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1. Matt (matt@writing.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2019 18:58:56 UTC Matt

   On the note of fake followers, before I blocked gab.com on our https://m.abunchtell.com instance I noticed very bot-like behavior from seemingly real accounts on that instance -- very reminiscent of birdsite bots.

   Definitely worth thinking about how we guard against misinformation and astroturfing in the #fediverse as this gets more prevalent. Domain blocks alone probably won't be enough -- the classic social media features we include or leave out matter, too.

2. Write.as (write_as@writing.exchange)'s status on Wednesday, 22-May-2019 18:07:49 UTC Write.as

   After a few years of running a Mastodon instance (https://writing.exchange) or two (https://m.abunchtell.com) and bringing our own platform into the fediverse with ActivityPub support, earlier this month https://Write.as became a Mastodon sponsor.

   https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors

   As always, I'm excited to keep supporting the fediverse :fediverse: and watching it grow!