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@ralf@r2.do alternatively, media sources could issue Verified Credentials, which Mastodon could integrate:
https://verifiablecredentials.dev/
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@Natanox@chaos.social @ralf@r2.do I think this is what should happen today, but it could be improved
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@evelyn@misskey.bubbletea.dev @ralf@r2.do Mastodon servers could even start configuring their web of trust, which could then be displayed. You could show "Whistleblower Support is verified by Independent Whistleblowers Intl which is verified by the Dutch govt which is trusted by Mastodon.social"
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@evelyn@misskey.bubbletea.dev @ralf@r2.do also there are existing standards that define these web of trust assertions, so could just use that. Not sure what you're referring to with the whims of twitter users?
Het is lofi-kerstbeatstijd. 🎄
Maar als ik dan een burrito bestel en daarbij vraag om guacamole en salsa dan wil ik dat wel graag OP de Burrito en niet in een bakje ernaast...
Er zijn vijf stoelen per bank in de Noordzuidlijn
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Ze vullen zich ongeveer volgens hetzelfde algoritme als urinoirs, iets als:
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🧘🪑🪑🪑🧘
🧘🪑🧘🪑🧘
🧘🧘🧘🪑🧘
🧘🧘🧘🧘🧘
Als ik zo zit: 🧘🧘🧘🧘🏻♂️🧘 en de rechterstoel komt vrij (🧘🧘🧘🧘🏻♂️🪑) dan verkies het ongemakkelijke gevoel van zitten op stoel verwarmd door een vreemde bil boven het ongemak van mogelijk door twee mensen omringd worden: 🧘🧘🧘🧘🤷🏻♂️.
Tot zover een samenvatting van mijn dagelijkse pendelobservaties.
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@evelyn@misskey.bubbletea.dev @ralf@r2.do not sure how this is much different from the existing domain name ownership verification that Mastodon already does.
There are plenty good reasons to have verified claims integrated into the platform. Verified Credentials allows federating (decentralizing) the verification. Seems perfect for Mastodon?
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@evelyn@misskey.bubbletea.dev @ralf@r2.do the website is the best description I've found of VC, but is commercial. VC could be used for any type of claim (not just ID cards and stuff). For example, a whistleblower support org could give out VCs to whistleblowers that says "Whistleblower Help Foundation verifies that the person that owns @foobar@mastodon.example has worked at the DOD as an Analyst" or whatever. Using the VC format Mastodon could then display that nicely and help users understand whether or not to trust this claim.
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@evelyn@misskey.bubbletea.dev @ralf@r2.do well your local server could provide their own assertions, I was just using mastodon.social as an example here. You probably wouldn't display assertions from other servers.
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@evelyn@misskey.bubbletea.dev my best idea is to separately federate it using some enhanced version of PGP keyservers.
(Separating this out makes sense because not every verifying org should also need to be a social network.)
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@randomdude@sueden.social @ralf@r2.do @fraunora@chaos.social I think it's an important step in a web of trust usecase. I've been considering building some very simple OSS backend for issuing these for common "blue check" usecases, along with some Web Components (or similar) to display them.