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Samej Spenser Dec 6

The Oxford Word of the Year is "rage bait" 🙁

In a world seemingly filled with "rage bait", we're building technology that lets you connect authentically. That's why we carefully designed consent-respecting Quote Posts. Free speech isn’t about giving hate a megaphone, it’s about protecting the voices that need it most.🛡️

Mastodon’s community-driven moderation proves we can foster open dialogue and safety, without algorithms or agendas.

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UnknownMp Dec 5

@Mastodon 确实我感觉我来长毛象这里确实感觉没那么容易有情绪化🤔, 就是感觉是和人在聊天而不是争吵

Darnell Clayton

@Mastodon You need to convince the politicians that #Mastodon is not a “rage bait” social network, as some states in the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 will require ALL public social networks to place a warning label on their content if the site has residents who use the platform.

𝕏 is fighting this pending bill in #NewYork 🗽, but #California has already enacted this as law: https://x.com/darnell/status/1996692368028839983

Update: Other states may pass similar laws, which will make new user registrations complicated.

Darnell Clayton (@Darnell) on X

So California has a similar law & it could apply to decentralized social networks too (like @joinmastodon or @bluesky) in the Fediverse & Atmosphere, respectively. 👉🏾 Via @grok: https://t.co/79fBX5vP4v

X (formerly Twitter)

@darnell @Mastodon From the bill, "Additionally, as this bill covers only social media
platforms that deploy addictive features such as algorithmic feeds, push
notifications, autoplay, infinite scroll, and like counts, any platform
not wishing to display a warning label could simply limit their use of
these features." https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4505

NY State Senate Bill 2025-S4505

Requires warning labels on social media platforms which provide an addictive feed, autoplay, infinite scroll, like counts, and/or push notifications; directs the commissioner of mental health to design the warning label.

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@darnell ¿Esto es real? Es decir. A qué te refieres con "residentes"?

Darnell Clayton

@dbencom If a social network has a resident from California who uses the social network, then California will claim a weird jurisdiction to enforce California laws on the site—even if the site is located outside of the United States 🇺🇸. It is a crazy law.

@darnell It is not only an absurd law, it is also an oppressive law. It limits people's freedom to comment and criticize governments for terms of repression (just like in China).

Mastodon Migration Dec 5

Thank you for taking your responsibilities seriously Mastodon.

Reinhard Scherbaum Dec 5

@Mastodon deutsch Wutköder?

Panta Rhei Dec 5

@Seem28 jup, Wutköder trifft es. Das Ziel ist, daß der Leser sich schnell aufregt, schnell klickt und nicht denkt - don't think just click (frei nach Right Said Fred).

Typischerweise sind das Nachrichten die sehr leicht heftige Emotionen entfachen können (DIESE … HABEN … GETAN!!!1!) um dadurch das rationale Denken auszuschalten.

@Mastodon I’m new here, just testing the waters so far. Honestly, it already feels like there’s a lot less trash than on Threads (never used X, so I can’t compare there).

Toni Aittoniemi Dec 5

@Mastodon Can confirm it has worked. But it worked even better when boosting was the default and quote was in the context menu.

Incentives matter. Behaviour is often guided by incentives more than intent.

Things could remain better for longer if you left that setting for admins to configure. I’m sure many would choose the former behaviour.

#QuoteToots #mastodon

Renaud Chaput Dec 5

@gimulnautti you can change that in your preferences, under « 1-Click boosting »
@Mastodon

@renchap @gimulnautti @Mastodon yeah I did that, suits me well

Toni Aittoniemi Dec 5

@davey_cakes @renchap @Mastodon Yeah I know. But having been in software development for more than 30 years, I also know 95% of users never visit the configuration options of the software they use.

The defaults are what create the incentives for behaviour online. That’s where it is should be wish to affect them on a large scale. Only a small minority can be reached with calls to change their settings.

soup2nuts Dec 5

@Mastodon .. Kudos to Mastodon for making it work. X is revealing itself for what it is. People will flock to Mastodon.

@Mastodon that's clearly two words. You might even call it a phrase.

@dtwx we don't write dictionaries, those Oxford people did...! 🧑🏻‍🎓

LiquidParasyte Dec 5

"This is fine"-stodon is cute

@Mastodon so some people need freedom of speech more than others?