[afiori]

> I have a similar concern, what prevents the server from publishing without the users consent?

I suspect that the solution would be to run on a trusted server, maybe your own.

[verdverm]

most people won't want to manage their keys, the UX around that sucks, so federation only in name?

[afiori]

"most people don't manage their keys and use semi-trusted intermediaries of their choice" sound like a central example of federation.

"Everybody is their own server" is decentralization