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Hello #fediblockmeta, many people are discussing #thebadspace #blocklist after they blocked tech.lgbt, but few people went through all 355 pages to look at it the #badspace contents. I did that and want to share my findings.
I don't want attention or followers, but I want this post shared, so I am posting from an alt.
@TheGoodSpace
Something that lots of folks in this convo are probably not aware of is that the Bad Space isn't just another blocklist or website. It's at the center of a plan called FSEP which (at least initially), during the setup of a new fediverse instance, would load the Bad Space blocklist, and only that blocklist, by default. If the scheme is deployed the instances on that list could end up being defederated from most of the fediverse. Agreement from only two "trusted sources" is required to affirm an entry on the Bad Space.
@ophiocephalic Can we just call this a coup and move on?
A small group of influential people are making moves to sieze power, who refuse to acknowledge any criticism as valid, and who threaten accusations of wrongthink to anyone who doesn't accept their assertions of what is Actually Social Justice.
@katanova
Agree with your general assessment, and think we can move on when it's assured that any one group of people don't have unilateral control over blocklist distribution on the fedi. The idea of a blocklist federation system is actually potentially good, but the compilation of the blocklists themselves needs to happen in a context of accountability and the distribution of democratic agency. This proposal isn't that, at the moment at least.