Post Azuait2rG8aHb6kndw by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
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 (DIR) Post #AztVb2qeEZWukuWYVs by markwyner@mas.to
       2025-11-04T05:48:16Z
       
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       Moderation. It’s a roller coaster.Today, a (literal) nazi opened an account and began harassing people. We received ~80 reports within minutes. That may be a record.We suspended the account, of course. But not before a lot of people yelled at us. For the record, this is not preventable when registration is open. We can only react. So be nice.My gratitude and love for the person behind this report. It made me chuckle. 🫶🏻🧵 1/3#Moderation #Mastodon #MasTo #BeKind #PunchANazi #FediAdmin
       
 (DIR) Post #AztVb4BbG9squBKnoG by markwyner@mas.to
       2025-11-04T06:54:11Z
       
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       Some clarity on how Mastodon registrations work.Admins can use closed or open registration. New accounts need approval if closed, while anyone can register when open. Mas.to is open. When we get an influx of bad accounts, we close for a bit.The only way to guarantee no rogue accounts is with closed reg. Open reg means bad folks can appear. But we react as quickly as possible when that happens. Which requires reports from y’all.🧵 2/3
       
 (DIR) Post #AztVb5BHYpDvzUC3xA by markwyner@mas.to
       2025-11-04T06:57:40Z
       
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       We’re a huge server. One of the biggest. So we get targeted. A lot.For every nazi account you may see for a brief moment, you don’t see hundreds of others that we managed to catch before you saw it. We block some email domains and IPs when we can. We do tons of pre-emptive work behind the scenes.We’re also volunteers. We have a team that spans many time zones. But that doesn’t mean we have someone on guard 24/7/365. Shit happens. It’s no reflection of the integrity of our team/server.🧵 3/3
       
 (DIR) Post #Azuait2rG8aHb6kndw by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2025-11-04T19:36:14Z
       
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       @markwyner Thank you.  No, THANK YOU!  In the fediverse, encountering bigots etc doesn't have the same effect on me as doing so on Facebook etc did -- in corporate sites it was part of the rising background radiation and reporting them was hit and miss at best. I'm the fedi, I KNOW AND SEE them be dealt with. I can see and hear -- eg this, from you now -- that it is dealt with. And same day or next generally. So instead of feeling like I'll soon be drowning in shit, were all involved in the management of trouble. So my reporting a post etc to an admin is again, peer to peer. Fundamental relationships have been changed in fediverse methodology.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzujtNJsSAkpyXn4Xg by markwyner@mas.to
       2025-11-04T21:18:57Z
       
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       @tomjennings thank you. Truly. And, yes, that’s the beautiful thing. We’re all on the same side, fighting the same battle.The major difference with Mastodon is that moderators actually moderate. There’s no hidden agenda of harboring horrible people. No CEOs welcoming fascists and dictators to their platform.Yes, there are rogue instances. But by and large Mastodon is a community of ethical folks.