I’m not entirely sure how to ask this, but is there some way for a Mastodon server to host only its own content while being accessible to others?
If I understood the basics of Mastodon correctly, one Mastodon server will automatically download content from another if they are federated.
That obviously leaves the potential of downloading illegal content from a rogue or unmanaged server, which may be a liability for server owners. Of course - you can defederate but I imagine that certain entities that focus on publishing information would rather not have to deal with constant moderation.
Thus, would it be possible for a server to never download from any other server (federated or not) but have its content available to any servers that federate with it? Does a feature like this exist?
How ironic that the article talks about dark patterns but as soon as you visit the webpage you get a cookie disclaimer whose reject “button” is small text tucked away in the top right of the modal.