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#QOTO BLOCKED ? Which servers?...
1-What servers are blocking / #defederating #QOTO - @freemo or anyone know?
2-Is there also site for showing blocks / defed?
TLDR version finished...
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More on that (but can skip it)...
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#Admins or people who can say "We are blocking you!" concretely to help QOTO deal with it
Reasons why + any offending examples / links.
Any page links saying #QOTO is blocked elsewhere.
Honesty is great (not looking for any trouble).
Thanks
Pasted below from a Reddit link:
r/Mastodon
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QOTO.org: an inclusive, STEM-focued instance supporting Academic Freedom
In light of many complaints that some Mastodon communities are excessively touchy and block-happy, I want to bring awareness to the excellent instance at QOTO -- "question others to teach ourselves". This is a STEM-focused instance that attempts to embody the ideals of Academic Freedom -- allowing users to listen to whatever they wish as long as they do not abuse others or spread hateful ideologies.
I'm promoting this specific instance because they have been getting pushback from the larger Mastodon community over their 'open federation' policy -- ultimately causing them to be dropped from the 'joinmastodon' directory. QOTOs only has a blanket ban on a few other instances, and otherwise provides users with the option to activate the 'fediblock' blocklist on their own account by importing a CSV file.
While many Mastodon users will value having a more heavily moderated experience that errors on the side of blocking inappropriate content, I think the social network as a whole benefits from having a some major nodes that error on the side of allowing speech.
Please check it out if you are interested in STEM. The server is functioning well, and I've had a good experience over there (but granted, I haven't posted much that would draw the attention of bigots).
Edit: STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
Reddit
reReddit: Top posts of 2022
https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/z09ioa/qotoorg_an_inclusive_stemfocued_instance/
"Mastodon seems so inactive" ... "almost no engagement" ... (Reddit post / feedback)
My summary first / agree with these:
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"ghost town"
2 "no engagement" (almost like it's bad past 1 reply / not the point of Fediverse to unite?)
3 
This #QOTO server might be #blocked / #defederated too or name somehow not helping for historical reasons with others making name bad or other #admins getting wrong idea.
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#Pasted post below from #Reddit:
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"Mastodon seems so inactive"
Is it just me, or does #Mastodon feel so empty? Sure, there are trending posts, but most of the posts from regular users you click on have no likes, boosts, or comments.
Even accounts with 1,000 #followers have almost no #engagement.
On the other hand, BlueSky feels much more alive. What's the issue? I really enjoy Mastodon, but I feel like it's kind of ghost town.
EDIT:
Thank you for all the responses.
Some remarks:
I should work on my feed.
(follow more people + hashtags + make lists)
The amount of likes/favs is not shown from all instances, so it might look like no one is liking posts.
(Pasted from Reddit post) https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/1ioqr97/mastodon_seems_so_inactive/
#QOTO BLOCKED ? Which servers?...
@freemo I re-drafted the post indeed as this https://qoto.org/@freeschool/114014381232127982 (or click this post)
Same #QOTO hashtag means you can easily relocate posts, and as fail-safe if things change in future...
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TWO MAIN THINGS:
1/ At least snow was responding openly somewhat / not always hiding. Almost as a tester testing things to show how it can be abused....
2/ Would be good to have a way to reverse blocks and decisions just as easily with collected evidence - for example if snow was being honest it was them doing it and you had the screenshots / info to confirm / counter the original screenshots.
Without much debate just a kind of 1:1 counter...
But mostly asking Eugene (must be crazy busy) and any popular admin to pay attention to balance thins I think is near impossible / shortening-time.
I remember reading it before BUT a quick look still * doesn't answer *:
1 Current list of QOTO #blocking servers...?
2 If #QOTO is on FediBlock / other lists,,,?
Would be a good update and status from after-maths of sorts...
https://jeffreyfreeman.me/blog/eugen-rochko-ceo-of-mastodon-found-to-support-nazis-agenda/
Eugen Rochko, CEO of Mastodon, Caves to Nazi's Agenda by Jeffrey Phillips AFreeman
This post / thread also seems relevant and interesting
https://qoto.org/@QOTO/105585450020302544
Mainly about:
https://qoto.org/@QOTO/105585450020302544