In the face of public backlash, a Fediverse developer is forced to shut down a hobby project after people misunderstood what it did.

FediOnFire, a Fediverse project similar to Firesky, which offers an IRC-like view of the global firehose, has shut down after a misunderstanding led to community backlash.

      • Yardy Sardley@lemmy.caEnglish
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        9 hours ago

        Yeah, I really wish people would be a little more tactful when they go on performative tirades like this. It’s giving “old man yells at cloud” energy. Ridiculous behaviour when you think about it. People can block clouds, yelling is worse than useless.