mekka okereke May 31, 2024

@ddritter

Twitter:
*I make a post at 9am and go about my day
*A racist replies with racial slurs at 9:15am
*Everyone sees the racist replies
*Everyone reports the racist replies
*Twitter mods take it down by 10am
*I check Twitter again at 11am, and never even see the racism!

Masto:
*I post at 9am
*Racists reply in such a way that only me, them and their followers, see the racism
*So no one reports it
*Everyone gaslights me with "I don't see racism here!"

https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/111012743709881062

mekka okereke :verified: (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] 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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Show threadMastodon MigrationAug 2, 2024

@mekkaokereke @ddritter

☝️ This is a really good explanation of why "Followers only" replies are a problem. ☝️

Show threadCassandrich

@mastodonmigration @mekkaokereke @ddritter It really should be visible to followers of everyone @'d.

Or just not available to use at all except in new posts (non replies). I really hate replies that silently change privacy mode, in general. It's like replying off-list on a mailing list.

Aug 3, 2024 at 3:20amWeb
Show threadCassandrichAug 3, 2024

@mastodonmigration @mekkaokereke @ddritter Maybe an even better idea: configurable "minimum visibility for posts I'm @'d in".

Like, you could force any post that @'s you to be full public visibility.

Sender UI should then warn if it's above replying person's intended visibility.

This should apply to "DMs" too. 😁