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The Programmer’s Fulcrum: 17 April, 2026

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Show threadDavid Fleetwood - RG AdminApr 15

Jaz edited his post to remove the slander. I have not received an apology or acknowledgement that what he did was inappropriate.

This is the head of #IFTAS, the organization that sets itself up as the source of truth for #TrustAndSafety on the #Fediverse but which has a long track record of working with people known to have been abusive.

#harassment #abuse #Jaz

Edit: On further review, he also modified the original reply I made to ensure it appeared I was using abusive language, I did not.

Show threadDavid Fleetwood - RG AdminApr 15

Lovely, I didn't name names here but the head of #IFTAS thinks it's cool to slander me in his rampage on the topic of keeping users vulnerable.

https://retrogaming.social/@[email protected]ales/116410173555978278

jaz :twt: :wales_flag: (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Moderation is hard. Moderation tooling for E2EE is hard. Plenty of other other people can, should, and will take this on. I will not be one of them.

Tŵt Cymru | Toot Wales
Show threadDavid Fleetwood - RG AdminApr 15
@jaz @benpate @earth_walker Wow, the guy in charge of #IFTAS thinks it's cool to slander someone like this? Crazy world. For anyone reading this, I never posted this nor would I ever.
Fedilab AppsApr 10

#HolosDiscover now uses #IFTAS denylists for moderation. A script automatically imports both the DNI (Do Not Interact) and AUD (Abandoned & Unmanaged Domains) lists to block dangerous or unmaintained instances from indexing. I am in contact with IFTAS and will continue improving moderation.

Account: @iftas

More: https://about.iftas.org/

Blocked instances are automatically logged on the stats page.

Stats page: https://discover.holos.social/stats

IFTAS

Nonprofit trust and safety support for volunteer social web content moderators

IFTAS
David Fleetwood - RG AdminMar 30

Posts like this are why #IFTAS is not a trustworthy source of fedi moderation. Olifant was the instance admin who's moderators coordinated an attack on a trans leftist, slandering her repeatedly until she left the instance and then continuing to claim it was a 'both sides' situation.

IFTAS was formed soon after, but continued to work with people like Oli, take advisement from abusers and bring on people who defended the attack (including the cc in this message).

#TrustAndSafety #moderation

The Hollywood ReporterFeb 20

Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Stone, Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Among Irish Film & TV Awards Winners
#MovieNews #Movies #IFTAs #International #IrishFilmandTelevisionAwards

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ifta-awards-winners-2026-1236510551/

Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Stone, Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Among Irish Film & TV Awards Winners

The IFTAs honored 'Christy' with the best film honor in Dublin, 'Hamnet' with the international movie statuette, and 'Blue Lights' as best TV drama.

The Hollywood Reporter
StrypeyFeb 10

#TIL about the #IntegrityInstitute;

"We’re a community-powered think tank transforming how social platforms impact society through public interest research, cross-sector collaboration, and community engagement."

https://www.integrityinstitute.org/about-us

Seems to be a cross between @iftas and the Center for Humane Technology. In that their focus is improving trust & safety on the "social Internet", and like #HumaneTech, many of them are former (or current) platform workers.

#SocialMedia #TrustAndSaftety #IFTAS

About Us — Integrity Institute

Integrity Institute
Show threadStingray's Badger FriendJan 21

@about.iftas.org

The #Fediverse is such a wonderful place, but it's sad to hear it's really under threat, as #moderators face #burnout

"Decentralised platforms pride themselves on being community-led and member-directed. But community care requires people. And right now, those people are overwhelmed.

"If we want the social web to remain open, resilient, and safe for marginalised users, we need to support the humans at its core."

Great work all of you & #IFTAS thank you

The Hollywood ReporterJan 20

Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and Daniel Day-Lewis Score Irish Film & TV Awards Nominations
#MovieNews #Movies #CillianMurphy #DanielDayLewis #Hamnet #IFTA #IFTAs #International #Ireland #JessieBuckley #PaulMescal

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jessie-buckley-paul-mescal-irish-film-tv-awards-nominations-1236478352/

Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and Daniel Day-Lewis Score Irish Film & TV Awards Nominations

'One Battle' and 'Sinners' land best international film nods, but Brendan Canty's Cork-set 'Christy' is the film to beat at the 2026 IFTAs with 14 nominations.

The Hollywood Reporter