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  • From the comments of the article

    Deleting it and re-installing from the new uncompromised release is not a big deal, but having to go and factory reset all one’s streaming devices and re-configure them from scratch is rather time consuming (I have several).

    In yuliskov’s github announcement, he doesn’t come across as this being particularly urgent, and is NOT making statements like “reset all your devices, change all your streaming account passwords”. He just said going forward there won’t be updates and it will have to be re-installed from the new tree.

    It seems at this point for most people, if google and amazon haven’t uninstalled it and you are not running 30.43 or 30.47, then keep using it, and when the new version is released, remove the old one and install the new one.

    Factory resetting is likely overkill. Android apps are, theoretically, sandboxed, so they shouldn’t be able to affect the system or other apps. Uninstalling the infected app should be enough to clean up, but a factory reset is a guaranteed way, which is why I mention it.














  • The articles I’ve seen say that it was for the past 10 years of work, some amount of which was unpaid

    https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/mastodon-ceo-steps-down-as-the-social-network-restructures/

    With the revamp, Mastodon has the potential to expand its business, product, and mission, without being dependent on a single person’s leadership. It will also give Rochko a break, as he’s been singularly focused on Mastodon for the past 10 years.

    Going forward, Rochko will continue contributing to Mastodon as an adviser. He has also been compensated with a one-time payment of €1 million, given that he took less than a fair market salary over the years while building Mastodon.

    I don’t have insight into the decision making process that went into deciding on that amount, maybe it’s less than what he should have been compensated for, maybe it’s more. But it sounds like they reached that decision amicably


  • Hi Sarah,

    Sorry for the delay in getting to this. We really appreciate the feedback! We’re currently working on an update to our site, and will continue to incorporate feedback over time.

    We’ve iterated over these pages a few times, and while there is definitely more that we can do to improve it, I feel that we need a few different guides for each target demographic or use case. Ideally, someone will find their way to the appropriate resource, depending on the level of detail or transparency that they are looking for. The goal of the two guide pages above were mainly to explain what it is that our non-profit is doing, and how it differs from traditional social media. A lot of alternative social media platforms advertise transparency and a positive user experience, and so the guide pages above were intended for people who want an explanation on how the Fediverse can actually deliver on those promises.

    Right now, the page we have for users that simply want to sign up for a platform is here: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/fedecan/our-platforms

    We can certainly improve the flow for users that want to get to that page, and the page itself. We haven’t prioritized that aspect, since we figured that users who are learning about one of the platforms might be going to it directly, instead of through our non-profit’s site.

    Would you have some suggestions on what a page like that should include, or what you would like to see in the guides instead?

    I have students who can help you with this stuff for free. If you’re interested, DM me.

    We’d love the help and feedback, especially if it’s something that would complement their studies! Thank you for offering :)