@mastodonmigration @Teri_Kanefield
Allow me to criticize this initiative.
There is a recommendation to silence the largest Brazilian server (ursal.zone), which is a left-wing, anti-fascist Brazilian instance that welcomes several black and LGBTQIA+ people.
The administrator of Mastodon Art without ascertaining the facts and without any evidence chose to block this instance after a single person defamed it.
I remember that at the time the Mastodon Art admin was even based on a poorly translated message in Portuguese. Which was bizarre, not to say prejudiced due to the lack of importance and negligence that he dealt with this Brazilian audience.
That is, a blocking list where an important instance may appear, for the sole reason of personal feud between administrators, is completely useless and a disservice to Mastodon.
This team should have a serious commitment to evaluating evidence, rather than following rumors and unsubstantiated claims.