Notices by Sandy :neocat_scream_stare: (sandy@tooters.org)

I stopped using Twitter in March and I just deleted my Instagram account. I read today that 30% of everybody in the world who has access to the internet uses Instagram so it’s not going away anytime soon but I don’t need to be one of them. On fedi what you share gets engagement naturally because of actual interest and not because some company is paying Meta to make you see it. People are so much nicer here and I help make Tooters a safe space. I am so done with all the billionaire bullshit.

@HistoPol @eatyourglory @expert@attractive.space then why are you polluting the hashtag more than it already is by adding # FediBlock to your reply? Admins like me follow it and have to waste time seeing your unrelated conversations.

If you use a neocat emoji on the blob.cat instance do they suspend your account? :neocat_confused: :neocat_laugh_nervous:

There are four instances I constantly see recommended on fedi block. When I look into the receipts and talk to those admins it is clear they took action over the harassment and racism by suspending. What they all have in common is a moderation style that leaves blocking up to the user and other admins don’t like that. As far as keeping their own house clean I believe they do. Tooters is federated with all four of these instances and have never had a single issue with any of them. :400:

Tooters has suspended accounts that would spam fedi block. Then realized the hashtag is mostly petty bullshit already so we refederated those accounts. In my opinion it is a stupid reason to recommend defederating entire instances instead of accounts.

If fedi block was used as a weapon against you in the past you would not see it as a useful tool. Let someone lie or take things you said out of context and then start a campaign to cancel you from fedi. You would see it as harmful not helpful.

Really now? Another person thinking the solution to bad actors on fedi is to create a hashtag with the explicit intention of dogpiling them. A brigading hashtag was not a solution to women being trolled and POC being targeted is no different. You are just throwing gas on a fire.

If you encounter racism report it. If your admin doesn’t act then migrate. If the instance that account is on doesn’t get suspended then defederate it. That is exactly what moderation is for. 💯

https://wargamers.social/@oldladyplays/112134079881285498

@eris for real? I hadn’t noticed that :neocat_wink_blep:

@eris we get these constantly just because someone on our instance was in the replies of a thread. They don’t even need to be the one to report it for them to get sent to us. I call it snitch mode 🤣

@eris I hope tomorrow is a better day for you with less stress :akko_disqordia_space:

@eris goodnight Eris :neocat_hug_heart:

Goodnight alt fedi :neocat_flop_sleep: :heart_lesbians:

@eris this is so well said and makes perfect sense. When people say they are working to create a safer fedi it makes it much easier for what is really happening to be missed by people who don’t take a hard enough look. I am so glad you are part of this conversation. :akko_disqordia_space:

@ashten @eris Tooters is higher than both of you with 70% :neocat_evil_3c: :neocat_laugh_tears:

@eris just block them and keep it moving. People like that love the attention and already proved their heart is full of hate. :neocat_hug_heart:

@eris I had to go read the hashtag from mastodon.social. We suspended that account. Fuck them. I knew I didn’t see anything about you before because I follow #FediBlock that’s how I saw your garlic bread call out :neocat_laugh_sweat:

@eris has the bullshit died down yet?

@eris here you go 🥖 :neocat_floof_happy:

I see woem.men being blocked for racism even though nobody is able to point out anything racist said by anybody on the instance. Sheep. :neocat_scream:

@eris I’ll take my chances. Always some dumb shit people want to argue about. I love how no matter what the subject is people can make it come full circle back to you. I’m hearing you’re the leader of the Taliban. Can you be sweet and give queer.af their instance back? :neocat_laugh_sweat:

Out here boosting @eris toots on main. Come at me. :neocat_peek_knife: