So... Has anyone on here actually talked with the people from the #SocialWebFoundation?

I can tell the #Mastodon Organization has, but #Threads is also listed there, while I don't see any other names that aren't some corporate entity. I'm all for groups that want to expand the #Fediverse, even for-profit ones, but it's a red flag when an organization that purports to be for a general movement doesn't have an open line of communication with rank-and-file server-runners and volunteers...

Edit:
I just realized that it was founded by @evan who is actually very active in mainstream Fedi, and one of the maintainers of the actual protocol. While that doesn't elaborate on actual intentions, it is good to know that at least it's someone who is directly involved, and not some random corporation. #EvanProdromou

@Raccoon@techhub.social my concern is that they have a bunch of vague promises about shaping the fediverse and its future without explicitly stating their intentions. If they listed flaws in fedi, different things like the lack of moderation tooling, legal resources and other stuff that I constantly complain about I might have been more open. I’m not entirely sure though considering that automattic is part of it… I’m not about to let automattic kick me out of my new home on the internet after they did it twice on tumblr.

@puppygirlhornypost2
Their website has language about concrete goals, which include encryption on private messages and better support for long form / rich text posts like those on CoHost or WordPress, which I would be in favor of. I think the most concerning thing here is that there are a couple companies listed as being involved who don't seem to be involved, namely Facebook/Threads...

@Raccoon what do you mean they're "not" involved? They're on the advisor team... A.k.a. they're the financial backing...