NiléaneJul 12, 2024

LGBT and Marginalized Voices Are Not Welcome on Threads https://www.macstories.net/stories/lgbt-and-marginalized-voices-are-not-welcome-on-threads/

Here’s a story that I wish I didn’t have to write. But it’s high time that we make this a central point anytime, anywhere Threads is pictured as a decent alternative to Twitter and Mastodon. It is only that if you’re a straight, white male.

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LGBT and Marginalized Voices Are Not Welcome on Threads

<p>As Twitter was crumbling under Elon Musk’s new leadership in 2023, various online circles found themselves flocking to alternative platforms. While some may have kept using Twitter (now known as… X), a non-negligible number of communities migrated over to Mastodon and other smaller platforms. Meanwhile, Meta shipped its own textual social media platform, Threads. The...</p>

Show threadmatlagJul 12, 2024
@macstories @nileane The biggest mystery to me was why would anyone trust Threads to do better than the others, especially knowing Facebook's track record.

This is the very same company screwing people over and over and over and over and "Hey, why wouldn't we give them a 42nd chance? They said they would do good this time!"

Moderating is a cost, and marginalized communities combine both criteria "too small to represent significant money making" and "attract most of the hate, so higher moderation cost if we want to protect them". Corporates will always do an accounting math before doing what's right.

I believe only federated decentralized networks provide a solution, with instances ideally managed by people who are themselves part of a minority group.
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@matlag @macstories @nileane I didn't understand this either. Why would anyone expect a different outcome with the same set of factors?
Jul 13, 2024 at 1:40pmWeb