Time to think about moving from this instance but where to go? #Fediverse #Migration #Hmmm #Pondering #Indecision
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I have wondered if the France are right to hold a Platform owner to account for what and who is allowed to stay on their Platform.
Social Media I suppose is like everything it can be for good, but boy some of them have it been and are really bad right now,
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Death by Lambdareplied to Merry Christmas last edited by
@lyndamerry484 @emsquared @uc
Sure they are.Yes, there should be a high-tolerance on social media for "free speech". I.e. Users should be allowed to say (almost) whatever they want.
That doesn't mean they shouldn't be censured or banned for that.
By platform owners.
Who have no obligation to "free speech" and do have an obligation to safety and moderation.
And this is what Duroc failed to do.
(And also why you should pay your #MastoAdmin )
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@lyndamerry484 @uc That's the old argument over whether hate speech is free speech. I don't believe it is. If you fascilitate free speech then that is an intentional political act of aggression imho and people need to be called to account for such.
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@xdydx Nothing to disagree with there. It's not black and white but safety and moderation a just basic dececency (though some view even that as distasteful these days)
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Urban Camerareplied to Merry Christmas last edited by
I think many instance admin - I'm not including the massive membership ones here necessarily - do take their responsibilities seriously. After all, they are private servers run by ordinary people who pay the bills, and defederation would be an expensive mistake.
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Merry Christmasreplied to Urban Camera last edited by
Yes I suppose so, I have never been anywhere but that X place and here, and I must say, here is so much nicer.
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There is no argument in UK Law, Freedom of Speech does not include the Freedom to incite violence or racism.
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Merry Christmasreplied to Death by Lambda last edited by
In the UK the Freedom of Speech Law does not include the Freedom to incite violence or racism, and that is why many who did just that before and during the riots are finding themselves in a Court Room.
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@lyndamerry484 @uc Admitedly the bottom of my kitchen bin is a nicer place than X right now but yes whilst not perfect my mental health is better for being here. I get why it's not on the radar for a lot of people but I think it has a niche. Not being owned by a corporate entity is a bonus for me even despite the drawbacks that also entails.
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@lyndamerry484 @xdydx @uc Yes those that live in the UK. The inciter general on a certain other platform is sadly not subject to those laws as they don't live here (and ...er..they own the platform) and laws in their country are obviously different.
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Absolutely agree with you, I have found people much nicer on here, even the few where we have disagreed on a subject.
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@lyndamerry484 @uc So have i. Nowhere is perfect (because, you know...people) but i only do here. Admitedly I've recently bridged to Bluesky from here (& many will have negative views on that but they could well be proved right over time) but really just to contribute to a couple of music radio shows that I used to tweet along to) and it's all very careful, restricted extremely privacy aware and that's a personal decision to try on my part.