I’m disgusted that protecting the reputation of the platform is more important to some people — including some Black people, what the actual fuck — than making sure people are safe, physically and emotionally.

That’s some nasty shit.

And to the “it’s just growing pains/join the right instance” crowd: Black people shouldn’t need a fucking Green Book to navigate the physical or virtual world.

@economics @chanda You said it better than I could.

Dr. Prescod-Weinstein, you're probably not going to have the experiences you're looking for here, because people on the general Internet are awful and the real world is a white supremacist world. Also, you're a famous public figure, compared to the average person, with a large following, and in multiple groups that the far-right hates. This place isn't going to provide the experience you're seeking, because it can't. It may never be able to.

@jedmund @chanda @jhamby @economics I'm curious in what way we're shrugging our shoulders?

We can't help everyone, we can do what we can. What more do you want from random people?

@denebeim

Maybe don't be a bystander when you see people you know doing bigoted shit.

@zzz @denebeim I don't reply when I see bigoted ish. I investigate the source host. If it's obviously bad, I report it. If it's not, I report the user. 100% kill rate so far (probably helped because SDF showed up with a deep bench of volunteers).

I keep seeing Black people talking about catching hate from instances which should have been defederated *immediately* upon launch. You really don't need to wait to see what their users will do.