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We Joined Mastodon. Here’s What We Learned About Privacy and Security – The Markup (themarkup.org)
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[–] junbird@livellosegreto.it 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

@nom_nom Btw, here's a good article on the Fediverse https://axbom.com/fediverse/
It also explains that the Fediverse isn't really made of just one protocol: ActivityPub is the most popular one by far (mainly thanks to Mastodon, which has been widely adopted), but there are also a few others (the most notable one is Matrix, which allows private and decentralized instant messaging).