[streamofdigits]

apparently they used open source mastodon[0].

the fediverse[1] is about to get "interesting".

its like that scene from a Western movie where a bunch of black-dressed men ride towards a serene bucolic ranch and the family inside looks through the window with a sense of foreboding

[0] https://joinmastodon.org/

[1] https://fediverse.party/

[makeworld]

They've disabled signups now, but yes, they were using Mastodon. Proof: https://hackers.town/@thegibson/107137582573450090

> the fediverse[1] is about to get "interesting"

The Mastodon community has dealt with this before when Gab came along. The majority of servers will just block the Trump instance.

And that's if they even enable federation. I suspect they won't.

[streamofdigits]

it is stil a remarkable event, in particular if it ever registers in non-technical circles

[secondcoming]

'sensitive content'

Why's that, because it's Trump related?

[belltaco]

I think it's because the author marked it so.

[thr0wawayf00]

I've been hoping for celebrities to give Mastodon a shot after all of the racist spam proliferating in Facebook/Insta, but I'll admit this isn't quite what I had in mind. Do you have any more information on their decision to use Mastodon?

[streamofdigits]

I'd hazard to guess because its twitter-like and quite easy to get going (open source, already deployed in large numbers etc.)