In response to the backlash, Maven's CTO, Jimmy Secretan, announced that they have paused the integration and deleted the entirety of the import. He acknowledged that they had not navigated the culture of the Fediverse correctly and expressed a desire for Maven to better understand how to fit in as a good citizen of the Fediverse. The incident has highlighted the need for developers to communicate openly and set expectations with the user community when entering the space.
Key takeaways:
- Maven, a new social network founded by former OpenAI Team Lead Ken Stanley, has been importing a large amount of statuses from Mastodon without consent.
- Maven is also running AI sentiment analysis to add tags and relational data after content reaches its servers, a core part of its product.
- Private messages from Mastodon were found to be mirrored on Maven's public site and searchable, raising questions about potential vulnerabilities in Mastodon.
- After receiving feedback, Maven's CTO announced they have paused the integration and deleted the entirety of the import, acknowledging the need to better understand how to fit in as a good citizen of the Fediverse.