Radicalisation and the Fediverse
In real life, I've seen good, sensible, compassionate people turn into racists, bigots and conspiracy theory belieivers.
Why? Because they were radicalised.
Radicalisation happens when people get exposed again and again to lies spread by extreme groups, usually about vulnerable minorities the extremists want to persecute.
It is *really* important for Fediverse admins to block this material. The further these lies spread, the greater the danger to minorities.
Radicalisation and the Fediverse
@feditips the most common example of radicalisation on fedi I’ve seen is caused directly by over-moderation creating echo chambers where people who think they’re always 100% right saviours of the oppressed and humanity overall lash out with aggression, racism and sexism upon encountering anything that doesn’t confirm their worldview, or even just casually because nobody’s gonna contest them.
It’s really important for the Fediverse admins to block only the material that really needs to be blocked and not just anything they don’t like or agree with.
Radicalisation and the Fediverse
@Amikke I mean a cursory view of your profile just shows you being racist? https://qoto.org/@Amikke/110094392160537523
I'd argue that actually admin have a responsibility to set community rules and stick to them. There's a lot of bad faith actors out there who hide under a guise of "disrupting the echo chamber" and that's what happens on twitter right now. Lots of disruption and hate and abuse and death threats. I don't love the sound of that, not gonna lie.
Radicalisation and the Fediverse
@sammy how on Earth is that racist? Do you consider the French a race? I fully expected the kind of people I described to go through my profile looking for anything they can over-interpret to declare me a racist/bigot in an attempt to disqualify my opinion and you still managed to surprise me.
Radicalisation and the Fediverse
@Amikke just trying to bust you out of your echo chamber 😂