neondystopia.world is an instance that values freedom of expression and equity above all else, something that I thought a devout christian like yourself would have valued. After all, Jesus too was prosecuted for his expression. We have fair and equitable guidelines for our users and moderators, ensuring that any reports filed are compared against our own rules and that of the instance the report originated from. We even investigate reports on staff independently to ensure they are peer reviewed and free from bias. We go above and beyond what most do to ensure that we maintain a comfortable and inclusive environment by carefully balancing free expression with fairness and equity. Choosing instead to deal with people on a case-by-case basis rather than blanket banning entire instances.
I don't take slander of our instance lightly, and wanted to leave you with a scripture in hope that you may reflect on your decision.
Matthew 7:1-5 “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye."
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Having some moderation functionality embedded at the ActivityPub layer would definitely help in streamlining the moderation process between two instances. Hopefully you'll be able to add functionality that useful the developers of Fediverse software would be incentivized to interact with the standard.
Something we've been doing at Neondystopia.world that the culture of the Fediverse could benefit from is comparing our rules against those of the instance from which a report originated. That way, we can determine whether a violation occurred and inform what our next course of action would be to address the issue.
By providing a way for the staff of instances to communicate directly between each other and expose that communication to the appropriate designated roles, violations could be discussed in an open and transparent manner and facilitate closer cooperation between instances in doing so. Helping shape a better culture where defederation and frivolous reports aren't the first course of taken action.
That said, when you start considering how two instances can communicate with each other in a manner that respects designated roles, you end up moving beyond the scope of a protocol into feature implementation for Fediverse software.
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