Hal-5700XAug 5, 2023
They need to give us (the users) the ability to block instances. So people will stop posting this stuff all the time and we the people will have the power.
Show threadGONADS125

That feature definitely needs to be added soon…

However, instances that spread hate and propoganda should be defederated from regardless if people can block the instance individually. They should not be given an audience to radicalize.

Aug 5, 2023 at 12:44pmWeb
Show thread0XiDEAug 5, 2023
Ideas should be fought with ideas, not censorship
Show threadGONADS125Aug 5, 2023
Propoganda is not a genuine exchange of ideas, and users should not be subjected to hate and bigotry.
Show threadassassin_aragornAug 6, 2023
Nazism should be fought with bullets, not debate.
Show threadahalAug 6, 2023
Those aren’t ideas coming out of there. Ideas require conscious thought.
Show threadZettaAug 6, 2023

Given I haven’t actually looked into any of the material talked about in this post, is it possible they are not necessary ideas and instead demonstrably false misinformation.

If it’s demonstrably false misinformation instead of ideas then yeah they should probably be defeaterated.

Show threadLaticaudaAug 6, 2023
No historically the most effective method is not giving them a platform to take advantage of.
Show threadOriohAug 6, 2023
I don’t owe a good faith debate to people who want me dead actually 👍
Show threadtastysnacksAug 6, 2023
And behavior should be fought with behavior.
Show threadCarighan MaconarAug 6, 2023
A tolerant society cannot be tolerant of the intolerant. Hence, defederation it is!
Show threadAntik 👾Aug 6, 2023
Not here though. This is not a free speech platform and we never claimed it was. We want to be a welcoming instance and those kind of discussions can be head somewhere else
Show threadPowerfulTurtleAug 7, 2023

We want to be a welcoming instance and those kind of discussions can be head somewhere else.

I know it probably wasn’t intentional but I love what you did there “can be head somewhere else”, I just think it’s kind of funny because the malicous users are from the instance known as exploding-heads. I know I’m such a dork.

Show threadPowerfulTurtleAug 7, 2023

I agree with both of these points, users definitely need the ability to block instances that they don’t want to see

Instances which violate your home instance’s rules or are a threat to the instance should be defederated to protect the users on that instance and maintain a healthy community.