Mastodon•ART 🎨 CuratorJan 21, 2023

We're defederating from newsie.social, because they're deliberately ('we don't silence 'different opinions') not moderating a transphobic user that's been reported from several instances and is actively harassing people.

We'll lift this suspension if newsie.social decide that maybe they shouldn't provide a platform for that kind of bigotry and that transphobia is not a 'difference in opinion'.

Show threadMastodon•ART 🎨 CuratorJan 21, 2023

https://newsie.social/@jeff/109723786416370379

https://newsie.social/@tqwhite/109708455446742056

Receipts.

Jeff (@[email protected])

@[email protected] Because limiting speech you don't like or disagree with isl limiting legitimate public discourse. If it's respectful and in good faith.

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Show threadSolarbird 
@Curator I was checking for updates on this and I show tqwhite as suspended now?
Jan 21, 2023 at 8:44pmWeb
Show threadMastodon•ART 🎨 CuratorJan 21, 2023
@moira Yeah, see https://infosec.exchange/@Laukidh/109728149276166787
Laukidh :ablobcool: :donor: (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image @[email protected] they seem to be trying the “you didn’t say the magic words” argument now.

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Show threadSolarbird Jan 21, 2023

@Curator I promise I'm not trying to be obtuse - is the banned person the problem person? That's what I thought was going on.

And is the concensus still defederate even they did move, even if it took a fight? Or no?

Show threadMastodon•ART 🎨 CuratorJan 21, 2023
@moira It's okay :) Yes the banned person was the problem person, but they only got actioned apparently after someone said the magic 'harassment' words even though the account had been reported a bunch of times from a variety of instances for being transphobic and should have been actioned on that alone. The admin did say he wouldn't moderate transphobia because it's a 'difference of opinion' so possibly only does something if someone says 'harassment'.