Cameron MacLeodSep 7, 2023

This is an important thing to understand on Mastodon: you don't see all the replies to a post.

It's possible for evil people to propagate terrible hatred that only shows up for the person being attacked, but isn't visible to you.

See explanation from @mekkaokereke here: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/111012743709881062

When Black users tell you there's racism, it doesn't matter that you didn't see it happen.

#Mastodon #MastoTips #Fediverse #Racism #Sexism #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #Hatred #Safety #Allyship

mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)

@zachnfine@mastodon.social @JamesWidman@mastodon.social @Sablebadger@dice.camp @staidwinnow@mastodon.social @Jorsh@beige.party From your screenshot above, and the scenario I listed below, imagine if: 1) the racist user is on "Nazis dot social." They have 5000 followers. 2) the Black user is on "Good people dot social" 3) the nazi replies "Followers only." The scenario: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/111010421955145872 None of the good people would see the gore images, or the subsequent pile-on.

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@c_9 @mekkaokereke
Thanks for posting this. Yep, lots of imperfections in the fediverse that need work. The lack of algorithms driving what we see is, IMO, not an imperfection. That being said, your post is important. Might a hashtag or two be useful to expand reach? Oh, and I do enjoy the edit feature (hint 😉 ), even thought that is also open to abuse.

Again, thank you for the post (which I only saw because someone I follow, @OrionKidder, reposted). All best!

Sep 7, 2023 at 6:27pmWeb