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endharassment.net
A California 501(c)3 non-profit started by @lizthegrey.com, @binaryvixen899.bsky.social, and @remembrancermx.bsky.social to stop networked harassment groups from targeting vulnerable individuals. EIN 99-4544633 / CA reg no 6351204, IRS DLN 26053720002634
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A year ago, Joshua Moon crowdfunded >150k USD into an IOLTA, ostensibly to fund plaintiff-side litigation on behalf of his website Kiwi Farms and its operating entity Lolcow LLC. Instead, he spent "a lot" of it to help Vincent Zhen set aside the 445k AUD default judgment for defamation in Australia.

First time I successfully published a post from a rsky-pds instance! Huge milestone for Blacksky in building a fully independent implementation of AT Protocol 🚀 pdsls.dev/at/did:plc:l... internect.info/did/did:plc:...

Our 501(c)3 determination letter came through, so we can finally say that we are tax-exempt and eligible to receive charitable contributions (although our present financial needs are covered by @lizthegrey.com). You'll see the details updated in our bio as well. drive.google.com/file/d/1-otV...

Curious why our blocklist often shows as empty? It's because @safety.bsky.app is doing their job. Suspended accounts are removed from the list, and sometimes removal-flagged but not yet fully suspended accounts cause list rendering to choke partway through displaying the list.

Why you don't give bad actors ideas for things to do: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:BEANS Yes, there is now a false flag operation going on, it's by the same group of people operating the original KF bots, just keep blocking and reporting them. -LF

This is where our name comes from: we are survivors who aim to end the phenomenon of morally motivated networked harassment through education of the general public and of the service provider ecosystem. We're here to serve those communities impacted by networked harassment however we can. -LF

I'm going to try to post more about papers I read. This morning I read "Stoking the Flames: Understanding Escalation in an Online Harassment Community" dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/.... In the paper, @kejsitake.bsky.social and co-authors look at the harassment community Kiwi Farms.

So, let's talk about why a bunch of KF accounts are popping up on Bluesky to begin with. What they're doing is target hunting, and the signal they're looking for is reactions. They're looking for reactions because, spoiler alert, there are not as many of them as they would like you to think. -ACL

Don't feed the trolls. That doesn't mean tolerate negative peace or missing stairs in your communities. But if you say things that will get screenshotted and shared on harassment forums, which encourages their trolling, you're feeding the goddamn trolls. Focus on your messaging, not theirs.