Thank you.
My feedback is that debating if things are a literal threat isn't productive.
The issue with this is that racists, bigots etc etc will strategically say what they want to say towards marginalized groups in a way where they can fall back on, "Well it's technically not a threat 🤗"
My feedback is that debating if things are a literal threat isn't productive.
The issue with this is that racists, bigots etc etc will strategically say what they want to say towards marginalized groups in a way where they can fall back on, "Well it's technically not a threat 🤗"
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Jay 🦋
This week, we made a moderation decision that left some members of the Bluesky community feeling unsafe and unheard. That’s never our goal, and we apologize for letting some of you down. I want to explain what happened, why we made the decision we did, and where we’re going from here.
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But bad actors tend to know how to toe the line to continue to be harmful in a way where "Technically" they aren't breaking rules.
This is why we try to (cont'd)
Did the mods give them a warning? Did they mention that action was taken, and why, to set an example for the community to follow?
"The thing about racists, homophobes, transphobes, misogynists, and other hate-fueled trolls online is that they're *very* good at performing civility and *very* good at following site rules.
To the letter.
And still being (racist) as fuck." 🔥