@jerry It goes off the rails at the instance choosing step. They chose an instance that federates too freely.
Let's look at https://joinmastodon.org/servers.
- Mastodon Covenant requires "active moderation of racism" but not defederation from racist instances.
- No indication of defederation amount.
- Lists instances with open sign-ups (aka loose moderation) first.
- Who evaluates alleged violations of the covenant? Is there anyone?
Adding some features similar to https://gui.fediseer.com/ might help.