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Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I'm not saying to pour through millions of posts, this one and the one I linked to have plenty of examples.

Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago

I was agreeing with you that moderation can make a big difference in how many people see the racist posts (and defederating from instances that are known sources of racism). Still, even when moderators remove posts, people still see them -- people in this thread talked about posts using "playing the race card", inflammatory memes, and other stuff that moderators removed. So I don't see it as moving the bar from the question of whether people have seen racism. But I certainly agree that racism that moderators don't address is a bigger problem!

Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Yeah. It's endemic in society, so there's no reason that specific social networks are magically exempt from it.

Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Whatever works! lol

Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The previous post that I linked to is now down to -70! Discussions about racism often make people very uncomfortable. Thanks for all your responses in the thread that came from this, one of the commenters blocked me so I can't respond directly to them, but I greatly appreciate it!

4 things white people can do to start making the fediverse less toxic for Black people (DRAFT!) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I'm working on the revised version, it'll probaby be out tomorrow. I wound up keeping that section heading though.

Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Good point, thanks. It's great that mods are blocking sources of racism, although also means that people who don't see can wind up thinking that there isn’t any racism.

Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Thanks! Yeah, one of the dynamics is that when people quickly report and mods take the posts down quickly, most people don't see them ... which is good, but also means that it's easy to believe that there isn't any racism.

Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Thanks, it's a great example, and good to hear they got banned quickly! It's a great point that when moderators are proactive most people don't see the posts so think there's less racism than there actually is.

Examples of racism on Lemmy? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks, doubly helpful! I didn't know about modlog, and that is a great example (and classic about ignoring all the data). Greatly appreciated!

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It's time for a hard fork of Mastodon (DRAFT) (privacy.thenexus.today)
 

This is a work in progress, so feedback very welcome! And, if please check out the Mastodon poll about interest in a fork

Contents:

  • Intro
  • There's a lot of low-hanging fruit
  • Safety is an especially good area to focus on
  • It's not as easy as it sounds ...
  • But it's not like it defies the laws of physics!
  • What about funding?
  • Make sure there are funded leadership and project roles for Black, Indigenous, Muslim, trans, queer, and disabled people as well as others who have been marginalized in Mastodon's development history
  • Let a thousand forks bloom!
  • Clever conclusion! tbd

As the tbd in that last bullet implies, the conclusion isn't written yet. Like I said it really is a work in progress!

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Eight tips about consent for fediverse developers (privacy.thenexus.today)
 

If you're a developer working on a fediverse app or service and want to get it right – or just don't want to be the center of the next firestorm – here are a few suggestions.

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Eight tips about consent for fediverse developers (privacy.thenexus.today)
 

If you're a developer working on a fediverse app or service and want to get it right – or just don't want to be the center of the next firestorm – here are a few suggestions.

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Federal privacy legislation update: the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) (privacy.thenexus.today)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/10889989

Big news in DC: a new bipartisan, bicameral proposal for a "compromise" federal privacy bill, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). At this point, take it all with a grain of salt; in 2022, the initial draft of the bill was promising, but it got weakened substantially by the subcommittee and then weakened further by the committee. I haven't read the discussion draft yet so don't have any strong opinions on it.

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Federal privacy legislation update: the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) (privacy.thenexus.today)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
1 comments fedilink
 

Big news in DC: a new bipartisan, bicameral proposal for a "compromise" federal privacy bill, the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). At this point, take it all with a grain of salt; in 2022, the initial draft of the bill was promising, but it got weakened substantially by the subcommittee and then weakened further by the committee. I haven't read the discussion draft yet so don't have any strong opinions on it.

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How to block Threads on Mastodon (privacy.thenexus.today)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
8 comments fedilink
 

Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ! If you're one of the fediverse influencers who sees Threads arrival it as "historic" and "a glimpse of the future" ... well, you might want to skip this post.

But if you're one of the many many people on the fediverse who doesn't want to deal with Threads, read on!

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How to block Threads on Mastodon (privacy.thenexus.today)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
0 comments fedilink
 

Should the Fediverse welcome its new surveillance-capitalism overlords? Opinions differ! If you're one of the fediverse influencers who sees Threads arrival it as "historic" and "a glimpse of the future" ... well, you might want to skip this post.

But if you're one of the many many people on the fediverse who doesn't want to deal with Threads, read on!

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It's possible to talk about The Bad Space without being racist or anti-trans – but it's not as easy as it sounds (privacy.thenexus.today)
 

There's another wave of discourse about The Bad Space on the microblogging side of the fediverse, so here's my article from a couple of months ago.

If you're familiar with Fediseer, there's some discussion of similarities and differences in Compare and contrast: Fediseer, FIRES, and The Bad Space

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Here Are the Secret Locations of ShotSpotter Gunfire Sensors (www.wired.com)
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Cyberbullying Gone Global: Fediverse Spam and Operation Beleaguer (blog.fyralabs.com)
 

A really interesting look at the recent spam wave.

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Steps towards a safer fediverse (privacy.thenexus.today)
 

The good news is that there are some straightforward opportunities for significant short-term safety improvements. If fediverse funders, developers, businesses, and "influencers" start prioritizing investing in safety, the fediverse can turn what's currently a big weakness into a huge strategic advantage.

Contents:

  • It's about people, not just the software and the protocol

  • It's also about the software

  • And it's about the protocol, too

  • Threat modeling and privacy by design can play a big role here

  • Design from the margins – and fund it!

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Steps towards a safer fediverse (privacy.thenexus.today)
 

The good news is that there are some straightforward opportunities for significant short-term safety improvements. If fediverse funders, developers, businesses, and "influencers" start prioritizing investing in safety, the fediverse can turn what's currently a big weakness into a huge strategic advantage.

Contents:

  • It's about people, not just the software and the protocol

  • It's also about the software

  • And it's about the protocol, too

  • Threat modeling and privacy by design can play a big role here

  • Design from the margins – and fund it!

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