Post APoMj9Sd8uV3BzP600 by warkittens@infosec.exchange
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(DIR) Post #APnbJrkh9NVXBWIJSS by thomasareed@infosec.exchange
2022-11-20T15:05:24Z
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If you’re new to Mastodon, you may at some point find that you’re being pressured to put your posts behind a content warning (CW). Although CWs make sense for things like images of violence or nudity, some people are bullying others to put CWs on discussions of politics, racism, etc.Please know that you should not feel pressured to obey these individuals. They do not speak for all. If someone does not want to be exposed to these topics, Mastodon gives them all the tools they need to avoid them, such as keyword filters and the ability to block or mute people who are posting things they don’t like.
(DIR) Post #APnpSzF84F5gNjlzN2 by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-20T18:02:48Z
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@thomasareed This is exactly wrong. Be respectful. Use CWs. If you don't you will be blocked by people and your instance might be blocked and you won't have the experience you should be looking for.Natural selection will sort of weed you.This isn't twitter.
(DIR) Post #APoHrwSEN0p1gmaa8W by babinaba@mastodon.scot
2022-11-20T21:16:12Z
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@Ricardus @thomasareed but use CWs for what though? I've just read that some people don't like dogs but I posted a pic of my dog without a CW - do we then need to post everything behind a CW for fear of offending someone? I'm not having a go, genuinely trying to learn, but there doesn't seem to be a consensus what should go behind a CW and what is ok so I'm getting very confused
(DIR) Post #APoHrx83rUHZmW9zKy by thomasareed@infosec.exchange
2022-11-20T21:28:03Z
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@babinaba @Ricardus There is nothing wrong with posting a picture of your dog, and I don’t think anyone could reasonably say that such a picture should be behind a CW.That said, do try to use hashtags so that people who are interested can see those pix and those who aren’t can filter them out. For example, there’s a hashtag “# mon dog” (without spaces - I added them so this post wouldn’t show up under that hashtag) for posting dog photos on Monday. I filter that out so my feed isn’t inundated with dog photos on Mondays, while others may follow that hashtag to see all the amazing doggos. 🙂
(DIR) Post #APoHrxivePlzcrPQno by st3fan@mastodon.social
2022-11-20T22:28:16Z
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@thomasareed @babinaba @Ricardus It is a good question actually.Putting a picture of a thanksgiving dinner behind a CW because it may trigger someone with an eating disorder.Putting a picture of a dog behind a CW because it may trigger someone with cynophobia.What is the difference? How do you decide?
(DIR) Post #APoHryOPACwxhUoYS0 by babinaba@mastodon.scot
2022-11-20T22:48:38Z
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@st3fan @thomasareed @Ricardus so do we end up putting everything behind a CW in case someone is triggered by a photo or comment?
(DIR) Post #APoHrypLY2V733Q4Rc by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-20T23:21:03Z
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@babinaba @st3fan @thomasareed There is no consensus so use your best judgement. Food, alcohol, politics, violence, bodily harm, mental health.Those are good starting points.
(DIR) Post #APoJFi3HfYjHvPokZk by sean@blacksun.social
2022-11-20T22:57:29Z
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@Ricardus @thomasareed Social media by its nature is opt-out, before opt-in. No one can control what other people post, only what they see.Unfollow, filter, mute, block. If someone gets blocked or filtered, or a server gets defederated, that's people opting out of their content, and everyone has the right to do that.I on the other hand, want to opt-in to follow people who are forthright and unafraid, and use CWs extremely sparingly.Natural selection will indeed take care of this!
(DIR) Post #APoJMbCFYWcKgsIRKi by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-20T23:37:49Z
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@sean Says who?You be you and see what happens. Good luck.
(DIR) Post #APoJWcAcn3IwbfJPW4 by Ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-20T23:39:37Z
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@sean Why are you afraid of CWs?
(DIR) Post #APoMj8jxoylqxSVQNU by DoctorDNS@masto.ai
2022-11-20T15:24:44Z
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@thomasareed There is a balance to be struck. JUst saying no to CW is as wrong as saying CW with everything.
(DIR) Post #APoMj9Sd8uV3BzP600 by warkittens@infosec.exchange
2022-11-20T22:21:54Z
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@DoctorDNS @thomasareed Asking people to CW their lived experiences with homo / transphobia, racism, discrimination, whatever is honestly bullshit. Just because it makes someone uncomfortable doesn't mean it should be hidden.
(DIR) Post #APoMjAHg57KhkJHrZA by AIaYYAle4i1uKmKpqy.gme@bofh.social
2022-11-21T00:14:59.152930Z
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@warkittens@DoctorDNS @thomasareed @jeffkirvin I agree with you but couldn't the same argument be said about all CWs then? What's the difference?
(DIR) Post #APozH3hWpBtkMBnT0a by PublicLewdness@freespeechextremist.com
2022-11-21T07:27:27.606248Z
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@thomasareed I have never and will never use a content warning. Other people's inability to handle something shouldn't be my concern.
(DIR) Post #APpxVAzUVrQcGllLqS by paul@notnull.click
2022-11-21T18:42:14.043548Z
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@thomasareed Fine, but please remember CW is not a way of silencing or removing things from conversation, in fact quite the opposite. but consider others - I have no reason to view political statements of a local community the other side of the world from me, the same as you don't want to hear about how my local council haven't fixed that pothole round the corner yet, right?! so why not add a subject so people who have interest in it can interact, and those that don't don't have to worry?in non-mastodon software CW's are known as "subjects" actually, which us a much better term for it, so think of CWs as subjects and everything is good
(DIR) Post #APrZKltYxCBwxPPoeW by jeffkirvin@mindly.social
2022-11-21T00:16:22Z
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@gme @thomasareed @warkittens @DoctorDNS Who you’re protecting: people with privilege or people without
(DIR) Post #APrZKmRwtLhIg3VHFY by warkittens@infosec.exchange
2022-11-21T00:40:04Z
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@jeffkirvin @gme @thomasareed @DoctorDNS as I stated below, locking this stuff behind a CW merely keeps it from the people who SHOULD see it — White people, cis people, straight people, etc.
(DIR) Post #APrZKmqPQPGNtuwoNM by Eylrid@spacey.space
2022-11-22T12:54:21Z
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@warkittens @jeffkirvin @gme @thomasareed @DoctorDNS CWs don't lock content though. Anyone can still read it if they want to, it just gives them an informed choice.Even on content that everyone should read informed consent is important.
(DIR) Post #APrZKnGdqsFNDHDlGS by AIaYYAle4i1uKmKpqy.gme@bofh.social
2022-11-22T13:20:49.137882Z
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But they do silence the voice.They place the speaker in an enclosed box in the middle of the square and force everyone to open the box in order to hear the speech.While that may be making an informed choice (you can clearly see who's speaking), it's still silencing the voice (you can't hear/ read what's being said).It's one thing if the speaker/author chooses to place their words behind a CW.Nothing wrong with that, and we should encourage people to do so when they feel it's appropriate.It's another thing altogether though to DEMAND (and even to request) someone place their words behind a CW.That's the problem.None of us has a right to tell someone else to control their own speech.
(DIR) Post #APudGYm6m7HKOk3VgG by edsuom@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-23T21:26:02Z
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@thomasareed Thanks for saying this. I ended my time on Twitter with 6700 people following what I had to say about #Covid being the worst pandemic in a hundred years and I’m not going to hide that terrible reality with some bland label that people can just scroll on past.P.S. Everybody, wear a good N95 respirator. It’s an airborne brain virus that’s still circulating about half as much as it was this summer, and with even less immune defenses against it.
(DIR) Post #APudGZVq25rGgZS1xY by nosat@liberdon.com
2022-11-24T00:49:05Z
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@edsuom @thomasareed wait until the slow acting lethal injections start kicking inhttps://odysee.com/@TheVoiceofReason:a/DiedSuddenly:f