Despite the rules they claim to enforce on their instance, when I see a racist, bigoted, or obnoxiously offensive take here it’s pretty much exclusively a user from there.
I made a comment about this today on a thread made by a user from that instance and now I have rather graphic scat porn gifs in my inbox from their users. If you somehow don’t know what that means - I am now being sent explicit gifs of people defecating out of their anal orifice because I think their instance is filled with bad faith trolls. They’re really doing a lot to dissuade me of that notion.
So fuck you, here’s my petition to defederate.
Defederation isn’t the answer. Use the tools you have available as a user and block instances/users you don’t want to share content with.
Whenever I see these threads pop up I always look for this comment. People need learn to block communities and users that you’re not keen on, not reach for the de-federation ban-hammer because you personally don’t want to see the content.
There’s an argument to be made about instances made 100% in bad faith, or where the content is overwhelming stacked, but for most of these situations people need to take care of this themselves
This is the appropriate action.
This is The Way.
So as a user on sh.itjust.works I’m guility of being racist/bigot/bad faith troll? just by signing up to a particular instance because my last one fell over? I suggest you take a look at your own instances rules particulary: “Do not engage in name calling, ad hominem attacks, or any other uncivil behaviour. Criticize ideas, never people” and “No threats, bullying or attacks on an individual or group.”
As has been mentioned report the user, block them and move on. Imagine if countries reached for nukes at the first sign of disagreement?
It would take all of about three minutes for you to simply register an account with an instance that already matches your preferences.
Have you tried blocking the users in question?
Locking due to post being off topic.
Yeah, the scat spammer guy sucks. I saw it before too but I reported and it was quickly gone.
But they could have signed up at any instance to do that and now that you’re bringing attention to it I wouldn’t be surprised if they do.
Have you been reporting the bigots or just assuming admins should already know about it?
From discussions on Matrix I’d say the admin seems to care, but it’s not necessarily easy to monitor and detect these users without reports.
Report report report. The admins are all pretty busy just keeping the thing going.
I don’t see reasons to defederate unless it really becomes out of hand, but that stuff can really originate from any instance.
Yes. This isn’t big tech where tech daddy is sitting over your shoulder reading your messages to sell your info to advertisers.
I am now being sent explicit gifs of people defecating out of their anal orifice
Where do you expect them to defecate from?
OP might find these jokes a little shitty
But it just works?
