He was too busy this week working on Mastodon to comment on the overload of the server and how it had affected the network. The founder of Mastodon posted on his website that he had changed the way people sign up for new server. He said he fixed delayed feeds on two of the larger server.
There is downtime on the network. The research found that about 10% of the time, the server was unavailable. It is reminiscent of the failed whale days of social media. It went offline less than one percent of the time when it was first launched.
Mastodon can't respond to crises like they do due to the nature of a volunteer-driven network.
People don't want to be patient. Robert Gehl is a professor of communication and media studies at York University in Canada. This is more complex. I think it's worth it for people who are interested in a more community oriented space.
Mastodon's appeal is to host smaller communities where there are rules and hate speech can be regulated better than on larger platforms. The communities that have grown there are being changed by people applying for and flooding smaller server. Stone and other co-workers say they're excited about the variety of opinions coming in the conversations.
Fosstodon has seen a tenfold increase in traffic since late October and has become a second full-time job. It saw an increase in interest when news of Musk's plan to buy the micro-blogging site first broke. It almost brought us to our knees. This has been nothing like it.
Jerry Bell, who runs the security focused instance infosec.exchange on Mastodon, says his server saw challenges over the weekend as its users jumped from around 180 active users to some 8,000. Bell was looking for volunteers to help him with security, support, and moderation.
A lot of people are doing this as a hobby and this has been a challenge. A lot of people had to figure out how to react quickly.
The new users have brought in more substantive discussions. It wasn't always the most active community. He sees that change as more people from the security world join. Volunteers who want to help are pouring in.
There is a chance that Mastodon's meltdown may be short lived. Runners trying to host more users and users having the patience to navigate the network are some of the factors that affect that. The model for social media isn't new, it's a return to the old internet That is a good change for some.
People are rethinking their use of social media. He says that Mastodon is designed to adapt. It takes a little time to get back to normal.
Will Knight is a contributor.
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