Post 9mkwtFdFQMSIgvYQee by Augur@metalhead.club
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(DIR) Post #9mkjoLKSyh2FA4vrwe by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T17:23:17Z
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NEW GAB INSTANCE: New Gab organized, and Gab software hosted site to investigate https://djitter.com/about/tos. #blocklist #Gab
(DIR) Post #9mkjyOY9rFAA2x86HQ by rick_777@cybre.space
2019-09-09T17:25:01Z
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@isolategab@chr, another one :blobfrowningbig: #blocklist #gab
(DIR) Post #9mkk6mEzewo9q6A8bQ by sydneyfalk@elekk.xyz
2019-09-09T17:26:40Z
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@isolategab that's amazing"what if we start a new one but it's like, so close to Twitter that they'd have sued us ten years ago, but now they can't? will people fall for that?"the fuckin' fash, I swear
(DIR) Post #9mklMbggr7bjNFhQfo by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T17:40:40Z
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@isolategabGreat idea. Leave the extremists where we can't see what they're doing. Where they aren't exposed to reason and common sense. Really a grrrrrreat idea.Not.
(DIR) Post #9mkluxtmmVgw6gCxns by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T17:46:56Z
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@Augur Anyone can go see what they are up to without federating them. Takes seconds.
(DIR) Post #9mkmOo9hZTf0ZlsnSK by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T17:52:20Z
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@isolategabPeople are lazy. Otherwise people wouldn't create, and isolate within, their own filter bubbles. Federated, they're exposed to us, and we to them. Exchange, growth and understanding can not exist in isolation, whether it is voluntary, or not. Grow up.
(DIR) Post #9mko7EqLtt3eiY0q4O by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T18:10:07Z
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@Augur They are exposed to us now. And they can leave Gab-island at will; without federating them. And they see us now, even when we block or silence their instance... (Except where Gab has blocked other istances, which it does)
(DIR) Post #9mkoqPJoL3vA2cICsi by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:19:42Z
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@isolategabWhen you block them / their entire instance, guess what they see? Jack all. Through exposure and conversation can views be changed. Not through stubborn "I don't like what you have to say, talk to the hand!" idiocy.
(DIR) Post #9mkq8tDSJNnKNsyWky by buoyantair@social.sunshinegardens.org
2019-09-09T18:30:07.758942Z
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@rick_777 fucking nazis...
(DIR) Post #9mkq8tVBFTyNGrGgNs by DavidBond@qoto.org
2019-09-09T18:34:19Z
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@buoyantair @rick_777 You guys realize you're protesting a skin right? Eventually their gab skin will be forked again and again and protesting it will look even dumber than it already does.
(DIR) Post #9mkqIULpoqMqcPq4Rs by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-09T18:04:46Z
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@Augur @isolategab "Why don't you grow up and provide a massive platform for hate speech for free"
(DIR) Post #9mkqIUVPFG1X66JiMq by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:15:32Z
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@mlubertThey have a platform. But if they are blocked, they aren't exposed to challenging worldviews. The extremism spural only goes downward from there on out...@isolategab
(DIR) Post #9mkqIUhoV7wria7chs by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-09T18:18:19Z
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@Augur @isolategab "Challenging Worldviews"Ohhh, you're one of the naive "if we just provide FACTS to the bigots, they'll change their ways"No, they've made their minds up and aren't likely to change. It's been repeatedly shown that's the case. If you want your instance to be a one-person army trying to convert idiots one by one, have at it. But you can't complain when people who know what these hate-mongers are capable of decide to cut them first.
(DIR) Post #9mkqIUr1wrJyBAQz4a by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:26:45Z
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@mlubertDo you think there's just the fuckers with the made up mind on there? There's plenty of people who are not entirely made up, just leaning towards that, there. Like with antivaxxers. @isolategab
(DIR) Post #9mkqIV0FOah4dkkLRI by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-09T18:27:46Z
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@Augur @isolategab LOLOL. So you're leading with the ones MOST likely to quadruple down and harm their own children to spite medicine?You're living in another world. It's amazing.
(DIR) Post #9mkqIVCIfmKpF8NyE4 by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-09T18:29:18Z
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@Augur @isolategab And lest we forget, your argument still boils down to "Allow hate speech to thrive and harm thousands and cause literal terror attacks on the extreme remote offchance that ONE person in a thousand changes their mind and decides to be a decent person."
(DIR) Post #9mkqNQi4mhyim0b9bE by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T18:36:50Z
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@Augur users on blocked instances still see us, we just don't amplify and federate them out.
(DIR) Post #9mkqcXm2nqtx1ef3NA by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:39:39Z
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@isolategabI don't see what people are up to on instances that have blocked an instance I'm on. Sooo....no.
(DIR) Post #9mkqgtNERBU1At83BQ by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:37:18Z
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@mlubertTerror Attacks? This sort of "argument" says everything about your closed minded narrow views than theirs. You are the kind of person you warn others about: An extremely narrow minded individual with an agenda and an unwillingness to even acknowledge a differing view, let alone change your mind. Facts are as foreign to you as to a flat earth antivaxx fascist. @isolategab
(DIR) Post #9mkqgtb3bmXfrlb5jU by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T18:40:24Z
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@Augur @mlubert Isolating sites that welcome and amplify Nazi's, school shooters and white supremacists isn't exactly being "narrow."And yes Gab and platforms like it have had domestic terrorists post there before the attack. https://www.npr.org/2018/10/28/661532688/a-look-at-gab-the-free-speech-social-site-where-synagogue-shooting-suspect-poste
(DIR) Post #9mkqhjWaXdrguxuFzE by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:40:37Z
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@DavidBondDon't confuse the real Nazis with these clowns
(DIR) Post #9mkqjOed6kUwljSdJw by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T18:40:50Z
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@Augur They see you.
(DIR) Post #9mkqpD5h0u3GdutKU4 by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T18:41:56Z
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@Augur And you can see them by adding an account there and going in. Would take you two mins.
(DIR) Post #9mkqtNvieiy1PzDWOe by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:42:38Z
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@isolategabI'm on also an instance that isn't very liked. (No. Not Gab.)Many instances blocked that instance. I don't see anything from them there...
(DIR) Post #9mkqwHz9DMf7qkCnjM by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:43:11Z
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@isolategabHow many instances should I have users on??? Jesus...
(DIR) Post #9mkrAm3oBzxzBFICfY by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:45:48Z
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@isolategabWhen these terrorists post there. And that is in an enclosed little bubble. Nothing gets prevented.If the world sees. Apprehension can take place. @mlubert
(DIR) Post #9mkrVqB453m01wjRIW by DavidBond@qoto.org
2019-09-09T18:49:41Z
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@mlubert What evidence do you have this djitter has any "bigots" in it? You're sterotyping a random server based on its skin
(DIR) Post #9mkrahhP1xUPBPB0zY by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T18:50:29Z
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@Augur @mlubert It is a tiny bubble when all the major Fediverse instances choose to make it so, and not federate their reach outward to others outside of Gab-island.That is the point: keep it that way. A shrinking silo. They still can see the larger Fedi. But we don't have to amplify them. Then authorities etc can hold their nose, go in and see what's up in there.
(DIR) Post #9mkv78nM7iGULh7V0i by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-09T18:48:18Z
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@Augur @isolategab Get your head out of the clouds. You want everyone to police the entire Fediverse 24/7 looking for terrorism suspects, actively engage with hateful bigots to try and change their minds, and allow everyone to communicate freely with no restrictions or safeguards in place to prevent mobs from harassing people.
(DIR) Post #9mkv794j589xDZFN5M by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-09T18:49:49Z
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@Augur @isolategab *Calls Gab causing terror attacks foolish**Gets shown proof terror attacks talked about on Gab**Claims not-all-Gabbers*
(DIR) Post #9mkv79HUJgMrr9DYye by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-09T18:52:58Z
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@Augur @isolategab By the way, here's your own instance's rules and block list. You'll notice we're VERY much in agreement. You seem to be the outlier.
(DIR) Post #9mkv79Pzo3AoHXCMEq by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T18:59:53Z
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@mlubertI hate racism. I debate fascists. But I don't think that isolating them is the right way. If I see some shithead planning a terror attack - be it a fascists/racist, a leftist, a religitard, what ever - I take action to try and prevent it. If the Fediverse just collectively plugs their ears everytime a GABer opens their mouth, it minimizes our chances of catching those who plan such shit...@isolategab
(DIR) Post #9mkv79az9BxopcL8Mq by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-09T19:05:17Z
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@Augur @isolategab "A good guy with access to Gab can stop a bad guy with access to Gab"Meanwhile, it's been shown that Gab is financially struggling. If the efforts to cut them off and further associate Gab with hateful people continues, it might die. The less exposure people have to hate, the less likely they will be radicalized into action.Also "I debate fascists" Oh, yeah, sure. Lincoln Douglas? Or just bar debate in which nobody says anything and nothing changes.
(DIR) Post #9mkwexv0UCDPhR36KO by DiscountBinNinja@crazynoisybizarre.town
2019-09-09T19:47:17Z
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@Dhveszak A thing to look into?
(DIR) Post #9mkwlJfMXdoEt0lAe0 by ItsMorgan@myasstodon.xyz
2019-09-09T19:35:50Z
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@Augur @isolategab its been tried, tested and proven that reactionary communities die off when they are isolated and deplatformed.there comes a point where you have to ask yourself if you care more about the *low chance* of trying to convince a nazi that maybe racism isnt cool, or about protecting their potential victims from the many more assholes that dont want to be convinced
(DIR) Post #9mkwtFdFQMSIgvYQee by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-09T19:32:30Z
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@mlubertMore eyes see, more is seen, more is known. You still don't get it, do you? Here we have an access point. Where we can find the extremists and the terrorists to keep watch on, and those on the fringes to convert.If gab it's blocked all around, if gab is destroyed even, they'll retreat. Fringes are lost in a rabbit hole, extremists are unchecked... That's not a reason to celebrate, that's dangerous...@isolategab
(DIR) Post #9mkwtGD3HF5yTyJ1Si by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T19:49:47Z
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@Augur @mlubert Except we have all that even while not federating their content out.
(DIR) Post #9ml35hyKTwFjmojpmS by jimpjorps@radical.town
2019-09-09T20:58:57Z
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@Augur @isolategab some of us also just want a place to have some fun online with friends and compatriots without having to worry about MagaBernice1953 or KekFrog_NPCSlayer barging into our mentions, we don't exist to be 24/7 paragons of humanity who have to be always on-duty to rehabilitate assholes who have to be taught to be kind to other people
(DIR) Post #9mlBt4kHOn6iEvDYno by djitter@mastodon.social
2019-09-09T22:37:51Z
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@isolategab Hello! I would like to point out that we are NOT in any way related to Gab. We only use their source code because the interface is more like Twitter 😉 We handle rules on our instance and we don't want any trouble with other servers or people! Feel free to block us if you like to but I just want to say we come in peace and we are not Gab nor do we come from Gab!
(DIR) Post #9mlExAu8HUSdV4u4u0 by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-09T23:12:15Z
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Hey @djitter We do appreciate that just using #Gab server code does not make you a "Gab organized" or supporting group for sure. But you can see how we do double check. And many who do, are. What will be your policy about federating Gab content?
(DIR) Post #9mlP9QDIBg99zsLNS4 by DavidBond@qoto.org
2019-09-10T01:06:36Z
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@djitter @root Just a reminder that you have absolutely no obligation to explain or justify your server to @isolategab . This account has a repuation for cyber-bulling and terrorizing people on the fediverse.I'd recommend just ignoring or maybe muting them, your instance looks really cool man welcome!
(DIR) Post #9mlZVzTkoii0FpIpMW by miro@todon.nl
2019-09-10T03:02:37Z
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@isolategab @Augur they actually can't...I can prove this: I actually have a Gab account where I post useless bullshit, but also to see how Gab actually works when it comes to federationif I try to search up my own masto account from Gab (the same account I'm using to write this post) you can easily see that NONE of my messages actually show up. only like 2 actually...
(DIR) Post #9mm8lkvOC5e08zTvPc by root@djitter.com
2019-09-10T09:37:43Z
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@DavidBond Thank you David! I thought it was in order since people spoke about us but I guess you’re right. The account blocked me before even asking what this instance is all about.. A little weird indeed.. @djitter
(DIR) Post #9mmvZQKNqHvWXivD1s by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-10T02:39:30Z
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@jimpjorpsI get it. You want 'safe spaces'. There's no such thing. You interact with other human beings, with thoughts and ideas of their own: there is no safe place on earth, or this universe. But I get it. And I respect that. I also get (and respect!) that you want to at least shield you from what shit you can. Doesn't change my mind though...@isolategab
(DIR) Post #9mmvZQc6mO6ZQhDMem by jimpjorps@radical.town
2019-09-10T03:49:57Z
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@Augur @isolategab there's gradations between "completely ensconced in perfect safety" and "exposed indiscriminately to everything", people can choose to set up an online social circle they're comfortable with without being hopeless waifs who can't deal with conflict
(DIR) Post #9mmvZQtpiUHcJfVWHg by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-10T04:57:12Z
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@jimpjorpsIsn't that why we have a Home Timeline, a Local Timeline and a Federated one?@isolategab
(DIR) Post #9mmvZRCcadJPFwIWZM by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-10T18:44:29Z
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@Augur @jimpjorps Federation is not a right. Each instance and community can by design have freedom of association as to what they wish to enable or be associated with in terms of Federation.
(DIR) Post #9mmvrqUTJCYKtiQOIq by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-10T18:47:49Z
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@isolategab @Augur @jimpjorps hey remember a few days ago when Gab/Spinster admins suggested people create accounts on other p instances and attempt to disrupt things? It kinda looks exactly like what he's doing? I've already reported him for suspect behavior. Maybe others should do the same?
(DIR) Post #9mnCftgjIBhsYq2wbo by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-10T21:56:08Z
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@miro @Augur Gab itself blocks instances federating TO them.
(DIR) Post #9mnD0kP30eqBqQia3s by miro@todon.nl
2019-09-10T21:59:54Z
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@isolategab @Augur they're so whiny ugh
(DIR) Post #9mnDEfHmpcoQ1oxT3g by miro@todon.nl
2019-09-10T22:02:28Z
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@isolategab @Augur actually no that's not how blocking worksI know several legit masto instances that properly federate to Gab. I'm pretty sure that when you block an instance, you prevent its users from looking at your instance as well. so essentially, it works both ways
(DIR) Post #9mnDl5xnBGig2A4Oae by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-10T22:08:17Z
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@miro @Augur Here was my sorcing on that those in blocked instances can still "hear outward" to the larger fedi, that a block isn't "two way." https://medium.com/@maloki/on-mastodon-and-nazis-11dcaba3f481
(DIR) Post #9mnE2xQRfAOolazPRQ by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:11:35.671009Z
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@mlubert @Augur @isolategab no, it doesn't, because their argument isn't "gab should exist" but "as long as gab exists, blocking them will do more harm than good to anti-fascism"
(DIR) Post #9mnE6kel52TuK2UesS by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:12:17.662294Z
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@isolategab @miro @Augur hah, I love the "unfortunately" part of that, because it's so awful. It's a good thing that people on instances you've blocked can see your posts.
(DIR) Post #9mnEVRan6408R5PbkW by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-10T22:14:47Z
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@mazuba @Augur@metalhead.club @isolategab No, it's very clear they're arguing out of bad faith, as is anyone with your argument. It's repeatedly shown that cutting off hate speech meeting places and breeding grounds makes it harder to spread, organize, and harm.*checks profile, 0 followers, 9 followed, instance federates with known Gabbers*
(DIR) Post #9mnEVRzxaU8Nh9Bhyq by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:16:45.222957Z
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@mlubert @isolategab we don't federate with Gab.You also don't understand how follow counts federate.And again, my argument (and his argument) isn't "platforms should guarantee free speech" it's "cutting off gabbers from opposing ideologies will do no benefit to getting them to change their views". It's a different argument.
(DIR) Post #9mnEodQfJQykeHpKBE by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-10T22:18:45Z
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@mazuba @isolategab No, your argument is still that people should be exposed to hate, bigotry, and abuse and be forced to proselytize and be free 24/7 councilors for the bigots on the off chance it might make one person better. No, and again, those there made their bed. Cutting them off before others find it and making it as hard as possible for them to spread their hate is 10000000x more effective.
(DIR) Post #9mnEodsfdJNe38vgpc by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:20:12.629646Z
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@mlubert @isolategab your argument assumes two things* It's not everyone's job to oppose fascists* Fascism is inherently more appealing than your ideologyI doubt you think the first one is true, and if the second one is true you have bigger problems.
(DIR) Post #9mnEwc2KNEdCe9FNT6 by a7@pl.smuglo.li
2019-09-10T22:21:39.944683Z
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@mlubert @isolategab @mazuba nigger
(DIR) Post #9mnEzJIOVZiBOL34CG by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-10T22:21:02Z
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@mazuba @isolategab What? OK, guess it's also my job to teach basic reading comprehension.
(DIR) Post #9mnEzJlokBFOraoZ3g by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:22:08.783407Z
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@mlubert @isolategab so you don't think that people should, you know, actually oppose fascism? Good to know, maybe we should be blocking you instead.
(DIR) Post #9mnF7GdMHyPfS7eGoq by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-10T22:23:04Z
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@mazuba @isolategab https://www.fediverse.space/instance/fedi.absturztau.beLook at known peers. All of Gab is there. Bye.
(DIR) Post #9mnF7Gq7WWca5hcSi8 by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:23:34.699511Z
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@mlubert @isolategab that's not how it works, peers shows instances you've blocked.
(DIR) Post #9mnFCtH63AyWk8uv4a by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-10T22:24:01Z
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@mazuba @isolategab Nope, that's Neighbors but thanks for playing!
(DIR) Post #9mnFCtTrHjBRNit6xs by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:24:36.368438Z
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@mlubert @isolategab no, check your own peers, I'm sure some instances you blocked show up there.
(DIR) Post #9mnFn1LpV3jKDUMKRM by seven@social.panthermodern.net
2019-09-10T22:31:05Z
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@mazuba @mlubert @isolategab I mean, if you think blocking them in any way keeps them from having discussion among themselves on their "hate speech meeting place and breeding ground" I think you clearly don't know anything about how that works... 🤔
(DIR) Post #9mnFscsnNxHU4DS3V2 by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:32:09.257622Z
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@seven @mlubert @isolategab exactly my point, it harms them if you challenge them, and only helps them if you block them
(DIR) Post #9mnFtSQvint9wqoXHk by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-10T22:32:09Z
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@seven @mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be @isolategab Yawn. Great reading comprehension. Bye.
(DIR) Post #9mnFwnDGv4xXGR13Ee by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:32:54.204409Z
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@seven @isolategab @mlubert now, I actually don't mind blocking Gab, but for different reasons, mainly because their posts are 99% garbage. It's like blocking the political version of Switter.
(DIR) Post #9mnG1QKdQ2NZkNfU3c by seven@social.panthermodern.net
2019-09-10T22:33:43Z
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@mazuba @mlubert @isolategab This is fair.
(DIR) Post #9mnGpFpGknJVdul4AS by seven@social.panthermodern.net
2019-09-10T22:42:42Z
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@mazuba @mlubert @isolategab *shrug*
(DIR) Post #9mnH4qKtICaXDiyxZQ by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:45:33.945545Z
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@seven @mlubert @isolategab I'm sure my instance got a report too, yay :ablobcatrainbow:
(DIR) Post #9mnHGq1SHf75itbwZM by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-10T22:47:40Z
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@seven @mazuba @mlubert I don’t - it does keep that conversation inside a shrinking and expensive to maintain solo that will eventually eat itself though.
(DIR) Post #9mnHP1vJv63CwyeDXE by mlubert@mastodon.circlelinego.com
2019-09-10T22:49:04Z
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@isolategab @seven@panthermodern.net @mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be MY and other alt right figures admitted as much, as well as the fact Gab is constantly scrambling for resources and funding.
(DIR) Post #9mnHUdUPg5IquIjduS by ELR@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-10T22:50:13.775250Z
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@mazuba @seven @isolategab @mlubert every time you say "my instance" I dont know if you are speaking about "this instance" or other.
(DIR) Post #9mnI6FIg3rY6tDBCNc by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-10T22:56:59Z
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@mazuba @mlubert @seven Not a bad analogy.
(DIR) Post #9mocwF9gUuwxGiHY24 by djitter@mastodon.social
2019-09-11T14:25:06Z
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@isolategab Thank you for sharing. We are planning on blocking Gab and related sites completely, we do not support their 'choice of content'.
(DIR) Post #9mosjq7d87tOJmz3mS by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-11T17:21:11Z
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@isolategabJust out of curiosity, it's it possible that "silence" and "block" got confused in this piece?Essentially what I'm saying is that, since they're here, we can as well listen to them. Take the wind out of their sails. Expose them to a differing opinion/worldview. Blocking them does NONE of that, except making those who block, SEEM (!) close minded and unwilling to dialog...@miro
(DIR) Post #9mozKc4OwCGrAyOLNQ by unlofl@mastodon.technology
2019-09-10T14:50:26Z
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@djitter @isolategab why not just disavow gab in your "what's your relationship to gab" section? It's very strange to have that section, and completely avoid addressing what most people know about gab.
(DIR) Post #9mozKco8CAqnSnmrei by djitter@mastodon.social
2019-09-11T14:25:43Z
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@unlofl Thank you for letting us know. Today we will rewrite that part to make clear that we do not support Gab in any way. We also will block them from federating.@isolategab
(DIR) Post #9mozKd2JLSC2AmQBl2 by djitter@mastodon.social
2019-09-11T14:28:01Z
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@unlofl @isolategab Here's a screenshot from our blocking list at djitter.com 🙂
(DIR) Post #9mozPHeuFmBrJsh4ts by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-11T18:35:21Z
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@Augur @miro Hmmm. I don't think so, it seems pretty clear, and she is one of the developers of key Mastodon projects. So those blocked do still see out, we just don't have to offer a channel for their content to radiate outward of their instances.Regarding listening: You can listen to them fine without federating them. Just login to Gab and search. Or use other instance search tools. And if the goal is to take the wind out of their sails, when you silence or bock them, that right there makes "no wind in their sales" outside of their siloed island -- as no way for that content to be channeled outside of it's silo.
(DIR) Post #9mozsYMZE6xhWb4Yng by isolategab@todon.nl
2019-09-11T18:41:44Z
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@djitter @unlofl Thanks: your being transparent on that is much appreciated! And appreciate those blocks as good ones. Recommend adding spinster.xyz as an anti-trans Gab spin off that also Federates most (maybe all) of Gab content. Thoughts?
(DIR) Post #9mp1M1nEz6uJ9YARCy by Augur@metalhead.club
2019-09-11T18:57:03Z
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@isolategabI have to take that to the bank, but will keep my eyes open, because something seems off here...Taking the wind out, in the sense of listening to their "concerns" and then refuting them, while giving them the impression that we take their concerns serious.Let us agree to disagree. I'm not advocating in favor of Gab and the radicals there, but to take them serious enough not to ignore them. @miro
(DIR) Post #9mpJ0QW5DXngSbyyLA by mazuba@fedi.absturztau.be
2019-09-11T22:16:35.039270Z
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@isolategab @djitter @unlofl Wouldn't personally recommend, they don't have the same problems that Gab does and unless you're an instance full of very vulnerable people fully defederating would do more harm than good.