Glyn Moody<p>Suicide attempts, sackings and a vow of silence: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>’s new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moderators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderators</span></a> face worst conditions yet - <a href="https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-04-27/suicide-attempts-sackings-and-a-vow-of-silence-metas-new-moderators-face-worst-conditions-yet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebureauinvestigates.com/stor</span><span class="invisible">ies/2025-04-27/suicide-attempts-sackings-and-a-vow-of-silence-metas-new-moderators-face-worst-conditions-yet</span></a> "Hit by workers’ rights lawsuits in Kenya, the tech giant has moved its outsourcing to a top-secret new site – where life is grimmer still"</p>
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@adhdeanasl also #Scammers can't really buy range like they can on #BillionaireSocialMedia:
Shure one could get #bots to #boost stuff, but those won't pop up in users' feeds unless they follow one #bot that boosted it.
AFAIK no #ActivityPub implementation even supports sponsored content / #ads unlike #Treads / #NSAbook, #BlueSky or #Shitter.
Above-Average #TechLiteracy and actual #moderators quickly yeet #scammers and their posts...
Burnout is a persistent issue with one in five moderators report experiencing trauma or burnout this year, underlining the need for wellness and resilience resources.
If you relate to this, IFTAS Connect offers support and resources to cope with many common issues for moderators and it’s free: https://about.iftas.org/2024/05/29/iftas-connect-a-community-for-fediverse-moderators/ .
#FediFacts #MastoAdmin #Moderators
https://about.iftas.org/2024/05/29/iftas-connect-a-community-for-fediverse-moderators/
IFTAS · IFTAS Connect: A Community for Fediverse ModeratorsWhen we asked the moderator community what resources they’d like IFTAS to work on, one of the most requested items was a way to convene and collaborate with fellow moderators around the world. We h…
A new era of lies: Mark Zuckerberg has just ushered in an extinction-level event for truth on social media.
The Meta boss’ decision to get rid of the platform’s 40,000 moderators has set the stage for a fact-free four years online.
The 2024 Needs Assessment results are in so stay tuned for some really interesting info on what moderators and admins think are the big issues facing them at the moment.
We’ll be sharing some stats over the coming weeks so make sure you’re following us to see them!
There are no walls on a spider’s web.
We want a web where everyone can participate, where everyone is safe from abuse and harm, where civil society can flourish, where people can meet, learn, share, live, love, laugh.
Our founding grants have delivered a “do not interact list,” the CARIAD block list, FediCheck, a moderator library, prototype of an opt-in CSAM detection and reporting service, the IFTAS Connect community, and more.
We are wrapping up the annual Moderator Needs Assessment and will be posting the findings soon, stay tuned!
What do you think the top 5 will be?
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@ColetteDiskette #BlueSky was inherently designed to be garbage.
#Funfact: #Dorsey left it once it became clear they need #moeration and #moderators!
"....on the 500,000-member subreddit for medical professionals, r/medicine, moderators deleted a thread....: “If you would like to appeal the fatal gunshot, please call 1-800-555-1234 with case # 123456789P to initiate a peer to peer within 48 hours of the fatal gun shot,” one said..."
#Moderators Across #SocialMedia Struggle to Contain 
Celebrations
of #UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Assassination 
https://www.404media.co/brian-thompson-social-media-reactions-reddit-facebook-twitter/ #BrianThompson
404 Media · Moderators Across Social Media Struggle to Contain Celebrations of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s AssassinationWhile Reddit mods and admin try to keep up with the site's "no violence" terms of use, Facebook and LinkedIn is reacting with tens of thousands of laughing emojis.
#URGENT #UPDATE please boost.
You may have been here a while and not realised. There is no corporate central body running #mastodon!
Each instance/server is run independently. If you get any grief/abuse report to YOUR moderators!
If they don’t respond/ignore you- it means they support the #abuse.
You not only never need to get sexual/racisl/homophobic or any other form of abuse- nobody else does either.
#Moderators can boot #trolls.
Even better if a moderator allows abuse on their server the whole server can be blocked= self policing safe space.
Instances that allow toxic behaviour are not actually seeing most of the #fediverse they are in a toxic bubble.
Speak to your moderators. If they don’t respect you leave!
You can find somewhere safe and fun through the instance search- try, LGBT, Science, Nature or Anarchist!
