Fedi.TipsMar 22, 2024

If you're a Fediverse admin, this is a plea for you to defederate threads.net

#Threads is part of Meta/Facebook, and their track record on moderation is as horrific as it is possible to be:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/06/rohingya-sue-facebook-myanmar-genocide-us-uk-legal-action-social-media-violence

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/ethiopia-facebook-algorithms-contributed-human-rights-abuses-against-tigrayans

https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-02-20/facebook-accused-of-letting-activists-incite-ethnic-massacres-with-hate-and-misinformation-by-survivors-in-ethiopia/.

The victims of prejudice, violence and genocide cannot "block" attackers that were radicalised online. Victims of bigotry and hatred cannot opt out of being beaten up or murdered.

Please defederate Threads/Meta/Facebook 🙏

Rohingya sue Facebook for ÂŁ150bn over Myanmar genocide

Victims in US and UK legal action accuse social media firm of failing to prevent incitement of violence

The Guardian
Show threadJordan Mar 22, 2024
@FediTips I can’t say I agree with this line of reasoning. Just because a tool is used in abuse against some that doesn’t mean the majority is therefore bad. If that’s true then we should ban cars because they’re sometimes used to run over people, or ban the internet because pedo’s use it. I think the Fediverse enables the correct organic approach: those that don’t like it can defederate, and if you don’t like your admins decision, change instances or start your own.
Show threadballadeer

@jordan_kendrick @FediTips

"those that don’t like it can defederate"

Fedi.Tips doesn't like it, as is asking like-minded admins to defederate...

"if you don’t like your admins decision, change instances or start your own."

...and users who want to remain federated to Threads can find servers with like-minded admins.

How is Fedi.Tips' ask different from "the correct organic approach" that you pitch?

Mar 22, 2024 at 9:33pmWeb
Show threadJordan Mar 23, 2024
@balladeer @jordan_kendrick @FediTips Probably a poor choice of words because I didn’t mean to imply their request was “wrong” in anyway. I like the fact that everyone is at liberty to do what they will.