Federation Policy
Tŵt Cymru | Toot Wales (“Tŵt”) interconnects various services using the ActivityPub standard. ActivityPub provides two layers; a server to server federation protocol so decentralized websites can share information, and a client to server protocol so real-world users, bots, and other automated processes can communicate with ActivityPub using their accounts on servers.
Tŵt curates the third-party servers with which it federates, with the aim to provide a moderate, friendly channel for people to use for all manner of topics and conversations, while observing the general etiquette of being in a public space.
Third-party servers and service providers that stand in direct contrast to the Tŵt Cymru Code of Conduct are subject to limitation of deliverability on the Tŵt Cymru network.
Limitations are, in ascending order of severity:
- Reject Media No files from the remote server will be processed locally. That includes avatars, headers, emojis and media attachments. Accounts can be found and followed. Messages will still be delivered.
- Silence All past and future accounts from the remote server are silenced and will not be visible in public timelines, but can be found and followed. Followed accounts will show up in the home timeline of the member following those accounts.
- Suspend All past and future accounts from the server are disconnected and undeliverable. No content from the remote server will be stored locally except for usernames.
Moderator Guidance
A third-party server that hosts a preponderance of media that is required to be tagged according to our Code of Conduct, will be set to Reject Media.
A third-party server that hosts individual accounts that contravene our Code of Conduct may be Silenced.
A third-party server that hosts a preponderance of accounts that contravene our Code of Conduct will be Silenced.
A third-party server that hosts a preponderance of accounts that publicly and repeatedly exhibit hate, discrimination and/or harassment will be Suspended.
A third-party server that hosts a preponderance of accounts that publicly and repeatedly publish content illegal in the United Kingdom, the European Union and its member states, or the United States of America will be Suspended.
A third-party server that is clearly marked or described as a test server, a staging server, or any other form of service intended to convey a temporary or private service may be Suspended.
A third-party server that hosts a preponderance of automated accounts may be Silenced. A third-party site that operates BirdSiteLive or a similar non-consensual account mirror service will be Suspended.
A third-party server or service that is knowingly or unknowingly configured to negatively impact our ability to offer our network services may be Suspended.
Any third-party server or service administrator that wishes to have their federation policy reviewed may email legal@toot.wales