wet forest moon folkloristJul 18, 2023

for the fediverse to live up to its potential, you do have to report accts that violate rules. when you hit block you have the option of sending a report to the user’s admins, which is what it takes to remove abusive accts.

if someone is invoking systems of oppression in their posts or replies, it’s not just words, it’s harm that causes real stress, anxiety, ptsd etc, all of which are physically unhealthy and/or change a person’s ability to express themselves or seek and find community here

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sometimes reporting a shit account is not enough and we have to get fierce and organize. this is not as fun as posting flowers and many of us may want to avoid centering abuse in our otherwise fun time online. but the Black Lives Matter etc in our profile doesn’t mean much if we aren’t willing to make even basic sacrifices to *ensure* our communities here are healthy, relaxing, and nourishing for marginalized people
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I think what some of the Olde Mastodone types don’t get is that it’s not the fediverse on its face that challenges capitalist social media, it’s our ability to create and sustain communities here. Community, not software, is the opposite of capitalism.

if the platform (and people) allow abuse and harassment to flourish without visibility, we don’t have functional community, we’ve just once again failed to make intentional online spaces any better than our societies irl

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PS on these topics all credit goes to Black people who keep holding the mirror up so we can see who we really are here. Not listing (for safety) but if you’re paying attention, you’ll find who to follow and boost. I will credit Mekka Okereke for making the point that it’s not enough to say oh too bad, fedi doesn’t work for BIPOC at scale. Millions of Black and Indigenous and other people need good off ramps from twitter and the fediverse needs to fulfill its promise and become one of them
Jul 18, 2023 at 5:44pmWeb