Sometimes, people on Facebook don't know the Fediverse exists.

[xinit@mastodon.coffee]

@hpod16 I'd go out on a limb to suggest that "EU citizen only" means "no foreigners, no migrants"

[benny@kirche.social]

@project1enigma @lucien @hpod16 I have no clue about UX or how it works. Years ago I had an account on Twitter, before the Boer bought it. They had no app on F-Droid, so I used the web interfacewhich wasn't really better than Mastodon's in my opinion.

[hpod16@eupolicy.social]

@xinit gosh I hope that’s not what they meant.
Maybe the social media manager was just a bit too excited about mastodon and looking for a way to promote it.

[imbl@social.treehouse.systems]

@MissWarcraft @stefan @hpod16 they didn't crack down on the hate, they still allow transphobic harassment, they still allow fascists and nazis, and the people running the company are transphobes. jay even made up new transphobic memes for her nazi friends

bluesky isn't a friend to the marginalized

[xinit@mastodon.coffee]

@hpod16 To be clear, the EU Commission is fine, it's the redacted person demanding the 'citizens-only' one that reads oddly to me.

I might just be cynical :D

[hpod16@eupolicy.social]

@xinit I know I know. To be honest, I didn’t notice that part when I first read the comment, and slightly cringing about the phrasing now. When you handle thousands of comments per day your brain gets a bit muddled. So I kind of hope people stop noticing. 🤣💜

[gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de]

@lucien @hpod16 I solution for the "Server choosing" problem can be https://fedidb.com/welcome

[red0ran@jorts.horse]

@hpod16 @xinit well as everyone knows, the EU definitely doesn't have any problems with hate and division, it's exclusively a US problem. 🙄 (Also apparently Africa, Asia, and the rest of the Americas apparently do not matter, but I digress)

[gimulnautti@mastodon.green]

@hpod16 oh wow. They actually put their money where their mouths are 🫶

[gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de]

@nelson Mastodon is developed in Germany, Peertube in France.

[gelbphoenix@social.gelbphoenix.de]

@stooovie @hpod16 To be clear: "W Social" isn't by the European Commission or the EU as a whole but by a startup and media platform called "We Don't Have Time".

[titia@toot.community]

@MissWarcraft @hpod16 the server you're on is currently the largest one on Mastodon, and thus probably the hardest one to moderate. When you have time, have a look at smaller servers - there are loads of them now - and pick one with a policy you like.

But Mastodon isn't really about hanging on your own server only. Use hashtags to find those conversations and users you want to follow. I rarely if ever look at the posts on my own server, let alone the global feed (or whatever it is called).