A subject that definitely needs more discussion. But please recall that early Twitter had a very different culture before the masses showed up too. That would happen if the fedi was widely adopted. And that happened before it had ads or algos.

I do think we need a norm change to make it happen though, focusing moderation on unwanted tagging and not blocking servers for claimed misinfo or what maybe almost everyone thinks are shitty opinions.

#SocialWeb #fediblockmeta

https://mastodon.social/@fediversereport/116375181921633787

If you're looking for a good place to flag advisories not just on domains but also on actors themselves, check out https://pelago.1sland.social

Once you log in with your fediverse handle (the credentials never leave your web browser) you can start reporting domains and actors, flagging them with labels if you want and even uploading screenshots and other documents here:

https://pelago.1sland.social/reports

This will populate a completely transparent feed. You can follow @pelago for announcements about updates to the community reports.

Community moderators have the ability to escalate advisories to recommendations (or retract frivolous advisories, perhaps), with the entire feed visible in FIRES.

Those who receive an advisory are welcome to also log in, contest the advisory or report, and provide counter evidence of their own (to the moderators, we aren't having troll wars in public here).

And if you want to use Pelago to set up your own FIRES server and create your own advisories for your own moderation network, you certainly can.

Feel free to log in, kick the tires, and let me know if you experience any issues.

You can find out more about FIRES, which is a protocol designed for composeable moderation on the Fediverse, an evolution beyond blocklists.

There was every attempt made to codify and set ethical boundaries in the software for this purpose.

More about that, here.

If you just want to browse or consume the FIRES datasets directly, that's at https://fires.1sland.social.

#Fediblock #FediblockMeta #Pelago #Moderation

Looking for a site: “it’s been x days since a tech bro built a scraper”?

#fediblockmeta #fediAsk

RE: https://floss.social/@admin/116319431629873771

old enough to remember our server leading a principled stance against gab, facebook threads, and now llms.🩵

#FediBlockMeta

is an account like this spamming hashtags such that it should be moderated at the server level (not just by individual users themselves)? I really don't know. It's not malicious but if you follow those hashtags, your feed is full of such posts. #fediblockmeta

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116229013261903128

I wonder if the people who abuse the Fediblock hashtag for petty disputes and drama know that all the other admins are watching (even if only out of necessity), and silently updating their notes accordingly

#fediblockmeta

The idea of a default blocklist for the fedi is not a horrible idea. Harassment (a refusal to police unwanted tagging) and malware are good reasons to defederate a server. But "hate speech" is not when it's never forced on you and everybody is allowed to say anything on a blog. And how should such a list be maintained? But I'm also glad it's public.

A good network requires both decent interaction norms and then an expectation of connection.

#SocialWeb #fediblockmeta

https://about.iftas.org/iftas-do-not-interact-list-output/

We would love to see hyperlocal Mastodon (or other fediverse software) instances. See https://www.empathyforward.org/2025/12/community-based-fediverse-instances/ for more thoughts on it. Of course, there are responsibilities.

We’re working on a service that can help manage the list of blocked and limited servers to make it easier to create a welcoming community. We are also considering adding some spam detection abilities as well.

What other services would help you create a great Mastodon community?

#FediAdmin #fediadmins #fediblockmeta

we need decentralized social media to be civil. that when we interact, it should be respectful even when we are critical. no matter how evil you think the person you are responding to is.

but when we are just posting our thoughts or boosting something and no one is being tagged, being angry or rude or misinformed should be accepted. someone who posts or boosts something you find problematic doesn't need to be blocked, just unfollow them. no algo will make you see it.

#SocialWeb #fediblockmeta