there is a rightwinger instance constantly showing up in my feed and blocking users/communities one by one is getting a bit annoying :/

  • supernovae@readit.buzz
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    1 year ago

    Users should absolutely have mute/block/privacy controls. These should be used to build the community they want and see what they want to see.

    Users should not be left to “fend for themselves” against abuse/hate/racism having a platform.

    A person of color should feel safe.
    Women should feel safe.
    LGBTQIA+ should feel safe.
    BIPOC should feel safe.

    They should be able to login, find their community and participate without needing to deal with DM’s of lynchings, being publichly shamed with racial slurs. Power belongs to real community and real engagement, not abusers.

    • Edgerunner Alexis@dataterm.digital
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      1 year ago

      Users should not be left to “fend for themselves” against abuse/hate/racism having a platform.

      This is precisely the point I’ve been trying to make elsewhere in the thread. Maybe some people want total individual freedom/responsibility to block or not, but most of us want to find an instance community that will protect us and serve our interests by dealing with that for us, so we don’t have to go through that mental health damage constantly.