But I would also like to take a second, before you enjoy too much schadenfreude, to point out that by and large PoC communities also are not safe on Mastodon.
A huge amount of the feedback being levied on Bluesky’s lasseiz faire moderation policies also apply to us here.
I have very little faith Bluesky will improve, but we still could.
CNBC has these as the worst states to live and work. 🤔
10. Florida
9. Arkansas
8. Tennessee
7. Indiana
6. Missouri
4. South Carolina
4. Alabama
3. Louisiana
2. Oklahoma
1. Texas
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/14/these-are-americas-10-worst-states-to-live-and-work-in.html
The three pieces of context I want to bring together are:
1. This impacts a tiny percentage of young people in the US.
2. Despite that, the damange being done to these kids is very high, and could be life threatening for some.
3. The full threat is much larger. There's a potential for precedents that could fundamentally change the relationship Americans have with medical care and place governments run by Christian zealots in the middle of deciding what medical treatments are allowed.
Working from home is an act of reclamation. I shed not one single tear for the end of the abuse that going to an office enables (paying for each day's travel, constant interruptions, terrible work environments designed by executives who don't feel the pain of these environments, etc.)
Rezone that office space as residential and do something about housing affordability.
https://fosstodon.org/@djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place/110712456514615065
Eight years ago, Trump was railing against Hillary Clinton for giving high-paid speeches after leaving government.
The amount he pulled in from speaking blows her fees out of the water. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/14/trump-clinton-speaking-fees/
The #Bluesky community is on strike, in protest of “free speech” moderation policies and refusal to prevent or remove #racism.
The inciting incident this time: users signing up with the n-word in their usernames. Using the word “cracker”, however, was a bannable offense.
Bluesky has not responded for over 36 hours as of writing. Devs are blocking protestors. Timelines are filled with variations of:
“No more normal posting until my Black friends and family are safe.”
Just posted this on the bird site - what is the last straw people need to leave twitter completely? I found my limit. I'm leaving.
For me, paying nazi, misogynistic 'influencers' is too far. I've long been passive on Twitter, but used it to distribute content. I can't do it anymore. The values conflict is too much.
I'd love it if some academics took a stand with me. I'm going to delete my (50K+) follower account on the 13th of August. I'm staying for a month to do a count down and encourage others to #DeleteTwitter.
I don't have a recommendation of where is best to go. Anywhere is better than Twitter and its ocean of hate. Appreciate a boost to build a bit of momentum for this protest attempt
5th Circuit pauses order restricting #Biden administration’s #tech contacts
The stay follows a request from the Justice Department, which warned the sweeping order could chill law enforcement activity #DOJ #legal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/14/5thcircuit-biden-socialmedia-stay/
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