<![CDATA[Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server.]]>Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. Mastodon.cloud was already limited by Fosstodon. We will complete the defederation in 72 hours. Please reach out to accounts you still follow on mastodon.cloud and encourage them to move, while you can still contact them as the defederation will break your follow.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/28e265ab-f907-476f-97e9-a4a9ce1efa0b/hi-all-we-ve-made-the-decision-to-defederate-with-mastodon.cloud-due-to-the-unfortunate-neglect-of-the-server.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:03:13 GMTSat, 18 Apr 2026 17:17:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:17:55 GMT]]>@Gina @fosstodon Thanks Gina.
I'll research and consider the implications.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SebastianSolidwork/statuses/116430620271131876https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SebastianSolidwork/statuses/116430620271131876Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:17:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:16:48 GMT]]>@SebastianSolidwork @fosstodon you're always welcome on Fosstodon, DM me or the team any time for an invite.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116430615873792165https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116430615873792165Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:16:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:10:55 GMT]]>@Gina @fosstodon I think I got now.
You are at the FOSS house. Could be one I would change to. There would be many nerdy houses I could join.I just joined the biggest for simplicity.
Nerd for live, in a good way. 🤘🖖

It must be crazy people at .cloud when FOSS don't like them.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SebastianSolidwork/statuses/116430592747751494https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SebastianSolidwork/statuses/116430592747751494Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:10:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:58:05 GMT]]>@SebastianSolidwork @fosstodon you live in another weird house (but weird in a good way) in the same neighborhood, but your house is just very big and lively. We're the nerds on the corner 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116430542301270097https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116430542301270097Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:58:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:55:57 GMT]]>@Gina @fosstodon Thanks Gina.
Who is "we"?
Do I live in your house or another one?
If the latter: Is my house friend with mastodon.cloud?
edit

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SebastianSolidwork/statuses/116430533889454471https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SebastianSolidwork/statuses/116430533889454471Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:55:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:51:19 GMT]]>@StryderNotavi @dalias @fosstodon yes, I guess 72 hours is the sticking point for most people. I do think this instance are well within their rights, especially without knowing the full circumstances, but I absolutely see why it bothers people.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/Iwillyeah/statuses/116430515718471536https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/Iwillyeah/statuses/116430515718471536Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:51:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:34:54 GMT]]>@SebastianSolidwork @fosstodon our mom says we can no longer be friends with mastodon.cloud because they let weird people into their house.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116430451144179032https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Gina/statuses/116430451144179032Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:34:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:07:40 GMT]]>@StryderNotavi @dalias @fosstodon that doesn't solve the problem of having no moderation.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/Iwillyeah/statuses/116430344064874197https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/Iwillyeah/statuses/116430344064874197Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:07:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:53:04 GMT]]>@fosstodon please explain to me like I'm 5

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SebastianSolidwork/statuses/116430286656608214https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SebastianSolidwork/statuses/116430286656608214Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:53:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:27:53 GMT]]>@fosstodon

@muppeth
Do you think about de-federating fe.disroot.org from mastodon.cloud as well?
Sounds sensible to do so, imho.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fe.disroot.org/objects/a1b5d3c9-8e9e-4d5a-a2a2-810e2b07ac60https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fe.disroot.org/objects/a1b5d3c9-8e9e-4d5a-a2a2-810e2b07ac60Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:27:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:23:47 GMT]]>@jpaskaruk @fosstodon Yup, I agree. Besides instructions (e.g., in blogs) on how to set up a mastodon server, there should also be some instructions how to set up robust administrative structures (co-admins, moderators) that could take over. At least for servers that are intended to host other users.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://metalhead.club/users/lumiukko/statuses/116429935599801817https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://metalhead.club/users/lumiukko/statuses/116429935599801817Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:23:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:57:28 GMT]]>@dalias @sheogorath @fosstodon are you maybe thinking about this? It's similar in spirit:

https://joinmastodon.org/covenant#:~:text=Commitment,another%20server

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116429596143305807https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gnomon/statuses/116429596143305807Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:57:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:23:46 GMT]]>@5ciFiGirl @stux @fosstodon ah so they left a server running unmoderated with unmetered sign up, i see

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/lzccr/statuses/116429463637868947https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/lzccr/statuses/116429463637868947Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:23:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:55:30 GMT]]>@danieruotakuboy @fosstodon For (slightly) more information see https://sfba.social/@announcements/116401088567092431 . I think @iftas might have had a post too but I'm not sure I'd be able to find it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/soaproot/statuses/116429352480898765https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/soaproot/statuses/116429352480898765Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:55:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:24:04 GMT]]>@lzccr @stux @fosstodon

For mastodon.cloud, it's also very absent mods, and some awful accounts signing up there unhindered. (From what I understand)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://starbase80.wtf/users/5ciFiGirl/statuses/116429228917389228https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://starbase80.wtf/users/5ciFiGirl/statuses/116429228917389228Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:24:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:29:00 GMT]]>@fosstodon General comment on the thread, intended to be completely not-critical, just observational

Actually nah I don't know enough to actually have an opinion on the issue at hand at all, but things like this are interesting is all, I guess - there will be those tempted to shoehorn the incident into their preconceived notions of what is happening here, and I was one of those for a few hot seconds,

but what I see is exactly what one should expect to see, in what is still the very early stages of a networking system and network that is still rapidly evolving. People start things with those things, you know the things... intentions. Maybe good, maybe bad, but intentions. Gotta keep an on eye on intentions, yep.

And a lot of em probably neurodivergent, which means that statistically, some of em are just gonna crash or disappear, those intentioned humans, whether it's depression, war, ADHD, loss of employment, gaining of employment (this has caused me to ghost more than one personal project or trajectory)... so many reasons why people have to pack their bags or pick up their SHTF backpack and go.

A neglected server can limp along for a long while, but if it's neglected with open signups, that's a problem for the whole network. That's as close as I'm gonna come to my personal axe.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://growers.social/users/jpaskaruk/statuses/116429012358500533https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://growers.social/users/jpaskaruk/statuses/116429012358500533Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:29:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:46:07 GMT]]>@stux @fosstodon hello, it has been a while since I last used mastodon but I got a noltification about this. Could you (or the admin account for this instance) provide some context on why is this necessary? Does the low version introduce a security risk, or did something worse happened? Sorry for disturbing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/lzccr/statuses/116428843718248164https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/lzccr/statuses/116428843718248164Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:46:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:45:52 GMT]]>@fosstodon

I have shared a guide on how people can migrate from their OLD Mastodon account to a NEW Mastodon account.

https://mastodon.cloud/@warning/116428433776802175

(Feel free to save the photos and re-post elsewhere as yours if you wish)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.cloud/users/warning/statuses/116428606815126448https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.cloud/users/warning/statuses/116428606815126448Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:45:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:17:40 GMT]]>@sheogorath @fosstodon I don't recall where I saw the policies written down, but it was something I asked instance admins about when moving the musl libc account. ISTR there being something good instances basically agree on about this.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116428495915672756https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116428495915672756Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:17:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:13:00 GMT]]>@dalias @fosstodon Is it? It's the first time I see a heads up for defederation in general. Do you have any other examples, where people gave a heads up? I would like to see how they handled things.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://microblog.shivering-isles.com/users/sheogorath/statuses/116428477561531490https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://microblog.shivering-isles.com/users/sheogorath/statuses/116428477561531490Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:13:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:54:30 GMT]]>@fosstodon Should I keep my clothes on?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wehavecookies.social/ap/users/116059639185682117/statuses/116428168902211821https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wehavecookies.social/ap/users/116059639185682117/statuses/116428168902211821Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:54:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:53:30 GMT]]>@fosstodon

Thank you.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/bjb/statuses/116428164997648219https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/bjb/statuses/116428164997648219Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:53:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:33:08 GMT]]>@fosstodon

Shunning in the interwebs is brutal.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116428084927955265https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116428084927955265Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:33:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hi all, we've made the decision to defederate with mastodon.cloud, due to the unfortunate neglect of the server. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:24:53 GMT]]>@moogstad @fosstodon a substantial remediation effort was done including an entirely new moderation team.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/trevdev/statuses/116428052457206071https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/trevdev/statuses/116428052457206071Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:24:53 GMT