Notices by Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)

@mekkaokereke @KraftTea

Be very curious your thoughts on groupings and the potential for targeted abuse. So far the follow packs are things like astronomy. No one goes after astronomers. But when packs start grouping accounts by race and gender there may be targeting issues. Should this be a particular concern, or is it just a part of the overall moderation and abuse issue?

@mekkaokereke @KraftTea

From the admittedly small experience so far with Follow Packs feel like the issues we need to address to make packs work and be safe is both consent and size.

People need a way to remove themselves if they don't want to be listed.

Packs need to be manageable in size. It they are too big the originator can't possibly do a good job when issues arise.

Too big also makes them potentially more problematic both technically and socially.

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US POLITICS MEDIA - USPolMedia

Criteria: Selected media accounts that post coverage of US Politics.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #USPoliticsMedia #USPolitics #USPol #Politics #Media

Click to upload USPolMedia-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTAnZ4TuG716HNsSf4VmLDNPvFn_bAdc8Bq3J9eMPWnW6XKOIol-wZnYj2-ZrFj28zNQQ1fwxgtHURj/pub?output=csv

USPolBooster Accounts (click to view profile):
@blogdiva, @dannotdaniel, @DemocracyMattersALot, @futurebird, @Hey_Beth , @inthehands, @Jessicascott09, @JonChevreau, @katrinakatrinka, @Lazarou, @lolgop, @lupus_blackfur, @NewsDesk, @noondlyt, @PJ_Evans, @Remittancegirl, @soc_i_ety, @TonyStark

US POLITICS BOOSTERS

Criteria: Selected accounts that boost and post a lot of US Politics content.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #USPolitics #USPol #Politics

Click to upload USPolBooster-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQRbos9d6LHWT9_vqZSRuxiDWXMeSzc0mN16L_bz4eEZi-KtBkvv7KCQGVr8nXPoyjccvF26b3XtXhv/pub?output=csv

USPolitics Accounts (click to view profile):
@anneapplebaum, @atrupar , @austinkocher, @benroyce, @bjmendelson, @blogdiva, @Brandi_Buchman, @briankrebs, @carnage4life, @cathygellis, @charlesgaba , @dangillmor, @dansinker, @DemocracyMattersALot, @eloquence, @evangreer, @gleick, @GottaLaff, @heidilifeldman, @jeffjarvis, @JuliusGoat, @kims, @knittingknots2, @mattsheffield, @mekkaokereke, @molly0xfff, @Nonilex , @palafo, @pbump, @QasimRashid, @rbreich, @timkmak, @tzimmer_history
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US POLITICS

Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on US Politics.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #USPolitics #USPol #Politics

Click to upload USPolitics-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSK9Jj_AwwHOFnoHnkYFeM8F2FVQ5n9dyo-GrNT8NvWHRkaKQL9V7f2KblNGXFjyXLY-gBz5T29e8Kk/pub?output=csv

MISCELLANY

Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on a varying and wide range of topics.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #Miscellany #Random

Click to upload Miscellany-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSdl9t0EDx6igJi7TXyOutp2LedZvtMNnE2m0pxfcEWXVJVUL1uZn4z6Z_OcEbaEYFVjda9d1Lw8UJl/pub?output=csv

ASTRONOMY & SPACE - Astro

Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on astronomy and space.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #Astronomy #Space #Astrophysics

Click to upload Astronomy-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRA5Aef7KPIlw6unflo2V1DairG-4B7SNgko3Rs3WScj-2BXSqVeksf_-_qmhWdly69jOm8oju6a6Co/pub?output=csv

Follow Pack Notices

OPT-OUT NOTICE: If your account is listed in any Follow Pack and do not want it to be, please message the pack administrator and refer to the pack from which you would like your account removed.

BRIDGE ACCOUNT NOTICE: Packs that include accounts that bridge outside the Fediverse will be identified with a special notice.

REPLIES ON MASTODON NOTICE: Replies include all named accounts. Please edit any replies to remove addresses you do not intend to send the reply.

Climate:
@AlaskaWx, @allochthonous, @andrewdessler, @Bellingen, @bethsawin, @breadandcircuses, @CelloMomOnCars, @ClimateNewsNow, @Climatologist49, @clive, @CopernicusEU, @ct_bergstrom, @davidho, @douglasvb, @DrEvanGowan, @drsimevans, @GeraldKutney, @gwagner, @helenczerski, @IcooIey, @janrosenow, @jphuston, @MichaelEMann, @petergleick, @PeterRu, @rahmstorf , @Ruth_Mottram, @seaice, @ScientistRebellion, @SheDrivesMobility, @Snoro, @steve, @W_Lucht, @weatherwest, @WmOrcutt, @wolfgangcramer, @ZLabe

CLIMATE - Climate

Criteria: Selected accounts that post regularly on climate change and climate science.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #Climate #ClimateScience #GlobalWarming

Click to upload Climate-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRDIriRmHiv7LNZcvSvCpWlSZEvBTrEATlcOkEAZYz9_vbeYLFz3gFtsatI9pwi4o2ozHFQoFQoXXtj/pub?output=csv

Astro Accounts (click for profile):
@65dBnoise, @AkaSci, @apod, @astrobin_iotd, @astrocamp, @AstroHyde, @astroland, @Astromeg, @astronomerstel, @astroptere, @badastro, @coreyspowell, @CosmicRami, @cosmos4u, @ec_euclid, @elizabethtasker @franco_vazza, @hfalcke, @JohnBarentine, @kellylepo, @markmccaughrean, @nasa, @NSFVoyager2, @OJ_Astro, @PhilStooke, @pomarede, @rubymoonbeams, @setiinstitute, @skrishna, @starstryder, @sundogplanets, @vicgrinberg, @VRubinObs, @world_beauty

Miscellany Accounts (click to view profile):
@Alice, @AnneTheWriter1, @Catvalente, @chris, @CStamp, @Daojoan, @ErickaSimone, @flexghost, @futurebird, @GhostOnTheHalfShell, @grimalkina, @inquiline, @karlauerbach, @kims, @lowqualityfacts, @mattblaze, @mekkaokereke, @RickiTarr, @rysiek, @SmudgeTheInsultCat, @Strandjunker, @strypey, @tess

USPolitics Accounts [continued] (click to view profile):
@velshi , @w7voa, @wdlindsy, @wendysiegelman, @z_everson

US POLITICS THREADS - USPolThreads

Criteria: Selected accounts that post about US Politics from Threads visible on Mastodon.
Admin: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration
Hashtags: #FollowPack #StarterPack #USPoliticsThreads #USPolitics #USPol #Politics #Threads

SPECIAL THREADS NOTICE: Following these Threads accounts could lead to your information being shared with Meta as per their privacy policy.

Click to upload USPolThreads-list.csv: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTKAP6T49TEB6Fk9ebBBtIAlaQUkuAtfAdtld78KPDW0VQLZ9o5enoE29MWH09TvI8Mmk9XwQgMaMPr/pub?output=csv

USPolMedia (click to view profile):
@19thnews, @404mediaco, @AssociatedPress, @Bellingcat, @BNONews, @bolts, @coloradosun, @crooksandliars, @csmonitor, @damemagazine, @DemocracyNow_Headlines_rss, @freedomofpress, @Grist, @igd_news, @indybay, @Inoreader, @MotherJones2021, @msfreepress, @NewsDesk, @npr, @Podnews, @ProPublica, @RollingStone, @TeenVogue, @TexasObserver, @TheAtlantic, @TheConversationUS, @TheSeattleTimes, @theverge, @TucsonSentinel, @UnicornRiot, @uspolitics, @vanityfair, @VOANews

Mastodon Follow Pack Directory - Nov 20, 2024

Follow entire groups of accounts listed below or simply click on accounts to view their profile page and follow them from there.

This directory includes notices, instructions and follow pack directory listings.

Longform available on Mastodon Migration FediBlog >>> @mastodonmigration.wordpress.com

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4. Can the pack list be used as a vector for abuse?

This is a tough one. Certainly these packs have the potential to be used by those who would target a particular group of people. The entire purpose of the pack is to help people find others with similar interests. But rogue actors can also use packs to find people to abuse.

It is hard to say how to combat this other than to continue to strengthen our communities and moderation activities, but need to acknowledge the threat.

Ideas?

7/n

3. If the pack includes bridged accounts to Threads and/or Bluesky does following it expose users data to these companies?

Some might not care, but others might not want to bridge to companies like Meta whose privacy policy says they can use it for targeting ads and training AI.

Any pack that includes addresses outside the Fediverse should include a notice eg. "NOTICE: Following these Threads accounts could lead to your information being shared with Meta as per their privacy policy."

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