Introducing Follow Packs

RonSupportsYou

@mastodonmigration "Lists" is the magic word. I am happy I moved from Twitter/X to Mastodon but there is one Twitter feature that I wish would be added to Mastodon. I can and do make Lists on Twitter/X and Mastodon, but Twitter also lets me follow other people's Lists. This makes things very much easier. When Syria became especially newsworthy, there were specific Twitter Lists that put a spotlight on what is happening there. This is also true of other localities and issues, which have Lists.

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@RonSupportsYou

Something along these lines seems to be coming. Eugen teased it a couple weeks ago. Can't find the post ATM, but it definitely looked like public lists.

The Yangsi Michael Dillon

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On BS starter packs are used to make harrassment lists. I would want to block anyone from adding me to a starter pack without my consent
@src_esther

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@anantagd @src_esther

Yup. The idea here is to inform people before they are added. Admittedly this is a manual process, but prior to publishing a Follow Pack, user's are notified and given the opportunity to ask not to be included. Anytime the pack is updated all members receive a notice, and are encouraged to request removal if they are uncomfortable with being included.

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@anantagd @src_esther

Completely agree that this is a tricky issue, and that we need to be very careful how we implement group follows. This Follow Pack effort can be viewed as a sort of laboratory for this capability, and lots of things are being learned. Very interested in user feedback.