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by rsynnott 1059 days ago
You... probably don't? I continue to believe that there may be some small value in a single-person-instance-as-a-service product for celebs etc (particularly if Threads goes ahead with its embrace of ActivityPub; lots of value for celebrities in having the audience but having some independence from Facebook), but it's very niche.

Not everything has to be about making money, you realise.
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bee_rider 1059 days ago
It seems like a hassle to re-negotiate federation each time for each celebrity. What about a general PR themed instance (strictly moderated so that everyone will peer with it).
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frameset 1059 days ago
Thats actually a really cool idea. The big PR agencies who rep for actors, authors, musicians etc, could run an instance and that's where the person's identity would be.
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rsynnott 1059 days ago
> re-negotiate federation

That's not really how it works. Federation happens ~by default in general; restriction is reactive, not proactive.

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