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1. 防空識別區 (adiz@outerkosm.us)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:54:24 JST 防空識別區

   mastodon.art has blocked outerkosm.us for (officially, per their website): Federates with the usual suspectsI don't know what this means, but I believe it's essentially a form of penalizing coercion tactic/justification used to leverage other instances into joining the sanctioning of whatever entities they believe deserve sanctioning. Expressed here: https://outerkosm.us/notes/9arsonzgmy
   
   Worse is that mastodon.art did not only block my instance---mastodon.art publicly slandered my instance as harboring child sexual exploitation material (CSEM), Naziism, hate speech. ---And, encouraged other instances to join them in #fediblock! Post found here: https://mastodon.art/@Curator/109799802882253307
   
   mastodon.art's claims are a complete fabrication. At the time of their decision to maliciously slander/fediblock outerkosm.us, the instance itself wasn't 36 hours old! Not only do I not tolerate any such content or behavior, but I know for a fact that no such material exists, nor has ever existed, on my instance.
   
   I never once received any reports, complaints, or communications from mastodon.art administration, nor any other administrators or users of remote instances, regarding any controversial, objectionable, or offensive content from my instance or the users therein. In fact, at the time of writing this, I've not received any reports or complaints from anyone whatsoever about anything!
   
   I replied to mastodon.art's post asking for clarification and expressed how upset I was that they would do something so arbitrarily cruel to a brand new, small instance such as my own: https://outerkosm.us/notes/9asjjhl7me
   
   I messaged the administrator of mastodon.art and furthermore emailed their administrative account again asking for clarification and expressing my discontent. I never got a response.
   
   Blocking an instance is fine, it's part of the administrative process of the fediverse; It's a fact of life. But, to publicly lie and cruelly slander an instance is another matter completely. ---Especially when doing so to abuse the Mastodon #fediblock weapon. For an instance like mastodon.art, with nearly 8,000 users, to do this... it's the fediverse equivalent of dropping a nuclear weapon on a tiny country. And, for no reason, at that! I do not understand why they would do this. My instance did nothing to them!
   
   I can't interpret the actions of mastodon.art here as anything short of completely random cruelty: purely motivated by a desire for sabotage. A brand new instance joins the fediverse and a giant Mastodon instance immediately broadcasts fraudulent claims to over 8,000 people---to the entire fediverse---that this new instance is harboring or disseminating CSEM, Naziism, etc.. And specifically tells users "not to interact". Doesn't elaborate further. Doesn't respond to questions. Doesn't explain anything.
   
   I just don't understand.
   
   I'd be lying if I claimed I wasn't upset, or that this didn't bother me.

   • 防空識別區 (adiz@outerkosm.us)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:54:18 JST 防空識別區

     in reply to

     • Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

     @Freyja@eldritch.cafe I'm Chinese. We don't minorities like you might in the West, but I would not tolerate them being hurt. In my ToS it's strictly forbidden to discriminate or attack people or cause fights with people. I never once said that "hate speech is fine", nor do I think that, nor do I appreciate you conjuring up thoughts for me like that.
     
     I know we are not friends at all. I don't even know you! But you come here to criticize me and support sabotage on my instance? Are you American? Is this what Americans do? Like you do to the whole world?

   • Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem: (freyja@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:54:19 JST Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

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     @adiz I'm not sure you're getting it. I'm not making friends with people who thinks that hate speech is fine because they don't see it.

     We are not friend at all.

     You are crying, you used the fediblock hashtag to say that. I've just looked the statement you've made and already feel you don't look someone who would like to protect any minorities.

   • 防空識別區 (adiz@outerkosm.us)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:54:20 JST 防空識別區

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     • Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

     @Freyja@eldritch.cafe Idk what truth.social is, but poa.st is blocked for toxicity (and listed on our ToS to such effect).
     
     My instance shouldn't be an entry point, only content that myself or other users post or share ought federate out, and I've yet to see any harmful or negative content therein (I scoured, looking for anything that could have triggered getting blocked).If you don't want to defed, fine, but don't cry when you're defed yourself by not acting.You must make many friends by putting guns to others' heads!
     
     I don't see how this tiny instance is in a better privileged position than any larger instance. And I am not at war with anyone, I don't know if "neutral" is even a correct term. I'm not solely "neutral", I'm not even involved whatsoever with any fights to have with others?

   • Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem: (freyja@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:54:21 JST Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

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     @adiz if you refuse to defed from, for exemple, poa.st or truth.social, you are clearly in a privilege position and you think that's not a thing.

     You are en entry point for their voice and we don't want to hear them.

     If you don't want to defed, fine, but don't cry when you're defed yourself by not acting.

     Not acting is not neutral, there is no such thing as neutral.

   • 防空識別區 (adiz@outerkosm.us)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:54:22 JST 防空識別區

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     • Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

     @Freyja@eldritch.cafe What do you mean, "on purpose"? We don't federate with any instances on purpose (except maybe stereophonic.space, I always go out of my way to federate with them. I + users follow specific users across various instances. The only instances not federated with on purpose are those instances I specifically blocked---on purpose typed the instance names out onto a list---(which can be found in our ToS page). Point being, I never typed out on purpose instances to follow.

   • Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem: (freyja@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:54:23 JST Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

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     @adiz honestly, if you federate _on purpose_ with the worst instances in the fediverse, you deserve a #fediblock

   • Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem: (freyja@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:54:51 JST Freyja 🏴‍☠️:anqueer: :anfem:

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     @adiz I'm critizing the way you misused the fediblock hashtag to make a rant.

     You don't have minorities in China? Like ouïghours? Lgbt people ?
     Are you serious?

   • Niko :lyrical_lily: (niko@jir.moe)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:54:59 JST Niko :lyrical_lily:

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     • Hunter S. Bloomfer
     @adiz @Bloomfer tits and dick
   • 防空識別區 (adiz@outerkosm.us)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:55:00 JST 防空識別區

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     • Hunter S. Bloomfer

     @Bloomfer@coolsite.win What is TND?

   • Hunter S. Bloomfer (bloomfer@coolsite.win)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:55:01 JST Hunter S. Bloomfer

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     #TND
   • 防空識別區 (adiz@outerkosm.us)'s status on Sunday, 05-Feb-2023 17:55:02 JST 防空識別區

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     I understand the #fediblock tag has welcomed further harassment and blocks. I am informed that it is not acceptable to complain about fediblock, and that this will result in further punitive sanctioning. Whatever. I think it's crazy!
     
     Primarily, I want to just say: I sincerely apologize for any trouble that might be caused by my instance. I cannot identify any troublesome or bad behavior from here. I cannot locate any hatred or bigotry from here. I don't tolerate hate speech or harassment and we do not harbor bad or illegal content such as CSEM or Nazis. These things go clearly against my terms of service and I would never accept such things to exist or ferment from my instance. We do have blocked instances which participate in these activities---they are clearly listed also within our terms of services page. I don't want us to associate with these things! But, I also don't want to block thousands of instances that are not bad just because other instances dislike them or don't accept their ideas. I also don't want to block instances simply because a few users therein maybe have bad thoughts or disagreeable ideas.
     
     I never desired to cause trouble for the fediverse or to be perceived as supporting terrible things! I really just want to have fun and be friendly! I hope my instance can slowly be curated like a flower garden and become a comfortable place.
     
     Mostly I am frustrated and upset with the slander and libel against my instance, which I take personally. I don't know why people I have never met or spoken to would go out and make horrible claims about me and my instance. This is why I complained about mastodon.art and used the fediblock tag. And, if that is not okay, I apologize; Maybe you can understand or forgive it. I already made my complaint here and there, and I feel strongly about my feelings. I don't want to retract my expressions.
     
     I really hope we can all just be friendly and cordial with one another and enjoy this federated universe together. I believe that's what this place should all be about: not a place to fight each-other and hate each-other!
     
     I don't really have more to say. Accept my apologies, and understand that I don't want to support or spread bigotry or hatred. I don't want my instance to be regarded by others as a bad place.
     
     Thank you! :misato_pray:
     
     https://outerkosm.us/@admin/pages/1675369979060