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spir-13403	Brown, James J	GROUPS ARE EASY, FEDERATING IS HARD	2023.0	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1270	86	55	Users of Slack have the relatively easy job of establishing a group, but on Mastodon users have to manage internal group dynamics while also federating (or defederating) with other groups. Federating Practices Robert Gehl and Diana Zulli argue that Mastodon relies on a shared “political and social worldview,” and they suggest that this worldview was tested when many servers decided to defederate from Gab, a far-right social media platform, after the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol.	cache/spir-13403.pdf	txt/spir-13403.txt