ApocalypticanowNov 22, 2022

Feeling rather discouraged by reports from Twitter friends and follows of being suspended or censored on various instances. I don't think it's a coincidence that they've all been GSM and other minorities and bad actors + poor/careless moderation have been the culprits.

I downloaded CoHost last night and am awaiting a Hive registration, but I'm in a holding pattern as far as a longterm place to park my thoughts.

Show threadApocalypticanowNov 22, 2022

"You can just move" isn't a good response to such problems. It burdens members of marginalized groups to protect themselves, spend time and energy looking for better instances (how?), and leaves mods unaccountable for bad decisions.

Imagine saying, "just move!" to someone who's being harassed in their new neighborhood.

Show threadApocalypticanowNov 22, 2022
The dissatisfaction I'm seeing from Twitter users with Mastodon is that they're being asked to do a lot of work to enjoy themselves online. It's not just figuring out a new app, but adjusting to a new culture without the many of the support networks and tools they built on the bird site.
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@apocalypticanow Yeah that's odd, I haven't had to do much work at all. Exploring a new app has been fun for me.
Nov 22, 2022 at 5:47pmWeb