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1/ Announcement: So today being a news day I might as well announce that the team at TheCanadian.Social has officially taken ownership of https://journa.host and https://newsie.social. We have also moved these instances to our facilities in Canada. These are two important instances hosting a large portion of the fediverse's journalism accounts. We felt it important to keep them going as the previous stewards were considering shutting them down. #fediverse #fediadmin #journalists

Journa.host

The server for working journalists and news outlets on Mastodon. Home to active & retired journalists, media scholars, and a variety of news and journalism adjacent professionals. #Newstodon

Mastodon hosted on journa.host

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Eve Ventually Mar 1

@mike Journa.Host has been blocked by many well-moderated instances on the Fediverse for transphobia, association with infamous doxxers, and other persistent moderation issues. Can we expect that under this new management, the instance will be moderated according to the rules set forth in the mastodon covenant?

https://cathode.church/@moderation/109362649937107098

Cathode Moderation 📣 (@[email protected])

Federation Suspend journa.host Reason: encouraging data collection, attacking others for moderation decisions, using tools developed for harassment

Cathode Church

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Mike Fraser Mar 1

@EveHasWords We follow the Mastodon Covenent however we will retain the right to make our own judgements on rule violations. Rule interpretation is subjective so of course you'll need to still make your own decisions on whom to block and not block. However please report anything you find offensive and we'll do our best to make a fair judgement. Also while in transition it might take us a while.

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Nelson Mar 1

@mike @EveHasWords Our server had newsie.social limited ever since NewsMax set up an account there. The mods deleted the account after an outcry, but it was not handled well and did not leave us with confidence that future issues would be handled better.

In a fit of optimism I've unlimited newsie.social to welcome you, but some of your statements in the thread suggest you don't see reviewing publications as your job. If NewsMax or a similar disinfo source signed up today, would you reject them?

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Mike Fraser

@skyfaller @EveHasWords We most likely would reject them. However I'd consider Newsmax an extreme example. I see ourselves as walking a line between welcoming diverging views and gatekeeping against harmful entities in the information space. We won't always get it right and not everyone is always going to agree with our decisions. Also I'd plead for some patience as we aclimate.