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The nature of the Fediverse is causing moderation problems. News 

Mastodon’s Decentralized Social Network Struggles with Child Sexual Abuse Material

Nitin Misra

Mastodon’s popularity has surged in the last year as Twitter users sought alternatives after Elon Musk’s involvement. Its decentralized nature, which protects it from impulsive statements by billionaires, is a significant factor in its appeal. However, this very aspect has also posed challenges, making content moderation nearly impracticable. The Stanford study found 112 matches of known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) over a two-day period, with nearly 2,000 posts using common abuse-related hashtags. Researcher David Thiel says, “We got more photoDNA shares in two days than we’ve probably had in…

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Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has said that the number of active users across the decentralised social media platform "rose" by 2,94,000 over the weekend. News 

Mastodon Experiences Increase in Sign-Ups After Twitter’s Weekend Turmoil

Jim Hendler,

Over the weekend, Eugen Rochko, the CEO of Mastodon, announced that the decentralized social media platform experienced a significant increase of 294,000 active users. Rochko posted on Monday: “So weekend recap: Active users on Mastodon up by 294,000 and broadcast activity roughly tripled.” “Lots of new signups, but also many returning users. Fun times!” In March of this year, the platform announced that it exceeded more than 10 million registered accounts. Meanwhile, last week the company announced a new Mastodon for Android update with a complete Material You overhaul. The…

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