Notices by Cam Hunt (camhunt@mas.to)

I was unable to post on Instagram this morning because I have a link in my account to mas.to (my mastodon instance). No idea which one of these Meta is accusing mas.to of, but this is why you should not trust Meta or federate with anything they build. If they get to be the largest Mastodon server, then they can start dictating their regressive content moderation policies on the rest of the fediverse. I stand with my admin @trumpet and their decision to preemptively block any Meta instances.

@enby_of_the_apocalypse @strathamer That’s OK. I still use Instagram. You don’t have to defend your choices of social network or messenger. It’s a choice only you can make. A lot of people, particularly trans people, have found safety on Mastodon because transphobia is largely unwelcome here. But if Threads is allowed to federate, all their transphobic users and content will now be a part of the fediverse and trans users will be robbed of their choice

@wiredfire @enby_of_the_apocalypse @strathamer The content moderation policy of "allow hateful content but there's user options to block it" is a popular one. It's used on Bluesky and Twitter. But the fediverse, up until now, has not worked that way. Fediverse admins proactively block servers that will not properly moderate their content. It's a large reason why many trans users feel safe on here. Making an exemption for Threads betrays the trust and safety of those trans users.

@wiredfire @enby_of_the_apocalypse @strathamer See, if I was having a discussion about content moderation I simply would not admit that Truth Social has a right to exist. No it doesn't. De-platforming works and we should do it to all racists, transphobes, and bigots. The idea they will spread their hate if de-platformed is a myth, and a dangerous one because it justifies allowing bigoted hate on social networks, which allows it to spread.