Cameron MacLeodJul 24, 2023

🧵 1/5 If you've seen a headline about Mastodon & child abuse material (yikes!), some comments:

1. Mastodon is just software, not a company or a place, so this is like saying 'lots of child abusers use MS Office'
2. These sites appear in many blocklists and the admins of many Mastodon servers block them, so that crap never travels to your neighbourhood.
3. This is primarily in Japan.
4. Still bad, moderation and blocking are important areas to build up.

Link to article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/24/twitter-rival-mastodon-rife-with-child-abuse-material-study-finds/

Twitter rival Mastodon rife with child-abuse material, study finds

The report raises safety questions about alternative social media sites.

The Washington Post
Show threadacb
@c_9 Is blocking enough? There should be vigorous criminal investigation and prosecution, both on the supply and demand sides.
Jul 25, 2023 at 4:01pmIvory for iOS
Show threadCameron MacLeodJul 25, 2023
@acb In the context of a piece of software, the software should improve its blocking abilities. Mastodon can’t do the criminal investigation part, but of course crimes should be investigated I agree.