Mathew IngramNov 9, 2022
Other stated reasons for banning journa.host include complaints about its members being "surveillance capitalists," or "internet sleths who won't use reporting tools but will cry for legal action," or "mainstream propagandists"
Show threadAaronNov 9, 2022

@mathewi The implications of this drama are interesting. Like, does it mean that journalists, once onboarded, are incentivized to move into an instance that is related to a community/ interest area they write about?

Does it mean that some instances can pressure others into different moderation decisions?

The people that have been here for a while have probably dealt with these questions before, but I'm finding it interesting to think about.

Show threadPeter RubinNov 9, 2022
@00Aaron @mathewi I'm seeing a clear signal that this is at least in part about norms and conduct—a legacy insistence on sharing your articles, live-posting breaking news, etc. That doesn't fly here, and I've def noticed that despite the instance admin's repeated pleas, *many* folks on the server are stomping around doing the same-old same-old.
Show threadianhillmedia
@provenself @00Aaron @mathewi It's been really interesting — journa.host is at its best when we act as a community with a shared interest, like the early days of the socjourn FB Group or wjchat. I don't think our sources or the average consumers are here yet, so distribution seems meaningless. That said, we obviously like staying up on the news and reading each others' work, so link sharing will happen.
Nov 9, 2022 at 7:11pmWeb