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1. Apparently a strawman (nathanhawks@hackers.town)'s status on Saturday, 02-Dec-2017 10:45:24 EST Apparently a strawman

   #Mastodon is currently worse than #Twitter in terms of chilling effects.

   Users need some way of knowing in advance how ban-happy the moderation staff is on an instance before signing up and entering valuable content into a stranger's database. Admins have a habit of banning in bad faith, without adequate process, and without any chance to extract one's own content before losing access.

   (1/2) #mastocensus

   1. vinzv (vinzv@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 02-Dec-2017 11:57:00 EST vinzv

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      @nathanhawks @schestowitz Fun fact: the old and oh-so-crappy GNU Social has a feature exactly for that. I am keeping a transparency report where every admin's intervention is documented and silenced/blocked accounts are listed. (Spoiler: most of them are bots flooding the public timeline.)
      https://gnusocial.de/url/3066817
      1. Thor, the Norseman has moved! (thor@snabeltann.no)'s status on Saturday, 02-Dec-2017 12:17:37 EST Thor, the Norseman has moved!

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         @vinzv @NathanHawks @schestowitz I frankly think identities should be transferrable between instances. I mean, it sort of isn't terribly relevant to me what instance my friend is on. I just want to stay in touch with my friend.

         1. vinzv (vinzv@gnusocial.de)'s status on Saturday, 02-Dec-2017 12:19:26 EST vinzv

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            @thor Yes, that's something GS is failing to offer even after 9 years of existance and Mastodon didn't jump in on that yet. @nathanhawks