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@jautero Yes. But we also have quite our share of trolls, misogynists, racists and haters in the Fediverse. Most instance admins I know however care a lot about keeping them blocked and away from their users.
@jwildeboer @jautero Yes exactly, Mastodon has mechanisms that prevent it from turning into a cesspool.
@JustinH @jwildeboer @jautero Bluesky too has put a lot of thought toward moderation. Both Mastodon and Bluesky are similar in that they’re light on algorithms and when in use are voluntary. Threads on the other hand despite connecting to the #fediverse is a bigger “cesspool” in your feed magnet due to relying on Meta algorithms. I plan to drop my Threads account once they have enough ActivityPub features to allow me to fully engage desired accounts via Mastodon.
@bryanruby @jwildeboer @jautero How does moderation on BlueSky work?
I agree Threads shouldn't even be in the discussion but for the same reasons BlueSky shouldn't.
Bluesky has basic tools moderation tools you would expect (block, mute, warn, etc) you would come to expect. But they also have a labeling system (both official and allows for third-party) that allows users to report on users/posts. For instance I can use a third-party labeler to block Broncos fans (for real). All of this is voluntary for the user to use or not use. Basic image below. An example of “advanced” is Bluesky’s own:
https://bsky.app/profile/moderation.bsky.app
Additional information can be found at Bluesky. The second link is a recent Verge article that talks about the “extras” you can do within Bluesky.
https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines
https://www.theverge.com/24295933/bluesky-social-network-custom-how-to
@bryanruby @JustinH @jwildeboer @jautero the only people we hate more than the judean people's front is...
why is decentralisation and federation a Good Thing? what happens when my server goes down... for good?
this place is complex. servers? what the hell are they? why do i need to choose one? which one should i choose? is this a safe one to choose? what are they doing? recording? selling?
bluesky *is* twitter. the good old days. when it was safe, moderated, ad free.
nobody ever makes the case for federation. it is always why a non federated model is wrong. the post below... who the hell cares? that's such a technical complaint. that's supposed to make me think "ooh... mastodon" as a non techie?
what, in terms of simply being able to interact with people, is the actual advantage of mastodon? i am a techie in my day job. on social media i simply want to post stuff, read stuff, and interact with stuff.
federation? what is that and why do i care? make the case for decentralisation.
@bryanruby @JustinH @jwildeboer @jautero especially make that case in the context of a generic user that simply wants a platform to post, reply, and read.
don't make it about downtime, or any other technical thing that most users don't care about.
i know what it means... and i don't care.
@pavsmith @bryanruby @jwildeboer @jautero BlueSky is the one making the decentralization claim so not sure what point you're trying to make here.
@JustinH @bryanruby @jwildeboer @jautero nor me. why are we even talking about decentralisation? why do i, or anyone else, care? what difference does it make to me as a user of the platform? experience? feeds? information? being able to find people? or bizarre messages like the following... what the hell does this even mean? missing? what am i missing and why?
@bryanruby @jwildeboer @jautero What I'm understanding is that BlueSky doesn't do any significant moderation and it's all up to the user?
Not exactly true. More like a partnership. A partnership that the user can be a part of or not. It’s all about choice.
@bryanruby @jwildeboer @jautero Ok... so what does BlueSky actually moderate? lol
@bryanruby @JustinH @jwildeboer @jautero That's not exactly moderation. I've seen blatant antisemitism over there that hasn't been moderated at all after I reported it. Neither removed nor labeled. If it continues this way BS will get issues with the law here. (Fedi might be liable to that risk too, just it's small enough to be more likely to escape the attention of enforcement)