@DavidBHimself @mastodonmigration @moiraSolarbird @quillmatiqAnuj Ahooja @anewsocial The difference now is the difference between opt-in and opt-out. When there's an automatic opt-in, you're (pretty much by definition) pulling in users (especially NEW users) who may not fully understand the ramifications of the situation and what they're posting. I would submit that there are other issues too that come into play as the system moves from fully opt-in -- including potential conflicts between Mastodon and BS terms of service and content policies.

There is a parallel here to what happened when Google disastrously tried to integrate YT comments with G+ threads. I was working inside G during part of that period and it was quite the train wreck because the expectations of users in the two services were very much different.