After whatever moderation “mistake” made by mastodon.social that caused Tracy Chou’s post about reading white authors to be deleted, mastodon.online (also administrated by Eugen) has also suspended a Black user for unspecified reasons (likely similar).

This is why other communities are talking about defederation. It’s not one or two users being assholes. It’s moderation decisions that silence BIPOC (particularly WOC).

https://mobile.twitter.com/wickdchiq/status/1594711597359980547

Background: https://twitter.com/triketora/status/1594348646396559361?s=20&t=qBjb_v48IGlUIfy15Og9eA

Whatever safety feature you think you've thought of for Mastodon, we thought of it 5 years ago and gargel said no.

Whatever moderation you think is happening, it's not unless by unpaid labor. No one who wants it can afford proper safety.

Everyone running shit is wildly unqualified. Everyone who should be running shit has been harassed away or had their will to care beaten out of them.

Unless you know your admin personally, you are in for a bad time.

love and kisses

https://ginnymcqueen.com/alternative-to-twitter/

Aug: "someone needs to do something about these perverted drag artists grooming our children"

Sept: "someone needs to do something about these perverted drag artists taking over our spaces"

Oct: "someone needs to do something about these perverted drag artists spreading gayness"

Nov: "the massacre at the drag night was an utter tragedy but we mustn't politicise it. thoughts and prayers."

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