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Overseer: A Fediverse Chain of Trust
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this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2023
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The Fediseer I'm running is just to validate against spam, not political views. Even if someone removes their guarantee from a server due to political disagreement, someone else just has to re-add it.
And at the end of the day, The fediseer is not integrated into anything. It's an optional list some instance admins might want to use. Not everyone has to. If trust is betrayed, people will just stop using it.
Oh, it will work to keep spam out - I'm just not sure if it will ultimately become the border keeping the fediverse from growing when a "council of elders from the big instances" has first established itself. If the council is not diverse enough, it will be able to dictate the rules for "trust" beyond mere spam. All with good intentions of course.
From an admin's point of view, I do not want this "power" because it will corrupt me. From a user's point of view, I would rather be able to decide this for myself.
You asked for oppinions...
The Fediseer does not work as a "council of elders" though.
Likewise, a "council of elders" form regardless of the existence of Fediseer.
Yes a council will form and I think it is very bad for everyone.
I stand by my word, admin controlled choice of individual federation weakens the network. I understand the motivation and the need for a solution, but we will only really thrive if the choice is to either federate every instance or none.