People who are talking as if reblogging is what leads to harassment need to understand that abuse happens *far more* often in replies. Does that mean u shoudjnt be able to reply to people? No, it means we need controls! As far as I’m aware there’s no way to limit replies on Mastodon or filter them. Would love for more controls like that to be added. Threading on replies wouod help a lot too imo.
It’s also worth noting that a huge problem on Twitter was the way the feed algorithm optimized for attention and outrage. Mastodon doesn’t have that, so it’s impossible to replicate a similar dynamic on here because of the way this platform is currently structured (which I think is a very good thing!)
Sometimes you want to go viral, sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you want feedback on a post, sometimes you don’t. Part of meeting the needs of a wide user base (which should be the goal!) is allowing for customization. Facebook and other platforms allow a user to change the privacy settings on a post level, both after and before the post is published, and I think that’s great!
@taylorlorenz exactly. btw on twitter posts from private accounts can't be RTed or QTed. Mastodon could certainly use such feature too but with more granular control than that.
