DouFeb 4
Fedi.Tips

Some suggestions for fighting bigotry on the Fediverse:

- Challenge and report bigotry even if you're not the target, don't leave it to victims
- Listen to victims, don't question their honesty or demand a solution from them
- Don't remain neutral, take a stand
- If you're an admin, defederate servers that knowingly tolerate bigotry
- If you're comfortable using Microsoft Github, give thumbs up for reply controls (https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762) & keyword flagging (https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/21306) on Mastodon

Enable Twitter-style Reply Controls on a Per-Toot Basis 路 Issue #14762 路 mastodon/mastodon

Pitch Twitter's reply model has been extended with some LJ-like features. Replies to a tweet can now be restricted to: Replies only from accounts @-mentioned in the tweet Replies only from accounts...

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Feb 3 at 7:22pmWeb
Show threadFedi.TipsFeb 3

p.s. The reason I mentioned the two Github issues above was because they have come up in discussions by people who feel unsafe on here due to bigotry and abuse.

There were people specifically mentioning they wanted reply controls so they could pre-emptively prevent abusers replying to their posts.

There was also concern about Mastodon's "reactive" moderation where admins have to wait for reports. A flagging system would be "proactive", allowing admins to act without waiting for reports.

Show threadD.DremFeb 3
@FediTips Mastodon needs an intern possibilty to suggest and vote for such things
Show threadFedi.TipsFeb 3

@meissda

Could you explain a bit more?

Show threadD.DremFeb 3
@FediTips I mean an oppurtunity to suggest and vote for features and other improvements. Based on their own platform and not on a Microsoft one.
Show threadFedi.TipsFeb 3

@meissda

Ah yeah, that would be great!

PeerTube did something like that a while ago: https://ideas.joinpeertube.org

Show threadKerr Avonsen (she/her)Feb 4

@meissda @FediTips Someone else in this thread had a good point that "voting" for features may mean that minorities who need the features most (e.g. non-whites) may get out-voted by majorities that don't.

I think the model used by PMWiki for feature suggestions is a better one: rather than entertaining features which "might be nice", feature requests need a use-case which can be demonstrated as already existing.

Show threadJules she/herFeb 3
@FediTips I think part of the reason people don't call others out here is out of fear of "creating a pile on". Which think in turn grows out of the idea that all conflict is "drama", and the person in the wrong is the one who causes the drama irrespective of the rights or wrongs of the situation and who the wronged party is
Show threadRoomeyFeb 3

@FediTips I think there was a lot of racism here when the initial migration from twitter happened, when Elon bought it. And unfortunately, the only way to fix that is to have a diverse and representative group of developers and decision makers.

What probably won't work is a lot of white people voting on features. The trans community plays a big part in this community, in terms of it's development and direction which is great, but there is a gap there, if there is a lack of black voices.

Show threadFedi.TipsFeb 3

@roomey

Agreed, diversity is needed in deciding priorities.

Just to be clear, I'm not saying "white people vote on what should happen", that wasn't the intention.

The two features listed in my post were specifically ones that had been requested in various discussions by victims of bigotry, that was the only reason I included them in this list. For example there were people saying they felt safer on platforms with reply controls, and there was concern about Mastodon's reactive moderation.

Show threadRoomeyFeb 4
@FediTips that's fair, I didn't mean to be putting down your post. My understanding is more mod tools are needed, and I was trying to highlight that
Show threadFedi.TipsFeb 4

@roomey

Yes absolutely agreed! 馃憤

No worries, I took your post to mean that. I added clarification for benefit of others reading this thread 馃檪

Show threadStefan BohacekFeb 3
@FediTips Might be also worth including https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762.
Enable Twitter-style Reply Controls on a Per-Toot Basis 路 Issue #14762 路 mastodon/mastodon

Pitch Twitter's reply model has been extended with some LJ-like features. Replies to a tweet can now be restricted to: Replies only from accounts @-mentioned in the tweet Replies only from accounts...

GitHub
Show threadFedi.TipsFeb 3

@stefan

Thanks, that's probably closer to what was being requested so I've replaced the issue in the post with that one.

Show threadStefan BohacekFeb 3
@FediTips No problem!
Show threadMirano4566Feb 3
@FediTips Bigotry? Where do I draw the line between what I should tolerate and what I should start doing something about? Twitter was mostly right-wing bigotry, here it's mostly left-wing.
Show threadBosque BillFeb 4
@FediTips I like the no-replies option, but Github is more than a simple hardware engineer can untangle.
Show thread馃 Yours Truly! Unruly 馃嚚馃嚘馃嚜馃嚭馃嚭馃嚘馃尰Feb 4

@FediTips

BLOCK the trolls. No space for hatemongering bigots.

Save Our Space.