An interesting case of moderation in the fediverse
An interesting case of moderation in the fediverse
Here's my firsthand experience of the Fediverse, a network of social media platforms based on a common protocol ( ActivityPub ). I left Twit...
A small group of people were offended by a joke that unintentionally came across transphobic, and as a result this persons account was blacklisted. Even after getting the account reinstated, there were lasting complications with the state of the account (these probably technical issues) and the account was basically lost for good.
The 9th paragraph is where the incident is discussed.
What do yall think of this?
I've definitely been misunderstood myself, and it kinda sucks to think that my account could be lost for good due to a few reports, hasty banning, and some bug in the software.
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Don’t you find it funny that when whiny people complain about moderation on some instance, it’s always because they were transphobic? Yeah, what a surprise.
I couldn’t care less that your « joke » was « unintentionally » transphobic, and I couldn’t care even lesser that you don’t understand that every instance manages their own moderation as they see fit.
In good old Reddit words, maybe you should have posted this in « AmITheAsshole », because boy do I have some news for you