We're badly in need of better decentralized moderation tools.
Individuals blocking individuals is not an effective way to handle abuse.
I want the ability to have an automated way to block instances if they do not handle abuse reports. If I see an abusive user from an unfamiliar instance, it's not easy for me to know whether their behavior is the norm or will go unpunished. It would be nice to have a one-click:
1. Block this user for me from an abusive post
2. Report to *their* instance admin "If the linked behavior is acceptable on your instance, I will block your instance."
3. Autoblock the instance if no response in, say, 3 days
4. If the admin responds, give the option to block the instance.
I blocked some dude who was a jerk in his first interaction with me. That sort of thing I think is fine to handle as an individual. I wouldn't report someone for being a jerk.
I'm talking about serially abusive people who interject slurs into threads. There's no reason every Fediverse user should have to individually deal with these people and the instances that facilitate their behavior. And to the extent that they have to, give them good tools.
@acjay , my old pattern was to warn folks, but I am rethinking this. Should I warn, or just block when someone is openly a jerk to a stranger? How about when you see someone being a jerk to a 3rd party?
@JonKramer I think there are many reasonable ways to approach it. It would be cool to have tools to track warnings. I would probably do it if there were. I don't like blocking people, but it's also hard to justify spending my attention on people who are jerks from the very first interaction.
I try to chime in if I see someone being a dick on someone else's post, if it hasn't been called out already. But I think the pile-ons that can happen on Twitter can be excessive.