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Caroline Bowen PhD

Hello #TwitterMigration people.

If you encounter a racist/discriminatory/hate toot, let your administrator know (take a screenshot and attach the offensive toot when you do). Use the REPORT function to do this.

THE ADMINISTRATOR will let other admins know by tagging it with #fediblock . This helps admins to find troublesome instances..

Here, the final arbiter is a PERSON, unlike the process on the birdsite where “report abuse” triggers an algorithm

#TwitterTakeover #racism #hate #bigotry

Nov 7, 2022 at 3:36amWeb
Show threadBefNov 7, 2022
@speechwoman Thanks for making this a safer environment than Elon's! Let hatred stay back there.
Show threadSherbertFox🪩Nov 7, 2022
@speechwoman just don’t let this get abused. There’s a difference between someone who says something awful by mistake, and someone intentionally harming. Of course, I recognize most alt right assholery on the internet isn’t going to be a misunderstanding, or get any apology, but misinformation can happen, and we need to be careful.
Show threadNatalie Romana 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 7, 2022
@speechwoman How do you tag someone's post? Not seeing a tag option anywhere?
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 7, 2022
@natalie_romana tap the reply icon then the shield with ❗️in it and type the tag #️⃣
Show threadNatalie Romana 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 7, 2022
@speechwoman Ah, so you reply with a content warning containing the hashtag fediblock.
Not all your icons carry over to the mastodon web interface
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 7, 2022
@natalie_romana 🙏thanks for letting me know 🙃
Show threadShaun Haney (FroggyJS)Nov 7, 2022
@natalie_romana @speechwoman
Show threadNaomiNov 7, 2022
@speechwoman Hi Caroline, how does a person tag someone else's toot? Thank you
Show threadAida NearyNov 7, 2022
@speechwoman do you mean to just respond to the post with the tag? But we can also block it no? And block the server? Isn't that correct?
Show thread笑い上戸🦁🐾🌸Nov 7, 2022
@speechwoman Can you please tell me how do you tag a post?
Show threadkaedigitalNov 7, 2022
@speechwoman how do you tag toots?
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 7, 2022
@kaedigital - https://nerdculture.de/@stolas_mk2@tech.lgbt makes a good point: QUOTE: "to be more explict, it makes sense to screenshot the offending toot and make a new thread with the fedi block hashtag. This way, you are sure that you won't tag them into the thread by mistake, which helps avoid harassment from them."
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Show threadSir Dr Rusty o the Isle 🖤💛❤️Nov 7, 2022
@speechwoman thanks
Hopefully we won't need it as much over here.
Show threadban_fireworksNov 7, 2022
@speechwoman I had a few on twitter being discriminatory towards autistic people. Nothing was done but it just showed how vile that person was. Oh and #BanFireworks
Show threadCoach Pāṇini ®Nov 7, 2022
@speechwoman I can see trolls abusing this
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 7, 2022
@paninid yes, thereby revealing their 😈 trollish behaviour. The final arbiter would be a 🐘administrator (person), unlike the process on the birdsite where “report abuse” triggers an algorithm 🙃😎
Show threadLaura Frankos TurtledoveNov 7, 2022

@speechwoman

Good to know! Thank you!

Show threadChappoNov 8, 2022
@speechwoman thanks for that will remember that 🤗
Show threadSune AukenNov 8, 2022
@speechwoman Will do. If I can only remember the hashtag.
Show threadTina Meyer💙💛 #FightMS + LCovNov 8, 2022
@speechwoman
Show threadNelly JaneNov 8, 2022
@speechwoman Thankyou ox
Show threadAilbheNov 8, 2022
@speechwoman @purplepadma please unboost this, the thread shows it's inaccurate information!
Show threadCharlotte WalkerNov 8, 2022
@ailbhe @speechwoman Oh! Sorry!
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 8, 2022
@ailbhe @purplepadma I have edited the toot. Thank you for your advice.
Show threadAelurillusNov 8, 2022
@speechwoman @SheDrivesMobility ...war es das, was du gesucht hast?
Show threadNotorious EKG  😷Nov 8, 2022
@speechwoman Hi, can you please explain to a #newbie how you edited your post? Thank you !
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 9, 2022
I'm new here too.
1) Go to the post you wish to edit.
2) Click on "..." at the bottom of your post (the three little dots).
3) Select "edit"
4) Edit it in the field in the sidebar.
5) Publish your post.
6) Check for errors, and either edit some more, or leave it.
Let me know if that works for you.
Show threadLunatic-LesbianNov 9, 2022
@speechwoman love “the birdsite”
Show threadMx Aria StewartNov 9, 2022
@speechwoman please don’t! Use the report function instead. Fediblock is for admins to share whole instances to block.
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 9, 2022
Thanks for helping, but I think you might have misread the toot, @aredridel 🕊️
Show threadMx Aria StewartNov 9, 2022
@speechwoman I don’t think so…
Show threadLady de LanceleveeNov 10, 2022
@speechwoman @skiptomyloulou have you seen this? Didn’t you have an unsavoury individual following you from the birdsite?
Show threadLouLou 🕷❤️ Nov 10, 2022
@LansleyA @speechwoman yes but they don't fall into the categories stated
Show threadLady de LanceleveeNov 10, 2022
@skiptomyloulou @speechwoman may be worth telling them anyway, they may have missed a category!
Show threadPavel A. SamsonovNov 10, 2022
@speechwoman yes, and: fediblock isn't just for admins https://mastodon.social/@CaribenxMarci[email protected]/109318904410263997
Show threadAurora DittoNov 10, 2022
@speechwoman it feels both rewarding and responsible to be on mastodon instances doing this; i like that it works this way, focusing on solutions, even if i still have so much to learn. (this comment is about the last paragraph of the retooted toot)
Show threadTee BeeNov 10, 2022
@speechwoman Thank you
Show threadPeter MaxsonNov 10, 2022
@speechwoman well it is at the moment
Show threadEithneNov 10, 2022
@speechwoman -thank you!
Show threadBambi the Border CollieNov 11, 2022
@speechwoman
I had to report a post earlier, I didn't attach a screenshot or anything, just hit Report , explained why, and sent it - and was amazed when the offensive post disappeared almost instantly!
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 11, 2022
@TheJoyOfBambi 👏good to hear!Might there have been a border-collie-lover at the other end?
Show threadBambi the Border CollieNov 11, 2022
@speechwoman It was a pretty aggressive post with at least one totally unacceptable word, so it's possible a load of other people reported it at the same time 😂😂. But it's great to know we can make a difference, instead of reports just disappearing into thin air on the other site!
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 11, 2022
@TheJoyOfBambi my great concern regarding reporting abuse/abusive handles on the birdsite is that anyone can file a malicious report and the algorithm picks it up and bans a blameless person, irrevocably. I am aware of this happening to couple of people I followed and respect. No amount of protest and explanation was sufficient to see their accounts restored. When they attempted to set up new handles with different credentials, their IP address was recognised and they couldn’t proceed.
Show threadBambi the Border CollieNov 11, 2022
@speechwoman I'm sure none of it worked there the way it should. I only ever used to report really awful hate-speech, but most of them I would get no reply. Some were removed, some were apparently not violating the t&c's. It all seemed very random. And yet I had Dog Twitter friends who had accounts suspended or lost for nothing that we could figure out.
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 11, 2022
@TheJoyOfBambi That was not a ⭐ of approval!
Show threadCarolineCherryNov 11, 2022
@speechwoman This is great news. I haven’t encountered anything yet & this place feels a lot safer .
Show threadStephenNov 11, 2022
@speechwoman is this process scalable? That's my worry. How long before bots take over?
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Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 11, 2022
@stephen_dryden good question. I’m new here, and optimistic about the scalability of🐘. Mastodon. Provided smallish entities proliferate rather than getting too big (and therefore unmanageable) I think the outlook is hopeful 😎🙃
Show threadTinaQuiltsNov 11, 2022
@speechwoman thank you the daily top ups of information are helpful.
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 11, 2022
@tinaquilts not so sure about “daily”!😅
Show threadTinaQuiltsNov 12, 2022
@speechwoman I think the daily is a typo but I can't think what I meant. Thank you anyway because I don't do big chunks of information very readily.
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 12, 2022
@tinaquilts maybe one of those autocorrect mysteries 😎🙃
Show threadGriffinNov 12, 2022
@speechwoman this policy won't last once cycle of furry drama!
Show threadNelly JaneNov 13, 2022
@speechwoman yep that algorithm got me banned by a shit load of TROLLS
Show threadCaroline Bowen PhDNov 13, 2022
@truthofLindsay So sorry to hear you were trolled; it's a horrible experience.
Show threadNelly JaneNov 18, 2022
@speechwoman i sorted it Easy opened 5 diff Twitter acc & then when ever I encountered outrageous rwnj opinions I’d report & block but since musk stick took over in 1hr I report & Block 5 acc it’s tiresome & I’ve got better things to do …from mastodon we can again change the outcome of an election in Aust UK & USA ..