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This is not at all surprising given even a layman's general understanding of their architecture. And it is not something that can be fixed simply or quickly. Quite frankly AT Protocol may have some 'cool' characteristics, but it is a rats nest of different components and interfaces.
The thing we should be doing now is helping marginalized folks who bought into the hype establish solid footings here with truly decentralized and safe solutions.
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Mastodon lost a lot of people, especially Black people, due to harassment here. We need to understand the real technical deficiencies that create vectors for such abuse and get serious about fixing them. In particular, apparently it is possible to use "Followers Only" reply controls and also @ mention someone. These posts are only seen by the followers, and the @ mentioned person. This has been used to harass individuals without it being seen by the general population.
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@mastodonmigration @benroyce
This is something I have not been able to understand. HOW are people of color being targeted here in such a way that I don't see it? What is the method being used? If I don't see what is happening I can't help in any way. It's maddening to know that people are being harassed in such a targeted way. If I see it, I can respond/report and support as best I can. However this is being done, it's on purpose to keep non-targeted people from seeing it
@bitsnpieces @mastodonmigration
i remember reading @mekkaokereke 's delineation of the #harassment of #black folk around a year ago
essentially using nonpublic #replyguy bullshit. other methods
you can say "well just block and move on"
but the reality is it is a degradation of your experience and enjoyment of #mastodon and drives you from the #fediverse
targeted harassment is not unique to mastodon
but it is a real, here. and we should care
it needs to be addressed with a beefier toolset
And there are certainly other things that we can do right this time that we failed to get right a couple years ago. Quite frankly the best way to build Mastodon into a successful public social media platform right now is to engage with people who have been driven from here, like the Blacksky developers, understand their concerns and objectives and work together to address them. Our goals are the same, and where there is a will, there is a way.
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