@thisismissem @mayel so, server-level blocks can be applied. However, they really mess up the cryptographic state of the group. If someone I blocked makes a change to the group that changes its ratchet tree, I won't receive that change, and later messages will be garbled for me.

@thisismissem @mayel as far as knowing who is in the conversation: that is not a standard other e2ee systems maintain. In particular, for ActivityPub, we need to know where to deliver the PrivateMessage object. There are other metadata included in the packet, like timestamp. There is a section on the topic here:

https://swicg.github.io/activitypub-e2ee/mls.html#metadata-leakage

@evan city loyalty came pretty high, given fedizens are actually quite proud of their delocalized communities

One of the million ways the fediverse could develop further is every city website upgrades into an instance and locals get an account (if they want 🙈). Technically and economically seems feasible, whether it would be popular and active I have no idea. Occasionally I do hear of proprietary neighborhood oriented platforms, but the only one that made it big in this space was Whatsapp.

@thisismissem @mayel I think a Collection with the objects in it should work!

@Burn_this_ life comes at you fast

Have you ever wondered how #ActivityPub actually works?

This presentation by Evan Prodromou from #FediForum should answer your questions in 30 minutes.

https://spectra.video/w/s8DKnnaPFw2b1JS8zD5VE8

/cc @evanprodromou

So, I am on a medium-small instance. I don't see everything that happens on the Fediverse. In particular, I don't see every conversation about https://tags.pub/ .

If you see a conversation or questions about #tagspub and you don't think the author would mind, please feel free to tag me in. I'm not awake 24/7 and even when I am awake I'm sometimes doing other things, but I'd really appreciate the chance to answer people's questions or concerns.

Hey, all. I think I'm city. Thanks for responding!

@kboyd @erin I used to have a Mazda 6 in blue. It so was shiny, and would reflect the sun beautifully too. Something about their paint.

What do you miss most about your younger years?

What do you enjoy most about getting older?