fediverse enhancement proposals

Pre-FEP: Quote posts, quote policies and quote controls

Hi! As you may be aware, Quote Posts are an often-requested feature for Mastodon, but this is something we are careful to implement properly, offering a proper framework for users to consent to being quoted. Of course, no mechanism will be airtight, there will always be ways to quote someone else, by manually repeating their words, using screenshots and so on. Nevertheless, providing a framework for consent, and adding friction in the absence of consent, is worthwhile. Many existing social…