@triplenadir @Edo_Secco @Gunther
How do I take down the account containing my likeness and tweets, created from the BirdsiteLive bridge?
I did NOT consent to having my tweets and photo posted elsewhere, and wasn’t even aware, until getting questions from people about which one is my “real” mastodon.
This isn’t okay to do without consent, and it is not ethical at all, despite claiming to be.
Please see the above toot. This is not okay. I want this “copy” of me taken down.
@BirdsiteLIVE it is also probably resulting in people tagging that account instead of mine and wondering why I’m not seeing the toots.
This is so messed up for so many reasons and was clearly not thought out with creator consent in mind. Very odd to me that you went out of your way to label this “ethical” when it is not.
@justkelly_ok it's called an "ethical bridge" in opposition to how unethically people did create bridges and mirrored accounts before that. You can find more informations about the current state of the project here: https://write.as/nicolas-constant/closing-the-official-bsl-instance
And as stated in the post, I don't host any instance currently, if you want to contact another instance admin, please follow this procedure: https://github.com/NicolasConstant/BirdsiteLive/wiki/How-to-contact-Instance-Owner
@BirdsiteLIVE So it’s not really feasible for people to monitor every instance where this might happen and contact the instance creator to get it taken down. I’ve had to rely on other people sending me screenshots of my “clones” that come up in search for them but not me.
Again: I have a stalker, and this is a really serious safety issue for me and others.
You don’t owe me anything and don’t have to care what I think but you can be considerate of people’s safety ffs.
@paul @BirdsiteLIVE I’m not interested in condescending unsolicited advice from strangers on how to handle my own safety regarding a situation I’ve dealt with for four years. And my particular circumstances should not matter or be up for debate. It is harmful.
@paul @BirdsiteLIVE other similar apps that replicate people’s content elsewhere like this provide a centralized way to opt out. For example thread unroll bots.
The impersonation and confusion over which account I actually control is the issue. Main issue.
We're giving you our time here, please be respectful of it.
Like it or not, the issues you shared are liked to the public aspect of your publications.
See here: https://nitter.it/justkelly_ok
It's a nitter instance, all you data (post included!) is publicly shared and available, and I don't think you can opt-out. Nitter is FOSS, anyone can host one. Including your stalker.
I can do the same demonstration with web.archive.org.
Your stalker can even get a twitter api himself and (...)
@BirdsiteLIVE that doesn’t look like an active account engaging with others that I am running, though. The clones created by your tool DO.
Again: visibility is not the main issue I have, although intended audience and consent really should still matter to you. It’s the fact that it creates active accounts on a different social media platform where people post and interact.
I don’t consent to my likeness or tweets being copied and republished by your bot.
Kelly Ellis
BirdsiteLIVE
Paul Wilde 
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