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@social.beaware.liveJust about to watch @chiefgyk3d@social.chiefgyk3d.com's recent video on the Fediverse!
I'm sure it'll be good. He's very knowledgeable in this space.
He was and still is one of my first friends here and I'm glad to have him a part of my Fediverse experience.
If you're interested, that link is https://youtube.com/watch?v=9W2xFlOiaKc
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I'm always pretty sad when I go back and check on new users that I had welcomed and suggested they post an introduction, only to realize they never did and never made another post....
I have a feeling some of those people are the "Fediverse is too confusing!" People, yet they don't even try.🤦♂️
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I love the fact that because Threads has this dumb "opt-in" to the Fediverse crap, people who don't turn it on can spread lies and misinformation about Fedi and folks here can't even see it to dismiss the claims...😒🙄
Apparently there's NO moderation here whatsoever. Wild west motherfuckers! (It's not the best, but it's far from lawless)🤦♂️
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If a racist says a slur towards someone and nobody is around to ban them, does it ever get heard?
That's the question Mastodon is asking with their moderation tools.
"If I dont see nor hear it, does it exist?"
🤦♂️ I still can't believe this is the way it is in 2024.
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I keep seeing a former harasser of mine, that I've blocked numerous times now, show up on my federated feed with new accounts.
This is another major downfall of Fedi.
It's way too easy to block evade and harass others.
They didn't harass me this time, but seeing it gives me anxiety...
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Verification will very quickly become an issue on Fedi, I believe.
Even now, we have multiple "Linus Torvalds" accounts.
Some have thousands of followers and a few posts, but do we know if any of them are actually him? Including the newest one on .social...?
Obviously Linus should know how to paste a link into a website he owns for verification.
However, if normal users can't do it, it's not good enough. What happens when/if celebrities start signing up? They're not gonna be linking to a website they own for verification.
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I love how Eugen is actively killing Fedi by not addressing the moderation issues while also controlling how 73% of users interact with it...😒
Fix your software or recommend other software that does better.
We shouldn't be actively promoting the worst software for moderation.
Use Akkoma or something better.
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Tip to any new users:
If you're on mastodon.social, do yourself a favor and don't get "comfy".
Use mastodon.social as a sort of Fediverse tutorial.
Research other instances, software other than mastodon, and maybe think about if any of those other options would suit you.
Just because mastodon.social is the biggest instance, doesn't it make it good for everyone.
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Welcome to all the new folks to the Fediverse :fediverse: this week!
Don't forget to make your #Introduction posts, littered with hashtags that are related to your interests so that others with similar interests can find easily!
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I'm sure it's not massively known quite yet, so I'll mention them again:
There's a Fedi scraper on multiple instances that's been here for about 6 months now. It won't go away.
Search for "Awakari" on your instance and block/report every account with the same profile pic, as a data scraper.
I've posted about them 7 or 8 times now because they've made multiple instances to ban evade. Those instances include Awakari.com, Awakari.app, and Indy.rest
The owner is Akurilov@mastodon.social
Just thought I should keep mentioning them for the new users that haven't blocked them yet, as Mastodon Gmbh seems content with allowing them to operate from their instance.
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