It's true, but the time pressure is likely to be used to try to get a weak "compromise" bill through.
17
Supporters of anti-LGBTQ+ KOSA bill say they have 60 votes in the Senate (US focused)
(www.washingtonpost.com)
14
Business is business: Snap, Microsoft, and X endorse the anti-LGBTQ+, pro-censorship KOSA bill
(privacy.thenexus.today)
1
Business is business: Snap, Microsoft, and X endorse the anti-LGBTQ+, pro-censorship KOSA bill
(privacy.thenexus.today)
Yep. But, even though I didn't suggest it, I didn't explicitly say that it didn't mean global blocklists. So I clarified it, and added a footnote with more detial.
As Instance-level federation decisions reflect norms, policies, interpretations, and (sometimes) strategy discusses, opinions differ on the definition of "bad actor." So the best approach is probably going to present the admin of a new instance with a range of recommendations to choose between based on their preference. Software platforms should provide an initial vetted list (along with enough information for a new admin to do something sensible), and hosting companies and third-party recommenders should also be able provide alternatives.
Yes, at least on Lemmy. It's the icon with two boxes.
No, as the article says at the very beginning, it's that I think a big reason that fediverse isn't growing is its failure to deal with safety.
Nonsense. Instance blocklists are used across the fediverse today. They're certainly not a perfect solution but they have the advantage of actually existing. See Blocklists in the fediverse for a lot more discussion.
Fediblockhole does something along those lines for on Mastodon ... not sure if there's an equivlaent in the Lemmy world.
Politico is known for its bias, but I'd say this is a fairly accurate article -- Alfred is an outstanding reporter. But you're certainly right, this is an issue that cuts across party lines.
They don't, at least not from your instance.
I can't speak for others but yes, I want a fediverse that doesn't have white supremacists and fascists.
It's good feedback, thanks -- I thought I had enough of explanation in the article but maybe I should put in more. Blocking Threads keeps Threads userws from being able to directly interact with you, but it doesn't prevent indirect interactions: people on servers following quoting or replying to Threads posts, causing toxicity on your feeds (often called "second-hand smoke"); hate groups on Threads encouragiingtheir followers in the fediverse to harass people; and for people who have stalkers or are being targeted by hate groups Threads, replies to your posts by people who have followers on Threads going there and revealing information.
I had shared the draft version here a few weeks ago, and this incorporates some of the feedback -- including "This goes against everything the Fediverse stands for" 😎