Even though millions of people left Twitter in 2023 – and millions more are ready to move as soon as there’s a viable alternative – the fediverse isn’t growing.1 One reason why: today’s fediverse is unsafe by design and unsafe by default – especially for Black and Indigenous people, women of color, LGBTAIQ2S+ people2, Muslims, disabled people and other marginalized communities.
I was hoping for an article about the various massive technical and legal issues it has, but oh well.
If you’re looking for more of a technical deep dive, check out Threat modeling Meta, the fediverse, and privacy