Posts by llebrun@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #APCErlOZNaCiXc0LlA by llebrun@mastodon.social
2022-10-31T03:28:10Z
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:mastodon: News: PressProgress has joined Mastodon – follow here:https://mastodon.online/@pressprogress
(DIR) Post #APigmsCo4Ut2yAILCq by llebrun@mastodon.social
2022-11-18T03:19:04Z
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The collapse of Twitter for (basically) self-inflicted reasons makes a strong case for building online infrastructure structured as a non-profit or public utility.People rely on these platforms for public information, use them for democratic debate and many invest their livelihoods in them.These platforms are too important to public safety, peoples’ livelihoods and democracy to leave in the hands of eccentric billionaires or the whims of stock markets.
(DIR) Post #APjW4VyCZp9csjdJ3Y by llebrun@mastodon.social
2022-11-18T04:54:33Z
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@moparisthebest And yet here you are, communicating with me on an open, federated platform that is incorporated as a non-profit!
(DIR) Post #APppT4rZWdY93IXy0O by llebrun@mastodon.social
2022-11-21T15:58:59Z
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This is a big problem for Mastodon. Canadian journalist Erica Ifill just had her mastodon.online account suspended without explanation. She's been sharing stuff critical of Mastodon re: intersectional issues.I get the decentralized structure and idea that each server has its own rules. But this Reddit-style moderation, where moderators with god-complexes make mysterious and arbitrary decisions, is going to cause people migrating to Mastodon to flee in droves. https://www.presscheck.org/journalists/erica-ifill
(DIR) Post #APppT6ckygt4VvdABs by llebrun@mastodon.social
2022-11-21T16:12:44Z
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I also don't think it is a serious solution to tell people, especially those from vulnerable communities, to just go find a server that respects them / allows them to criticize racism, etc.People are joining Mastodon in good faith, but if they encounter these problems once, twice or more, it starts to send them the message they're not welcome here. It becomes a real brand problem and platform integrity issue.
(DIR) Post #APppT8IckVyHi4E75U by llebrun@mastodon.social
2022-11-21T16:24:28Z
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There are a lot of people with good intentions putting work and time into building this platform who are probably frazzled and burnt out by how quickly its growing (first among them, Mastodon's founder @Gargron no doubt).That said, I think it needs to continually ask itself if its structure and rules are advancing its mission and values or getting in the way of them? TBH, this kind of stuff seems at odds with what I like about Mastodon.
(DIR) Post #APqJE47J0z4r1EfECe by llebrun@mastodon.social
2022-11-21T21:58:43Z
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Update: Good to see @Mastodon being responsive and I'm sure it was an innocent mistake, but these mistakes keep happening and they point to deeper issues with the approach to moderation over here that really need to be worked out. A lot of responsibility is left on the shoulders of volunteer mods. Things could be more transparent and less arbitrary.I hope people take some of these concerns that have been surfacing seriously rather than just tell people to go find a different server or whatever
(DIR) Post #APqJE5dbMOVNjgmXBI by llebrun@mastodon.social
2022-11-21T22:22:08Z
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And here is @Gargron addressing the moderation issue outlined above.Some bigger questions about how these systems are set-up, but at least someone is stepping forward and showing accountability:https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/109383947978442853
(DIR) Post #APs0hUFTQXLBeMihfc by llebrun@mastodon.social
2022-11-21T16:41:23Z
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@peter It seems to me if a Black journalist who criticizes racism is given no explanation as to why their account was mysteriously suspended, that is a problem with how the moderation system is designed.I don't think anyone seriously thinks Erica was banned with good cause. She has every right question how the moderation system works.
(DIR) Post #ATt4OsONSHkk1h0GVk by llebrun@mastodon.social
2023-03-22T22:06:01Z
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Update on Elon’s $44 billion mission to save free speech:Twitter is censoring Canadian news outlets and politicians tweeting about civil liberties in India.The social media company is actively blocking Canadian news outlets, politicians and activists speaking out about a ‘mega crackdown’ on civil liberties in the State of Punjab.https://pressprogress.ca/twitter-censorship-canada-news-journalists-politicians-civil-liberties-india/
(DIR) Post #AU9ukxC30BRnm9LWaW by llebrun@mastodon.social
2023-03-30T22:21:34Z
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NEW: CBC informs me it decided not to pay Twitter to verify its CBC News accounts.According to CBC’s Head of Public Affairs Chuck Thompson: “We too are not paying to verify our CBC branded accounts.”
(DIR) Post #AXPAP0yES0fybr3jwe by llebrun@mastodon.social
2023-07-06T01:39:37Z
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Comparing and contrasting app privacy policies for Threads, Bluesky, Twitter and Mastodon:
(DIR) Post #AYdMWIgupmqbxn709Q by llebrun@mastodon.social
2023-08-11T21:09:24Z
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A right-wing third-party advertising group funded by billionaire Lululemon founder Chip Wilson is posting homophobic memes mocking the end of Justin Trudeau’s marriage.https://pressprogress.ca/a-right-wing-group-funded-by-lululemons-founder-is-posting-homophobic-memes-about-justin-trudeau/