RI DaSēr KJan 5

Everyone on fedi loves calling Twitter a nazi bar

But on Twitter I can get real time analysis on what's going down in Venezuela by actual left-wing Venezuelans as well as commentary from other people in Latin America and the Caribbean who can put the shit in wider context

You know, Black and brown ppl from outside of the US and Europe, the very populations fedi struggles to attract and retain. But fedi definitely isn't a nazi bar, just a segregated one and that's TOTALLY different you guise

Show threadEvakJan 5
@so_treu Failing to attract demographics and segregating them are two very different things.
Show threadMinmiTheDinoJan 5

@iranon @so_treu

The fedi has a major problem with segregation. Driving non-white people away though hostility and harassment and even just constant reply guy bs until it’s a nearly all white space? If you don’t want to call it segregation, fine. But it’s sure quacking like a duck.

Show threadEvakJan 5
@minmi @so_treu Can you give me an example of that happening?
Show threadMinmiTheDinoJan 5

@iranon

I can’t dig up an example right now but this is a widespread and often discussed problem here.

Show threadMinmiTheDinoJan 5
@iranon here is a useful interview if you’re actually looking for insights on this https://logicmag.io/policy/blackness-in-the-fediverse-a-conversation-with-marcia-x/
Blackness in the Fediverse: A Conversation with Marcia X

A conversation about the #PlayVicious Mastodon instance.

Logic(s) Magazine
Show threadThe Nexus of Privacy

And https://www.techpolicy.press/the-whiteness-of-mastodon/ is good too.

@minmi @iranon

The Whiteness of Mastodon

A conversation with Dr. Johnathan Flowers about Elon Musk's changes at Twitter and the dynamics on Mastodon, the decentralized alternative.

Tech Policy Press
Jan 5 at 9:06pmWeb
Show threadEvakJan 6
@thenexusofprivacy @minmi this was a very insightful read, thank you.
Show threadThe Nexus of PrivacyJan 6

Glad it was useful! I've got links to a few other posts -- along with some suggestions -- in https://privacy.thenexus.today/start-making-the-fediverse-less-toxic/

@iranon @minmi

5 things white people can do to start making the fediverse less toxic for Black people

Anti-Blackness is a long-term problem in the fediverse. Now's a good time to start changing that.

The Nexus Of Privacy