Mastodon, it's really simple.
You want everyone to leave the dodgy car salesman's X-hole?
You want a future where social media is community-owned and decentralised, instead of a corporate surveillance sphere?
Well, those things won't happen until Black Twitter migrates here.
And Black Twitter won't touch this place until there's proper moderation in place.
The issues raised by Mekka, Timnit, Kim, Sam, and others are not a peripheral issue.
Fixing moderation is absolutely central, core work that is mission critical for the Fedi being successful.
And if you don't do it, then please don't complain when (not if) everyone leaves for BlueSky.
EDIT: In terms of the kind of moderation tools that are needed, take a look at this post by Mekka: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/112860109548583248
@ajsadauskas Wait -- does xitter have *better* moderation right now?
I saw some posts from various admins a day or so ago about how they de-federated a literal nazi instance. Some people are trying.
With the understanding that there are problems that need to be addressed -- is xitter really the lesser of two evils?
@mshiltonj See for example this discussion:
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/112860037633719411
