Mastodon and today's fediverse are unsafe by design and unsafe by default – and instance blocking is a blunt but powerful safety tool
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Parts 1, 2, and 3 of "Golden opportunities for the fediverse – and whatever comes next"

Even though millions of people left Twitter in 2023 – and millions more are ready to move as soon as there’s a viable alternative – the fediverse isn’t growing.1 One reason why: today’s fediverse is unsafe by design and unsafe by default – especially for Black and Indigenous people, women of color, LGBTAIQ2S+ people2, Muslims, disabled people and other marginalized communities. ‌

  • The Nexus of PrivacyOPEnglish
    2•8 months ago

    As I say in the article:

    Despite these problems, many people on well-moderated instances have very positive experiences in today’s fediverse. Especially for small-to-medium-size instances, for experienced moderators even Mastodon’s tools can be good enough.

    However, many instances aren’t well-moderated. So many people have very negative experiences in today’s fediverse.

    • hauiEnglish
      2•8 months ago

      Thats part of a fair assessment. As I said, the issue is people flocking to one place. It is human nature, not the fediverse that is fallible. We need better routines, not changes in the (particular) code.