Emma Kennedy@[email protected] I hope you can see this. I’m told there’s a blocking issue on servers. I can’t follow you at the moment. As soon as I can, I will again.
Kepilo@EmmaKennedy I've heard a few things like this, plus instances blocking instances. Seems disconcerting.
Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑@kepilo @EmmaKennedy Different instances have different policies, for example a lot of servers block mastodon.scot due to controversial decisions regarding who they let join.
@WhyNotZoidberg @EmmaKennedy This renders Mastodon far less of a good thing if they're going to be blocking and effectively restricting access. On the face of it, sounds worse than Twitter.
Rachael Unsworth@kepilo @WhyNotZoidberg @EmmaKennedy
Who is allowed to say what where? An Escher-like conundrum of balancing 'freedoms to'/'freedoms from'. Humanity so rapidly descends into fisticuffs instead of engaging in listening, debate & compromise. This is just the latest phase of our chequered evolution.
The real trouble is when digital bust-ups foment real-world agro.
I'm a 'militant centrist' (term used by @simonpease) - outspoken advocate of basing debate on evidence & not going to extremes.
Who is allowed to say what where? An Escher-like conundrum of balancing 'freedoms to'/'freedoms from'. Humanity so rapidly descends into fisticuffs instead of engaging in listening, debate & compromise. This is just the latest phase of our chequered evolution.
The real trouble is when digital bust-ups foment real-world agro.
I'm a 'militant centrist' (term used by @simonpease) - outspoken advocate of basing debate on evidence & not going to extremes.
@LeedsTours @kepilo @EmmaKennedy @simonpease again, check the rules of your instance and also remember free speech as the Right defines it doesn't apply outside public irl spaces.
Neil@WhyNotZoidberg @LeedsTours @kepilo @EmmaKennedy @simonpease I think that half the problem is that much of the hate speech has become normalised by social media, the immoral talent of the finger to type words that a mouth would never utter. We need to strive together to remind ourselves how a humane society should conduct itself.
@lochalshlad @WhyNotZoidberg @LeedsTours @EmmaKennedy @simonpease
I’m not talking about hate speech. Hate speech is hate speech, and most of us would realise it has to be dealt with robustly.
I am talking about ‘trigger happy’ (sic) admins blocking whole instances with no reason or discernable necessity in sight.