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Fediverse is a portmanteau of federation and universe. This universe is comprised of self-governing servers that are federated (i.e. interconnected). The servers in the fediverse can communicate with each other by following open communication protocols like ActivityPub and OStatus. | Fediverse is a portmanteau of federation and universe. This universe is comprised of self-governing servers that are federated (i.e. interconnected). The servers in the fediverse can communicate with each other by following open communication protocols like ActivityPub and OStatus. | ||
===What does self-governing servers mean in the context of the fediverse?=== | ===What does "self-governing servers" mean in the context of the fediverse?=== | ||
Self-governing here refers to the fact that each server in the fediverse has their own code of conduct, terms of service, privacy policy, privacy options, moderation policies, and/or decision-making policies. | Self-governing here refers to the fact that each server in the fediverse has their own code of conduct, terms of service, privacy policy, privacy options, moderation policies, and/or decision-making policies. | ||
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===What are identities on the fediverse?=== | ===What are identities on the fediverse?=== | ||
Members of an instance can create accounts for things like microblogging, hosting videos, social networking, etc. These accounts are commonly referred to as identities. | Members of an instance can create accounts for things like microblogging, hosting videos, social networking, etc. These accounts are commonly referred to as identities. | ||
===What is Mastodon?=== | ===What is Mastodon?=== | ||
A lot of servers on the fedi self-host various open-source softwares that enable federated communication. Mastodon is such a free and open source software that uses the ActivityPub protocol for inter-instance and intra-instance communication. | A lot of servers on the fedi self-host various open-source softwares that enable federated communication. Mastodon is such a free and open source software that uses the ActivityPub protocol for inter-instance and intra-instance communication. | ||
===Which software is neuromatch.social running on its instance?=== | ===Which software is neuromatch.social running on its instance?=== | ||
We are currently running [https://glitch-soc.github.io/docs/ glitch-soc] which is a friendly fork of Mastodon. | We are currently running [https://glitch-soc.github.io/docs/ glitch-soc] which is a friendly fork of Mastodon. | ||
===How is my data protected on neuromatch.social?=== | ===How is my data protected on neuromatch.social?=== | ||
Disclaimer - while our node provider (Linode) takes daily and weekly backups of everything on our server, we cannot guarantee that data backup in case the node provider itself goes down. | Disclaimer - while our node provider (Linode) takes daily and weekly backups of everything on our server, we cannot guarantee that data backup in case the node provider itself goes down. | ||
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===What is your data-privacy policy?=== | ===What is your data-privacy policy?=== | ||
DMs are not end-2-end encrypted on our server. Moderators and Admins can see DMs but they won't unless there is a report filed against a user or an legal circumstances demand for this. | DMs are not end-2-end encrypted on our server. Moderators and Admins can see DMs but they won't unless there is a report filed against a user or an legal circumstances demand for this. | ||
===Where is neuromatch.social's Mastodon instance physically located?=== | ===Where is neuromatch.social's Mastodon instance physically located?=== | ||
Our server is located in NJ, Newark region in the US. | Our server is located in NJ, Newark region in the US. | ||
===In the by-laws you mention, "We envision building a decentralized cooperatively-governed global community ...". What does decentralized and cooperatively-governed mean here?=== | ===In the by-laws you mention, "We envision building a decentralized cooperatively-governed global community ...". What does decentralized and cooperatively-governed mean here?=== | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 6 December 2022
What is the fediverse?
Fediverse is a portmanteau of federation and universe. This universe is comprised of self-governing servers that are federated (i.e. interconnected). The servers in the fediverse can communicate with each other by following open communication protocols like ActivityPub and OStatus.
What does "self-governing servers" mean in the context of the fediverse?
Self-governing here refers to the fact that each server in the fediverse has their own code of conduct, terms of service, privacy policy, privacy options, moderation policies, and/or decision-making policies.
What does it mean for a server to be self-hosted?
Self-hosting a server means that an individual or a Technical Working Group runs and maintains the code on the server themselves rather than paying a company to do the same. This gives the users control over their data and what
What is an instance in the fediverse?
Each server in the fediverse is called an instance.
What are identities on the fediverse?
Members of an instance can create accounts for things like microblogging, hosting videos, social networking, etc. These accounts are commonly referred to as identities.
What is Mastodon?
A lot of servers on the fedi self-host various open-source softwares that enable federated communication. Mastodon is such a free and open source software that uses the ActivityPub protocol for inter-instance and intra-instance communication.
Which software is neuromatch.social running on its instance?
We are currently running glitch-soc which is a friendly fork of Mastodon.
How is my data protected on neuromatch.social?
Disclaimer - while our node provider (Linode) takes daily and weekly backups of everything on our server, we cannot guarantee that data backup in case the node provider itself goes down.
What is your data-privacy policy?
DMs are not end-2-end encrypted on our server. Moderators and Admins can see DMs but they won't unless there is a report filed against a user or an legal circumstances demand for this.
Where is neuromatch.social's Mastodon instance physically located?
Our server is located in NJ, Newark region in the US.
In the by-laws you mention, "We envision building a decentralized cooperatively-governed global community ...". What does decentralized and cooperatively-governed mean here?
I already have a mastodon account, why should I join neuromatch.social?
You definitely don't need to! Unless there is an instance-level block, you can still follow and be followed by identities from neuromatch.social That's the beauty of the fediverse! :)
What does it is a blocklist?
I really like neuromatch.social's vision and mission and would love to become a member. How do I do that?
What is the cost of becoming a member?
Membership is free. The cost that you pay for joining is
What is Neuromatch's motivation for hosting this instance?
collapse of the community in a big social media platform and lack of a medium where members of our community can self-govern our communication practices.