Chris TrottierCool fact about Mastodon:
Not only can you block trolls, you can block entire servers and instances where trolls hang out.
Anyone can do this—not just moderators!
Claire Hartnell@atomicpoet is blocking such a good thing? Sure block hate speech & people who threaten or intimidate. But blocking people who disagree? Bad idea. I like the Twitter Mute button. Let’s your amygdala settle but doesn’t allow you to block opposing views. We should all be more worried about groupthink than someone who offers strong challenge.
Piers Beckley@ClaireJHartnell @atomicpoet But you don’t have to block. It’s a choice.
Me, I choose not to engage with Nazis, Terfs, and other purveyors of hate. I have better tools to do that here.
@piersb @atomicpoet well Nazism is, by definition hate speech? As for Terfs, I engage quite a lot. I follow women who hold different views to me & I frequently get into strong exchanges. But I don’t want to cut myself off from those views. Some of these conversations are pretty helpful - eg when Margaret Atwood expressed her thoughts. This is exactly my point - listen, engage respectfully, look for common ground?