Jesus Fuckbuttering Christ.

The amount of dipshit reply guys to someone saying they're experiencing harassment/abuse shouldn't be:

"You should find a better instance"
"You can mute, block and fediblock them"
"You're being difficult"
"You should read all the block lists for other instances and follow those"
"You should use different hashtags"
"I haven't experienced any harassment or problems and I've been here for years"
"You should create filters and a central list so everyone can find it"
"Don't complain unless you're willing to solve the problem"

Those are a few of the replies I've received, in addition to being told:

"You should be shot in the uterus"
"You should be more careful"
"You should unalive yourself"
"You should be killed"
"You're a whore"

There's a few more vile things to add to that list, but you get the idea.

My point is this, content moderation and centralized reporting is something that should be considered.

I understand it won't stop all the harassment, but it might give a better way of tracking the problems.

I am not/not volunteering to spearhead it because I already handle enough of this shit in my personal and business life.

I don't have the spoons left.

#infosec #WomenInTech #informationsecurity #contentmoderation #safety #privacy #activist #OSINT

@Lockdownyourlife

This is the fundamental problem with the Mastodon approach.

Mastodon as a protocol solves nothing.

Mastodon as a service/platform doesn't exist.

Mastodon as an ecosystem is just the internet.

Ultimately, the "free with no ads" approach hasn't come up with a solution for the work required to make an actual product work.

Twitter, as a technology is trivial. It was the active moderation and corporate guidance that shaped it into a success

@BeegyPsi

It depends on the measure of "success".
Twitter was a cesspool long before Musk. It was popular, but that didn't make it a safe place, even with heavy handed moderation.

People love heavy moderation when the moderator agrees with them.