I would love it to grow, and I think the Fediverse is a very important ecosystem.

But to achieve that, Mastodon also needs to grow up with much better user safety tools.

Especially things that some other platforms have, such as controlling who can reply or answer.

I realise that's not necessarily that easy to implement, but I think that without it, a lot of people will no longer find this a safe (and fun) enough place.

I have written about this, in German though.

thenewsocial.de/brasilien-alte…

@ouij
@derickr
@parsingphase
@janet
@Okanogen
@ionizedgirl

Mastodon moderation tools need improvement.

Please listen to disadvantaged groups and individuals who are victims of bullying and harassment.

There are many examples where the Mastodon moderation capabilities are weaponized against disadvantaged people.

Please share widely.

#Harassment #Bullying #Moderation

I still worry that Mastodon is effectively invisible to website owners because of `noreferrer` on outbound links. I know the community has spoken, but I'm not sure about the trade-off.

anderegg.ca/2024/05/19/whats-u…

What’s Up with Mastodon and “Referer” Headers?

One thing that’s helped me keep up with blogging this month is seeing my web analytics numbers go up. I maybe check my analytics too often, but at least it’s a good motivator to be productive.

^{Gavin Anderegg}

I posted this as reply to all interesting accounts I follow on the old twitter:

Do you also post on mastodon or bluesky?
Especially for the brazilian fans...

Sorry for not making it mastodon only.

I no longer promote Mastodon to anyone. The harassment problem needs to be solved before I would do so, because while I am as replete with white privilege as can be, the vast majority of people I consider friends are highly marginalized in one way or another.

I am here strictly because it has no monetization being attempted, but I am already scanning the horizon for what else is being developed. My guess is it will talk to Mastodon, in a limited way, if things continue as they have.

Chiming in here just to say Mastodon is great and thank you.

It must feel oppressive. Everytime you post something, people take the opportunity to catalog their issues and complaints. In large measure it's because people love Mastodon and just want it to get even better, but it must be hard.

Folks, here's a person who's devoted his young life to creating something very special, not to get rich, but to make the world better. So, thank you Eugen, and yes we'll keep spreading the word.

@gemlog @cwebber that's a long time for a lot of people to be stuck in siloed social networks.

It's fine if you have other things to do.

@artemesia
I have a small and relatively inoffensive account. But I listen to and believe victims of harassment. I think it's interesting that the most pushback I get is when I try to amplify their voices.
The short answer is no, not everyone gets a good response from their own admins, and no "just move then" is not helpful advice.

@ilijastuden @derickr @Gargron

@artemesia
She quite specifically says blocking them does not stop them continuing to interact with each other on the thread. It only stops her seeing it
I understand that even if they can no longer see her posts they are still there, still seeing everyone else's and still visible to others. It's also potentially draining whack-a-mole work.

Reporting assumes that the harassers host admins give a shit. Anecdotally if they don't it can also lead to .targeting

@ilijastuden @derickr @Gargron

@Bam

I mean with all the antisemitism baked into the fediverse from it's eastern european origins, and not dealt with in any serious way on purpose, with jewish voices overwhelmed, abused, and regularly and systematically silenced in defending ourselves, I really can't suggest Mastodon or any of the other Fediverse social media to anyone. I'm glad it was available when I left Twitter, but I can't recommend it