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· Föderation EN Mo 12.05.2025 21:39:36

"Christine what do you think of the fediverse adopting relay strategies now"

It's bad, I think? Seems like re-centralization?

I am under-informed. I have strong opinions on how to do this right. I have written them in places but guess I should re-express them. Hard to find time.

Föderation EN Mo 12.05.2025 21:51:22

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Föderation EN Mo 12.05.2025 22:16:02

@cwebber In what way are fediverse relays re-centralization? They're not really comparable to Bluesky relays in that they're completely optional and there's no single central relay, they're just for smaller instances to get more posts federated to them.

Föderation EN Mo 12.05.2025 23:04:38

@noisytoot It's not the worst. I am not *that* worried about fediverse relays. But I am worried about them being used as a solution for archiving, if used wrong.

More later. But it's not a big concern/threat. It's more that there's a better way I think.

Föderation EN Mo 12.05.2025 22:53:13

@cwebber relays seem to be opt-in on a per instance basis. Given relays are not used for core functionality, I prefer to view it as collaboration, not centralization