Please stop defederating from general purpose news services, just because they sometimes do a transphobia.
I'm trans, and I'm telling you its worse for me to cut off my news sources than to read those news sources misgender people or whatever.
Seriously, come the fuck on, we just talked about this. Stop making the fediverse into some arcane and impenetrable little clique powered by unwritten rules and endless purity tests.
This is about #bbc, among others
@jenniferplusplus and I'm trans and I don't want an organization that regularly features hateful fascism to have free reign. No one is restricting your access. You still can get your BBC any which way you care.
There are plenty of other news sources out there, and you are free to move to another server whose moderation polices fit you better.
@jenigrant @jenniferplusplus
Blocking actual news sources is very scary and a slippery slope in my opinion. You might not like the writing style and carelessness of the journalists, but having one or two people deciding what news you can and can't see is very scary, when in history has this ever turned out good?
It's very easy for the individual user to block everything from a specific instance. I definitely understand why having a safe space important, but why should that be forced upon you?
@CodexNotFound for someone coming from a poorly moderated instance, this may sound wild, but I trust my instance admins. I know how to get in touch with them, I know that they'll discuss moderation decisions with the local instance, and I know that they are making decisions in the best interest of our instance.
No one is unilaterally deciding what news I can and can't see, and frankly, I find your line of thinking to be foolish and short sighted. This isn't censorship, it's free association.
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