I just had a post reported by "mastodon.online"

Which is odd because that is a domain, not a user, and there is nothing wrong with the post at all.

What is going on? Is this some new kind of spam?

@aubreyjones, I'm obviously going to dismiss this but can anyone tell me why there isn't a user who made this report? Why is it just the domain? It feels very OFF.

https://gaygeek.social/@aubreyjones/114228338485345117

#moderation #mastodonHelp #mastodonSupport

EDIT: I have learned that forwarded reports are anonymous.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dy62mdx64e6i32pcuzfkekmk/post/3ll2zf7thf22v

How can this happen? Sometimes, accounts want to follow me that are completely empty, no posts, no communication (even not on their instance). But they have crazily many followers in a very short time. A new scam? Superfamous people under idiotic aliases? 22 K followers - most of them with 0 followers ! for a guy with an idiotic alias and a fake profile photo.

„Fandom and the multimillion dollar business of monetizing volunteer work ” is my newest blog post about Fandom (big F), wikis, volunteer work and capitalism. If you have the time and any of those topics interest you, give it a read.

https://frisk.space/posts/fandom-and-the-multimillion-business-of-monetizing-volunteer-work/

Okay, I want to take a moment to talk about toot-shaming behavior on Fedi. But first, I want to thank the person who blocked me for introducing me to the term "pornado"—I will cherish it.

So, there's a kind of reply-person on Fedi who seems to like to *vocally* use moderation tools. It's not enough to block or report someone, they have to loudly announce it, to rub it in. It's a "fuck you *slams door*" kind of response.

I typed out a paragraph defending my OP, but you can see for yourself, it's linked below.

While discussing where to take this post, my girlfriend pointed out that the behavior whiffs of the same thing I was talking about in my "doubt caltrops" post. It's a way of policing behavior that isn't against any rules, but that *they* find personally objectionable.

Just filter/block/report as necessary and move the fuck on.

https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/114203420868896657

Blanket-bans SUCK.

Over and over, I hear voices who demand bans on #socialmedia access for people below a certain age or general bans of social media.

Please stop thinking you can just ban the problem away. Think for example about the people who use social media as a safe space... the LGBTQ+ #kids and teens in some conservative hinterland who use social media to be able to connect to other #queer kids, which is impossible to do safely in public.
There is an undeniable, overproportional impact on marginalized communities.
That's just one example.

To solve the (anti-)social media issue, we need #education and #moderation, not generalized #bans for a certain group.

Hearing Felix mention that Mastodon doesn't have an AI slop issue on the EFF chat, but only a few hours ago I had to suspend federation to an AI slop instance...

Mastodon without @iftas is already struggling!

#Alert The #ai hashtag is full of bot accounts parroting each other, therefore dumbing down the time line.

This is the spammy instance: Now to block!

@bxpanda@ social.freysa.ai

Sample of the spam on the Ai hashtag

A not-so-random reminder: Mastondon #moderation needs YOUR reports to be excellent.

#Minecraft #Griefers whining about getting banned by #Mojang are just pathetic!

• Like what did you expect? Getting a cookie??

It's not like #Microsoft doesn't know how to handle #toxic #gamers...

• Either consider blowing $$ regularly on new accounts as a "business expense" or reflect upon your actions for once.

This video highlights how important the #Fediverse is and how important good human #Moderation is.
#Elon #Twiiter #X #Bots #SocialMedia #SocialWeb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ5XN_mJE8Y

Since I am on an IT Security server now, I thought I'd post this just to depress the younger folks. Roll on #UBI !

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ageism-trust-safety-michael-lawrie-msc-ctt/

It seems that #Reddit can't let anyone talk about a certain #Nintendo character... because he gets his name flagged as "violent" as a result. https://mindsconnected.tech/index.php?showtopic=1040&view=getnewpost #censorship #moderation #internet #luigi

Independent Federated Trust and Safety: Who, What, and How?

As the Fediverse continues to grow, new challenges arise in community management and user safety. A new organization seeks to make it easier.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/08/who-is-iftas/