Pro-Elon trolls are joining the #TwitterMigration so here's your regular reminder to block and report them immediately. If a server continuously fails to take action against abuse, block that server and demand your instance admin do the same.
Here, we're the content moderation. I've got major respect for the folks who built this place because, while the rest of us were complaining over on the #birdsite, they were successfully de-federating Gab.
Let's continue this proud #Fediverse tradition.
@eldon Because trans, queer, disabled, and racialized people deserve to exist in online spaces without facing hatred and abuse.
People who believe that other humans should have less rights and dignity absolutely deserve to be censored.
There is no both-sides when it comes to fascism.
@eldon @jonielena I am not a violent person. Far from it. I am sorry if the "punch them in the face" encapsulated me as one. There is a threshold, though, for everything. The expansionist, aggressive, Nazi Germany of WWII would have taken over if it wouldn't have met a match. Russia would own Ukraine by now. There are many, many more examples in human history like that.
What I am trying to say is, most of those I listed are violent groups. They want to hurt others. Occasionally, violence begets violence. It is a fact.
Now, back to the OP post, since we astray a little. I will censor, and block anyone promoting the ideas, and beliefs, the groups I mentioned have. It is that simple.
@eldon @jonielena I left Twitter years ago because I was tired of being attacked just for existing. I never came back. That's true for a lot of trans people like me and a lot of other marginalized folks as well. My usage of Mastodon is contingent on not having to deal with that all over again.
Platforms have two options here: proclaim themselves in favor of protecting marginalized people or promoting a world where "ideological diversity" is more important than actual diversity and the presence of marginalized people. Pick one.
@eldon , Do you listen to EVERY radio\TV station in your metro area? Do you subscribe to EVERY streaming channel available to you? Do you buy EVERY newspaper or magazine available at the checkout counter?
I guess you don't. That, my friend is censorship. Self-censoring also takes place online. Surprise!
REPORTING and blocking is the way to do it -- more or less all instances' admins need our help now more than ever. If they get five reports about a new rogue instance's users instead of just one per day, they can make muting and defederating decisions faster and with greater confidence.
@jonielena yeah I think this will be a good test. I hope you can demonstrate to people how quickly you can get your string to be less toxic.
Also remember, that there's a huge difference between here and the other site. The other site is selling eyeballs they really don't have any incentive to get rid of anybody.
Here we're not selling anything, we're just here to talk. We're hoping that everybody's going to have a good time.
Some may wonder why trolls would not be happy dominating the #twitter space. That is because the typical, reasonable social media user is the focus and the product - for companies and for trolls alike. More analysis here:
https://robertsonp.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-twitter-quitter
@jonielena Well, FWIW, I’d much rather be emphasizing empowering users rather than the server owners.
When instance admins tell their users what they can and cannot see on #Mastodon that’s bringing the content control over from #Twitter , just with a different individual in power.
IMO we should avoid replicating that situation.
@jonielena that sounds like a dangerous path. Defederation should be an action of last resort as it breaks up the network and dialogue. What constitutes an Elon troll? Just because someone defends Elon and disagrees with others shouldn’t be enough for defederation. Otherwise we become worse than #Twitter.
In fact, to break my bubble a bit: I don’t think #SpaceX and #Tesla would be where they are if it wasn’t for #Elon.
@Setok @jonielena Also, arbitrarily declaring a whole group of people who you don't know "trolls" based on a single viewpoint on a single person, is beyond unfair.
Human beings are (A) complicated, and (B) individuals. One should always treat them that way.
In the case of Elon, it should be pointed out that most of his original fans were on the *left*. Back when I was on the Tesla Motors Club site, I only knew a single conservative there.
He's of course thrown us all under the bus now.
@nafnlaus @Setok @[email protected]
In your opinion... why did he?
Why did Kanye?
Why did Trump, for that matter? He used to be a close friend of the Clintons, yeah?
"Pro-Elon Mastodon troll" should really be an oxymoron or logical fallacy or something.
I hope he's at least paying them in seasonal shoelaces or stale mini-donuts or something.
I think I ran into one tonight. He joined a #blackfriday discussion and spewed the n-word.
In the process of reporting him, I found other posts of his hurling slurs as various people. Checked those as well.
Real prince, that one.
The most effective blocking; Turn off your computer. Get a life (see below) instead of getting worked up over the "Federated Timeline". Other people's texts don't matter.
Grow a garden, build a car, start with oil painting, or maybe just photography of nature. So many things are better than inflicting your anger on others.
Peace out.
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