I would contend most moderation in the fedi is poor because it focuses on obvious hate and pretty much ignores the conditions that allows hate to thrive.
Blacksky’s moderation is effective because it follows a community model that takes cultural context into account that is able to recognize hate vectors and eliminate them before they take root.
The lack of diversity in the fedi combined with its general aversion to decent tooling has made this almost impossible.
We can’t even agree racism exists here even if one doesn’t explicitly see it despite the reality of people constantly leaving because of it.
In this context, the ugly truth is that it’s just easier to deal with corporate social media despite it’s many deficiencies.
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There is absolutely a pattern to how hate originates and propagates in the fedi. I’ve tracked it for years because the main players constantly monitor my account.
The hate networks in the fedi aren’t actually that big but they’ve become adept in masking their intentions specifically to white people that allows them to continue to harass and terrorize vulnerable groups. Tech LGBT is a good example of this.
The fedi desperately needs tooling that identifies these that can inform people of how harassment and abuse moves in this environment. #thebadspace itself trying to do this as a third party resource.
Handing the obvious cases of hate is simply not enough because that’s easy to deal with.
The challenge has always been marshaling the will to deal with bigots that exploit progressive language and iconography to continue their abuse.