Shibaprasad Bhattacharya @shibaprasad@qoto.org

The horrific incident "happened", to a power-hungry, image-obsessed Govt ONLY after people noticed it happened. If no one had noticed it/video hadn't surfaced, the incident could have been buried to protect BJP's double-engine image as if it never happened.

After 8 months working on Mastodon, in particular on infrastructure for mastodon.social and mastodon.online, I have been able to articulate my vision for the future of Trust & Safery for Mastodon : https://renchap.com/blog/post/evolving_mastodon_trust_and_safety/

We need better tools to go along the growth of the Fediverse, and they need to enable multiple instances to work together on those topics and keep our loved network safe for everyone!

#mastoadmin #mastodon #Moderation #TrustAndSafety

#DailyBloggingChallenge (001/10)

In the past I have been quite fruitful with daily challenges. Successfully achieved the 50 day #StatisticsChallenge and slowly creeping up on 365 day mark of the #MappingChallenge (@barefootstache@en.osm.town) with less than a month to go. Thus, I will attempt the daily blogging challenge.

The requirements will be quite simple for the begining and might expand through time:

- It must use `hashtag (XX/YY)` format. This has two benefits:
1. One can follow the hashtag thereby potentialy creating its own atom/rss feed.
2. One can filter out these posts if unwanted.
- It must be post ready before slumber. This puts the focus on writing rather than publishing and gives a grace period if no internet connection.
- If written on mobile, it must be written with the #8pen keyboard.
- It must be at least one paragraph or three sentences long.

This challenge was sparked after reading the article

https://www.yieldcode.blog/post/why-engineers-should-write/

written by @skwee357.

Netflix plans crackdown on password sharing in India, other markets

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/netflix-plans-to-crackdown-on-password-sharing-in-india-other-markets-10991471.html

#MastIndia #India #Netflix @mastodonindians

Wrestlers’ sexual harassment case: Brij Bhushan Singh gets interim bail

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s co-accused Vinod Tomar, the former WFI assistant secretary, was also granted interim bail.

#WrestlersProtest #SexualAssault #BrijBhushanSingh #VinodTomar #SexualHarassment #ViolenceAgainstWomen #BJP #WFI #sports #wrestling #VineshPhogat #SakshiMalik #BajrangPunia #india

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-court-interim-bail-wfi-chief-brij-bhushan-sharan-singh-vinor-tomar-sexual-harassment-case-8846054/

Manipur: Silence of consent will destroy the Indian State

Silence should not usually be construed as consent but how else do we read Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s continuing silence on Manipur. In governance, indifference is a form of consent, bordering on complicity.

#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurUnrest #NarendraModi #majoritarianism #india

https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/manipur-silence-of-consent-will-destroy-the-indian-state-1237395.html

Seeing a lot of posts with #CuratorClouds. Here’s mine.

#Clouds #Throwback

Comparing my list to followers/following here to what it looked like on #Twitter, I don't see a lot of people from #India, or that region of the world, here on #Mastodon? This is a bit surprising to me. I can't remember having seen any discussions on this either, so I'd be interested to hear why people think that is, or even better, that I'm wrong!

Request for admins: You might've seen this mentioned, but I wrote a tool to help people move their posts when they change instances.

It's still in development, but I'd like to hear from instance admins if there's anything about it they're worried might affect their instances, or anything that could be made clearer in the documentation to help.

The documentation is here: https://mastodoncontentmover.github.io/

If you have time, it'd be great to hear your thoughts 🙏

#MastoAdmin

(Boosts much appreciated!)