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Scott Jenson
@Scott Jenson
#mastondon Friends!

There is a TON of improvements we could make to Private Mentions (often called DMs on other platforms) e.g.
* getting them out of the public timeline
* Having a stronger notification tied to the Private Mention tab
* (amount other things)

But here is my MAIN question: How critical is it that these message are encrypted? I'm not against encryption! It's just complex and will take time. If we were to make some UX changes as a first pass WITHOUT encryption would you be OK with that (at least for now?)

If you MUST have encryption, that's fine, please do me the favor of replying explaining why you need it.
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katzenberger · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj46f9va5qdrmamcwmncew7g8mwekgma386dhws6k04fsnlkqpcpscruptt Yes, I need it. Because I do not trust you, the admin. I also don't trust those who will seize servers.
Maho ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿป · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj46f9va5qdrmamcwmncew7g8mwekgma386dhws6k04fsnlkqpcpscruptt some of these are in the Mastodon roadmap! https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/our-technical-direction/ https://joinmastodon.org/roadmap
mray · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj46f9va5qdrmamcwmncew7g8mwekgma386dhws6k04fsnlkqpcpscruptt Don't really need encryption just for the DM edge-case. I only need to know where/for who exactly my message will pop up automatically, though. Suggesting "encryption" exists in mastod...
George B · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj46f9va5qdrmamcwmncew7g8mwekgma386dhws6k04fsnlkqpcpscruptt Signal makes it easy to create a revocable "message me" link. I have one in my profile. If anyone wants to send me an encrypted message they can click on it and send one pretty easily....
Shannon Clark · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj46f9va5qdrmamcwmncew7g8mwekgma386dhws6k04fsnlkqpcpscruptt encryption that still works if one of the parties changes fediverse servers seems like it maybe technically challenging I also would note that a lot of my interactions on the Fediverse ...
Ben Pate ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿป · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj46f9va5qdrmamcwmncew7g8mwekgma386dhws6k04fsnlkqpcpscruptt Hey Scott! I'm so glad you're tackling this issue. I have lots of trouble with DMs on Mastodon. I think you're addressing, these, but here goes: The biggest one is how easily they're c...
william.maggos · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj46f9va5qdrmamcwmncew7g8mwekgma386dhws6k04fsnlkqpcpscruptt
william.maggos · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqj46f9va5qdrmamcwmncew7g8mwekgma386dhws6k04fsnlkqpcpscruptt imo social media and social networking are different things. mastodon is the former and doesn't need privacy. it's public and about going viral. encryption is needed for the latter. di...