standard way for user client software to connect to ActivityPub servers, creating a universal client ecosystem. If it were widely used, a user application could mix and match different servers like Mastodon, Pleroma, PixelFed, and any new service that implemented the client-to-server protocol. +The client-to-server protocol defines a standard way for user client software to connect to ActivityPub servers. In practice, it is rarely used. None of the major Fediverse services implement it. The vision of how it would work if it were widely used is that a user application could mix and match different servers like Mastodon, Pleroma, PixelFed, and any new service that implemented it. Diaspora, another federated social network, chose not to adopt ActivityPub. diff --git a/topics/moderation.md b/topics/moderation.md index cab1f4d..6d41ef2 100644 --- a/topics/moderation.md +++ b/topics/moderation.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Users in a room have 'power levels', a number between 0 and 100 that indicates h Moderation rules in Mastodon are local to each server. Each server admin can create their own moderation rules as well as a theme for their server. Their TOS may include rules about whether data can leave the server, etc. Users choose which server to join, opting into the moderation policy, theme, and TOS they prefer. [Moderation actions](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/moderation/) can be applied to individuals, or entire instances. -Some documented [challenges with moderation in Mastodon](https://nolanlawson.com/2018/08/31/mastodon-and-the-challenges-of-abuse-in-a-federated-system/amp/) include heavy burdens on admins to address harassment and spam. Open APIs to help with moderation were [added to Mastodon in 2019](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/9387), to help admin and developers build custom tooling for moderation. +Community created [guides](https://noelle.codes/so_youre_a_mastodon_moderator.pdf) for new Mastodon moderators provide a sample of problems faced and tools available to address them. Some documented [challenges with moderation in Mastodon](https://nolanlawson.com/2018/08/31/mastodon-and-the-challenges-of-abuse-in-a-federated-system/amp/) include heavy burdens on admins and moderators to address harassment and spam. Open APIs to help with moderation were [added to Mastodon in 2019](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/9387), to help admin and developers build custom tooling for moderation. ### Reddit diff --git a/topics/privacy.md b/topics/privacy.md index 331c35e..9262199 100644 --- a/topics/privacy.md +++ b/topics/privacy.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Designing for public communication requires less focus on privacy than social ap ### User metadata -At a large enough scale, user metadata collected by federated applications becomes a cause for privacy concerns. Examples of these kinds of concerns can be found in this [privacy report on Matrix](https://gitlab.com/libremonde-org/papers/research/privacy-matrix.org), conducted by a privacy-focused nonprofit. +At a large enough scale, user metadata collected by federated applications becomes a cause for privacy concerns. Examples of these kinds of concerns can be found in this [privacy report on Matrix](https://gitlab.com/libremonde-org/papers/research/privacy-matrix.org), conducted by a privacy-focused nonprofit, and this [response](https://matrix.org/~matthew/Response_to_-_Notes_on_privacy_and_data_collection_of_Matrix.pdf). ### Private accounts