Hello once more, friends of #BSDCafe and explorers of the #Fediverse,

Are you ready for some more useful tips to make the most out of your Mastodon journey? Here we go:

• Consider adding #AltText to images you post. Not only is it good for SEO, it's also considerate to visually impaired users. To add alt text, just click on 'Edit' after attaching an image to your post and write a brief description in the 'Describe for the visually impaired' field.

• Be mindful of the different #cultures on Mastodon. With a vast global community, it's always a good practice to be respectful of different customs, languages, and traditions.

• Get to know your server's #moderators and their policies. They're there to ensure a safe and harmonious experience for all users. In case of any trouble or queries, don't hesitate to reach out to them.

• In Mastodon, you can create #lists to better organize the content you follow. It's a great way to categorize and filter your feed, helping you stay on top of topics you're most interested in.

• Remember, #silencing or #suspending an account or server is always an option if you find content disturbing or inappropriate. You have control over your Fediverse experience.

Together, we're making the Fediverse a better place. Stay tuned for more tips!

#FediverseTips #SocialMediaEtiquette #FediTips #MastodonWisdom #Mastodon #MastodonTips

Although I am an erotica author and do obviously spend time in the NSFW space, this is becoming a HUGE problem and annoyance...Full #mediumarticle coming late this evening (EST).
#reddit #redditmod #redditor #gooner #gooners #goonette #subreddit #subreddits #moderator #moderating #moderators
@medium @medium_blog

For those of you #mastoadmin and #moderators who still follow my personal account please review our updated #Moderation survey - IFTAS is about to begin working on a number of tools and resources for #TrustAndSafety and your input can help guide the funding to the right places

All questions are optional, but the more we know the more we can get to work on what's needed.

Survey: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/thnEBypiNlR6qklaQNmWAkoxxeEEJdElpzM7h2ZIwXA/

Learn more here: https://about.iftas.org/2023/08/09/iftas-federated-trust-and-safety/

@moderation

So-called #ai (I.e. energy- and labour-intensive proprietary #machinelearning ) not only exploits but traumatises its armies of poorly paid #moderators.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/02/ai-chatbot-training-human-toll-content-moderator-meta-openai

Long-ish, I know. Please read and boost, anyway.

I asked the 'Verse a couple times, and no one ever responded, so I researched it myself.

#NoBot , #NoSearch , #NoIndex , etc ... these do **NOTHING** to prevent these things from happening, except in a "common courtesy" voluntary way ... and with some instances, manually enforced by proactive #FediAdmins and #Moderators.

**On the contrary**, the self-serving, data-thieving types that are inclined to write personal-data-scraping bots, are literally *more likely* to target folks with those tags in their bios, based on the reasoning that your personal data may be extra-valuable to steal.

Case in point ... there is a @yesbot@seal.cafe bot written (ironically, by some anonymous human) that explicitly searches for bios with the #nobot tag, just to tell people that it thinks (meaning, of course, the anonymous human that wrote it thinks) it is rude to use the #nobot tag, and that they should quit it.

@Gargron and other #MastoDev s ... please consider adding software-based enforcement of these kinds of tags.

Everyone else, keep using 'em, #MastoAdmin s, please require honoring these tags as a rule of your instances.

And everyone, consider blocking the @yesbot@seal.cafe (perhaps the instance it lives on, since the admin there has said they will do nothing about that bot), as well as any other "rude bots" that people identify.

#AQuestionOfPolicy:

Should #Moderators from #OtherInstances be able to #ShadowBan #Members of #VMST.io without #PriorAuthorisation from an #InstanceAdministrator?

🧙⚔️🤖🐺🤖⚔️🧙 | 🚄🍪🚅🦄🚅🍪🚄

No apologies as @reddit halfheartedly tries to repair ties with #moderators
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/reddit-makes-no-apologies-but-offers-disgruntled-mods-feedback-sessions/

#Mastodon #PSA If you need to report a user. Please make sure to include evidence of your complaint in your report. #Moderators and #Admins typically cannot help you, if we do not know what you're talking about.

Here's a live, #exclusive look into #Reddit HQ, as you see in the picture below, Steve Huffman is attempting to burn the platform to the ground while the landed gentry goblin #Moderators smile in denial behind him.

*Disclaimer: This is art generated by AI.

#RedditMigration #AIart #artificialintelligence #Fediverse #Art #Artist #SteveHuffman

MASTODON gets a mention in this story. As does Zuckerberg’s ability to use and alter others ideas successfully. And there is a clear and unmissable warning this will be yet another data collecting tool. Any mods or instances who bring this to Mastodon, really should be blocked, IMO. #mastodon #fediverse #moderators #danger
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66094072

@Bluedepth

"If it’s truly heinous, reporting to your admin is a possibility. I’d leave that as a nuclear option, as admins are busy enough holding the Fediverse together. +"

Thank you for thinking of the #Mods

On small instances (which is most of them beyond Mastodon dot Social) most #Moderators are volunteers

Only report when you're *sure* the post violates the written Terms-Of-Service on *both* the sending and receiving ends

As you say, #Mute #Block and move on

Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work ‘torture.’ Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide

"... [N]early 200 former employees in Kenya are suing Facebook and local contractor Sama over working conditions that could have implications for social media moderators around the world."

https://apnews.com/article/kenya-facebook-content-moderation-lawsuit-8215445b191fce9df4ebe35183d8b322

#Facebook #socialMedia #moderation #moderators #Nairobi #Kenya #torture #lawsuit #sexualAssualt #suicide #AssociatedPress #APNews

I'd like to give a very warm welcome to our newest #AllThingsTech moderator, @Jack

@kylewritescode and I feel that @Jack will bring a lot to the moderators team along with our current moderator @og

We look forwarding to having you help #AllThingsTech grow and become one of the best servers around the #Fediverse

#Moderators #ModTeam #Welcome #Mastodon #MastodonModerators #MastodonMods

#Reddit doesn't care about #disabled users and lies to their faces:
"Further, Reddit representatives seemed unaware that #blind #moderators rely on third-party applications because Reddit’s moderation tools present significant #accessibility challenges."

https://www.reddit.com/r/Blind/comments/14ds81l/rblinds_meetings_with_reddit_and_the_current/

@wogan, @hnygd What have I learned? 🧵

I should treat #admins not as faceless #moderators but as friendly hosts, and not mess up their place! The #ServerRules are obviously essential, but it's easy to cause problems even if I stay inside the rules.

Blocking trolls works well, but in order to protect my followers I need the admins' involvement. So that adds work for a couple of busy people, which isn't kind.

@support

Ik vind meegestuurde afbeeldingen die 'niet beschikbaar' zijn binnen #mastadon nu wel irritant worden.

Mijn vraag is: ligt dit aan jullie #moderators of aan gebruikers?

Als de laatsten dit zelf zo regelen heb ik niets gezegd. Dan is het spijtig voor die gebruikers én de lezer die graag wil weten waar die afbeelding vandaan komt. Meerwaarde van #mastodon is juist dat je dit bij de #afbeelding kunt omschrijven, Jammer als #gebruikers dit niet doen.

https://mastodon.nl/@Pjotrovics/110584252891932765

Vraagje aan #mastodon

Waarom zijn zoveel meegestuurde afbeeldingen nu ineens 'niet beschikbaar'?
Ligt dit aan jullie #moderators of aan gebruikers?

Een test bij deze.
PS: ik houd van links, de kortere route voor #menselijkheid.

The next salvos have been fired.

Reddit starts removing moderators behind the latest protests https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/20/23767848/reddit-blackout-api-protest-moderators-suspended-nsfw

#Reddit #Moderators #Protest #API #TechNews

#tfw you attempt to subscribe to a #Lemmy community pertinent to a big interest, you share relevant and valuable information in comments, then see that two weeks later your subscription application was never accepted but hey, there are more #moderators for the community
#FoodAndCooking

#Gannett Sues #Google for Digital Ad #Monopoly.

#iPhone15 Pro Max: Everything We Know So Far About #Apple's Next Flagship.

#Reddit Protests Continue as Company Threatens to Remove #Moderators.

https://mazdak.com/p/gannett-sues-google

#news #tech #business