Breaking: Congress is trying to revive website blocking. EFF is fighting back–join us. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-no-to-internet-blacklists
meridithlavelle
Civil and Political Rights Researcher at the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) | #PhD Candidate at the University of Georgia studying #humanrights, contentious politcs, digital repression, human rights measurement, #politicaleconomy, and quantitative methods | non #polisci interests - #music, #nba, and the great outdoors
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This post is nearly a year old, and boosting will simply spread misinformation. Mastodon now has substantially more funding, and has enough scale to handle its many users.
I would delete this post but my server is not letting me so I'm editing this to reflect that I wish for you to NOT BOOST!
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Right now Mastodon is only receiving appr. $21,000/month through Patreon.
This is not enough to handle the 1 million new accounts that will be made this week.
Currently, only 4,720 patrons are donating to Mastodon.
However, if everyone chips in $2/month, this will ensure the continued survival of Mastodon!
Be a hero! Donate now! https://www.patreon.com/mastodon
@DrLeonJ Fellow phan here! Not sure if that’s the group of people you’re looking for on here, but just wanted to say hi since you’re the first phan I’ve found on here.
@JoeyVanDeurzen Good luck with your studies, too! Just checked out your policy platform - we definitely need more people in office with your policy stances. Hate to see gerrymandering chipping away at progress.
@JoeyVanDeurzen Thank you! It’s interesting but also wildly depressing at the same time. Hoping that with more research, we can use it to inform some effective policies to make tech more accessible, equitable, and of course less repressive.
Recently joined Mastodon from the #TwitterMigration. I’m seeing lots of #introduction and #FollowBackFridays posts, so here’s mine: Hi! I’m Meridith. I’m a #polisci #PhD candidate in the US studying #humanrights #digitalrepression #contention #politicaleconomy and #quantitativemethods. Huge #music lover (esp jam, bluegrass, prog, psychedelic rock, and jazz but open to it all). I enjoy hiking, kayaking, running, NBA (Go Nuggets!) and skiing. Hope to meet and connect with some likeminded folks!
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