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 threadnulltipotentialiteNov 22, 2022
@apocalypticanow why not make your own instance then?
Show thread0xC0DEC0DE07EANov 22, 2022
@nulltipotentialite @apocalypticanow isn’t that just “You can move” but with more steps and added maintenance work?
Show threadnulltipotentialiteDec 26, 2022
@c0dec0dec0de @apocalypticanow You can complain to me all day about this, but fact remains that you can't tame the internet. Only be the master of a self-hosted domain.
Show thread0xC0DEC0DE07EA
@apocalypticanow @nulltipotentialite ultimately, sure, but you can find and foster community.
Dec 26, 2022 at 4:56pmWeb