diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index d0a75e5..6d47edf 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -1 +1 @@ -info/drafts/ +_unpublished diff --git a/blockchain.json b/blockchain.json deleted file mode 100644 index 78c26d3..0000000 --- a/blockchain.json +++ /dev/null @@ -1,430 +0,0 @@ - -{ - "instances": [ - { - "name": "No Agenda Social", - "domain": "noagendasocial.com", - "reasons": ["harrassment"] - }, - - { - "name": "No Agenda Social", - "domain": "noagenda.social", - "reasons": ["harrassment"] - }, - - { - "name": "sunshinegardens.org", - "domain": "sunshinegardens.org", - "reasons": ["harrassment"] - }, - - { - "name": "freespeech.firedragonstudios.com", - "domain": "freespeech.firedragonstudios.com", - "reasons": ["harrassment", "hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "2.distsn.org", - "domain": "freespeech.firedragonstudios.com", - "reasons": ["spam"] - }, - - { - "name": "yiff.rocks", - "domain": "yiff.rocks", - "reasons": ["harrassment", "hate-speech"] - }, - - - - - - - - { - 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"name": "pleroma.soykaf.com", - "domain": "pleroma.soykaf.com", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "community.highlandarrow.com", - "domain": "community.highlandarrow.com", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "jabb.in", - "domain": "jabb.in", - "reasons": ["hate-speech", "lolicon"] - }, - - { - "name": "hakui.club", - "domain": "hakui.club", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "social.i2p.rocks", - "domain": "social.i2p.rocks", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "zerohack.xyz", - "domain": "zerohack.xyz", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "explosion.party", - "domain": "explosion.party", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "kawaiistu.moe", - "domain": "kawaiistu.moe", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "voluntaryism.club", - "domain": "voluntaryism.club", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "thechad.zone", - "domain": "thechad.zone", - "reasons": ["hate-speech", "harrassment"] - }, - - { - "name": "not.phrack.fyi", - "domain": "not.phrack.fyi", - "reasons": ["dct"] - }, - - - - - - - - - { - "name": "toot.love", - "domain": "toot.love", - "reasons": ["A-hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "ika.moe", - "domain": "ika.moe", - "reasons": ["A-hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "anitwitter.moe", - "domain": "anitwitter.moe", - "reasons": ["A-hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "kyot.me", - "domain": "kyot.me", - "reasons": ["A-hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "social.targaryen.house", - "domain": "social.targaryen.house", - "reasons": ["A-hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "manx.social", - "domain": "manx.social", - "reasons": ["A-hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "niu.moe", - "domain": "niu.moe", - "reasons": ["A-hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "social.wiuwiu.de", - "domain": "social.wiuwiu.de", - "reasons": ["A-hate-speech"] - }, - - - - - { - "name": "pridelands.io", - "domain": "pridelands.io", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "counter.social", - "domain": "counter.social", - "reasons": ["jingoism", "hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "Hiveway", - "domain": "hiveway.net", - "reasons": ["privacy", "corporate", "tech-sleaze", "advertising"] - - }, - - - { - "name": "mastodon.blue", - "domain": "mastodon.blue", - "reasons": ["unresponsive"] - }, - - { - "name": "hostux.social", - "domain": "hostux.social", - "reasons": ["A-harrassment"] - }, - - - - { - "name": "porntoot.com", - "domain": "porntoot.com", - "reasons": ["untagged-NSFW"] - }, - - - { - "name": "baraag.net", - "domain": "baraag.net", - "reasons": ["lolicon"] - }, - - { - "name": "social.allthefallen.ninja", - "domain": "social.allthefallen.ninja", - "reasons": ["lolicon"] - }, - - { - "name": "social.homunyan.com", - "domain": "social.homunyan.com", - "reasons": ["lolicon"] - }, - - { - "name": "preteengirls.biz", - "domain": "preteengirls.biz", - "reasons": ["lolicon"] - }, - - { - "name": "mastodon.loliandstuff.moe", - "domain": "mastodon.loliandstuff.moe", - "reasons": ["lolicon"] - }, - - { - "name": "wxw.moe", - "domain": "wxw.moe", - "reasons": ["lolicon"] - }, - - { - "name": "social.super-niche.club", - "domain": "social.super-niche.club", - "reasons": ["lolicon"] - }, - - - { - "name": "Pawoo", - "domain": "pawoo.net", - "reasons": ["lolicon", "corporate"] - }, - - { - "name": "Pawoo Music", - "domain": "music.pawoo.net", - "reasons": ["corporate"] - }, - - { - "name": "friends.nico", - "domain": "friends.nico", - "reasons": ["corporate"] - }, - - { - "name": "Raptor Engineering, LLC", - "domain": "social.raptorengineering.io", - "reasons": ["advertising"] - }, - - { - "name": "social.guizzyordi.info", - "domain": "social.guizzyordi.info", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "social.lucci.xyz", - "domain": "social.lucci.xyz", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "wogan.im", - "domain": "wogan.im", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - }, - - { - "name": "gs.m0n5t3r.info", - "domain": "gs.m0n5t3r.info", - "reasons": ["hate-speech"] - } - - - ] - -} diff --git a/info/reasons.md b/info/reasons.md deleted file mode 100644 index aa1a98b..0000000 --- a/info/reasons.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,194 +0,0 @@ -# Reasons - -Reasons as to why you might want to block an instance are provided in the form of `reasons` tags in the JSON. - -These are the things that I personally have specific evidence of. These instances may be guilty of more things, but I'm only listing what I have to go by. - -You can use reason tags to filter which instance you want to block and how badly you want to do it. - - ---- - -## prefixes - -Some of these tags have prefixes to indicate variations in the way that an instance's administration treats the particular issue. - -#### Unprefixed - -This means that the administration actively embraces or engages in whatever the tag is. - -#### A- - -**Accepting.** The administration to my knowledge doesn't engage in, encourage, or endorse that behaviour themselves but they do accept it and enable it in some way by letting other users on their instance do it. - - ---- - -## tags - -### advertising - -This an instance that either exists solely for corporate advertising, or is a typical multi-user instance that is enabling or has a clearly established plan to enable their instance to be used for corporate advertising. - -There's a difference between personal and community announcements and corporate advertising. This is for the latter, not the former. - ----- - - -### corporate - -Corporate-owned space. Clearly, your use of this tag will depend on what you think about corporations. I understand this isn't for everyone. - -(*Following text mostly copy-pasted from the [human-readable list](http://telegra.ph/Instances-to-silencesuspend-on-Mastodon-06-23)*) - -This may not become a serious issue at the moment, but I think it could be a really important thing to keep an eye on for the future. I think that corporate ownership generally conflicts with the idea of social spaces as an emotionally supportive environment (how many of us left Twitter because it tolerates Nazis, doesn't have any real ethical or moral positions, and mines data?). - -They also conflict with the idea of intermingling, spaces with a cooperative relationship to each other (ie. our instances) - corporations expect to dominate 'markets', we provide services based on what we can afford to those who want and need them. I would say that our kind of social networking is potentially an existential threat to corporate social networking, and we shouldn't let them have an inch because they will take a mile. If they ever take an interest in decentralised social networking, they will only care about us insofar that we're good PR for them. - -I'm not necessarily saying block these right now, but I think keeping watch would be a good idea, especially if they become a thing in our particular language and geographical spheres. They currently only seem to be a thing in Japan right now. - - - ----- - - -### dct - -**Dangerous Conspiracy Theories** - -Conspiracy theories can be a complicated subject, and I don't mind some degree of speculative stuff, because it's harmless or can potentially be true but generally what crosses the line for me generally comes under one (or multiple) of these: - - -- It promotes psuedoscience -- Is is a hate group conspiracy theory (ie. 'International Jewry', Cultural Marxism, Holocaust Denial) -- It is one that necessitates or involves hatred (ie. racism, bigotry, etc...) -- It generally gets people hurt or fuels violence - - - ---- - - -### harrassment - -##### Unprefixed - -The administration has engaged in, encouraged or endorsed harrassment, whether within OStatus/ActivityPub protocols, or elsewhere. - -##### A- prefix - -Instances whose administration have acted with complacency and not done anything when a user of theirs has engaged in harrassment. - ---- - -### hate-speech - -Here are some examples! Take your pick: - -#### General hate -- racism / racialism -- homophobia -- anti-LGBTQ+++ [[link]](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/anti-lgbt) -- TERFs / fake goths [[link]](theterfs.com/) -- anti-muslim bigotry [[link]](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/anti-muslim) -- ... probably way more! - -The reason I don't separate different kinds of bigotry is because it's extra work for no real purpose. One of these is bad enough, and if you're the kind of person to go 'well, I don't like people being mean to gays but I do think we should put all muslims on some kind of watch list' then this list isn't for you. - - - -#### Internet hate/harassment ideologies -- White Supremacy / White Nationalist [[link]](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/white-nationalist) -- Alt-Right ( [[link 1]](http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2017/10/31/explained-identitarian-movement-alt-right/) [[link 2]](https://alternativeright.hopenothate.com/) [[link 3]](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/alt-right) ) -- Alt-light [[link]](https://alternativeright.hopenothate.com/) -- Identitarian ( [[link 1]](https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/10/12/american-racists-work-spread-%E2%80%98identitarian%E2%80%99-ideology) [[link 2]](http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2017/10/31/explained-identitarian-movement-alt-right/) ) -- Neo-Nazi [[link]](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/neo-nazi) -- Male Supremacy (often referred to as The Manosphere) [[link 1]](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/male-supremacy) [[link 2]](http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2017/10/24/hope-not-hate-explains-manosphere/) - - The Red Pill - - MRA / MRM - - Pick-up Artistry (PUA) - - MGTOW - - Incel [[link]](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Manosphere_glossary#Incel) -- GamerGate [[link 1]](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/10/14/the-only-guide-to-gamergate-you-will-ever-need-to-read/?utm_term=.6a9ac316b43a) [[link 2]](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/13/gamergate-right-wing-no-neutral-stance) [[link 3]](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gamergate) -- Anti-LGBT [[link]](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/anti-lgbt) -- ...and probably even more awful shit! I will detail them as I remember/find them later. -- General bigotry (see the bigotry category further up) - - - -Other people charitably call a lot of this kind of thing on the internet 'channer culture' or call it by the way *these groups* frame it, which is ""free-speech zone"". I'd rather not label them on their own terms, especially when it's not accurate, and when they don't really care about free speech of certain people. It's one thing to say ideas, and it's another thing to weaponise social channels against certain groups by harassment and misinformation, which is what these groups are famous for. - -To give these people the grace of letting them call themselves free speech advocates is discrediting the very nature of free speech. We can do much better. Blocking who are at best a bunch of harrassing pseudointellectuals and conspiracy theorists and at worst, really malicious entities will actually enable our communities to have more productive and open debates. - -I want healthy dialogue and debates and I want to see more of it, which is one of the reasons why they are on this list. Moderation is essential to healthy debates and dialogue, and these kinds of people have proven, not just by virtue of the things they believe, but the way they act that they are anathema to honest, rational, reasonable debate. - -##### Edgy Bullshit -If the way someone talks is indistinguishable from people with hateful ideologies, it's their problem to clear up their act. (Of course, someone could also just be doing this so they don't have to *genuinely say what they believe*, god forbid.) - -
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- -##### Unprefixed - -The instances with this tag usually claim to be defenders of free speech by limiting moderation, but really, these words are just a front. *It's really just about certain kinds of free speech at the expense of other peoples' free speech.* - -##### A- prefix - -This means that as far as I can tell, the administration doesn't engage in this or agree with the people on the instance that do it, but *they facilitate it nonetheless by letting that person stay on their server*. - -**When speech carries consequences, you cannot claim to be neutral.** You are responsible for who you associate with. - - - - ---- - - -### jingoism - -Oxford Dictionary: - -> extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy - -For the lack of a better term. This refers to just one instance right now, Counter.Social. - -[Check out my human-readable blocklist](http://telegra.ph/Instances-to-silencesuspend-on-Mastodon-06-23) for the summary on them. They are *pretty bad*. - ---- - -### lolicon - -Sexualised depictions of minors. - -While 'Lolicon' proper refers to a particular subset of illustrated child porn. Westerners on the internet often use it to generally mean **illustrated sexualised imagery involving what appear to be minors**, and I'm gonna use it that way because it's a really convenient label for a tag. - ---- - -### privacy - -This instance compromises *it's own users' privacy* (not others in the fediverse) in some way, like by adding Google Analytics to track their behaviour. - ----- - -### spam - -The administration enables spam accounts. - ----- - -### tech-sleaze - -Used to refer to hiveway.net currently, who have broken Mastodon's license and acted in a generally shitty way by basically making a fork of Mastodon with the serial numbers filed off and a new coat of paint. - ----- - -### untagged-NSFW - -It is what it is really. - ----- - - -### unresponsive - -Administration doesn't appear to be responsive to moderation messages. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/list/instances/social_guizzyordi_info/1.png b/list/instances/social_guizzyordi_info/1.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7892932 Binary files /dev/null and b/list/instances/social_guizzyordi_info/1.png differ diff --git a/list/instances/social_guizzyordi_info/2.png b/list/instances/social_guizzyordi_info/2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..34ddc97 Binary files /dev/null and b/list/instances/social_guizzyordi_info/2.png differ diff --git a/list/instances/social_guizzyordi_info/social_guizzyordi_info.md b/list/instances/social_guizzyordi_info/social_guizzyordi_info.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..98f24d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/list/instances/social_guizzyordi_info/social_guizzyordi_info.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# social.guizzyordi.info + +### example 1 + +A not-so-subtle dehumanising jab at unemployed people. + +![](1.png) + +### example 2 + +Conversation about 'It's okay to be white' - a meme created by white supremacists in an attempt to misrepresent progressives and Black Lives Matter activists. [[link 1]](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/its-okay-to-be-white-right-wing-culture-warriors-seek-to-prove-anti-white-racism/) [[link 2]](https://qz.com/1144783/the-rise-of-the-alt-rights-catchphrase-its-ok-to-be-white/) + +Also there's the 'The Oven Just Got Ten Jews Taller' and (((echoes))) [[source]](https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2016/09/28/pepe-joins-echoes-new-hate-symbols) in the same thread. 😐 + +![](2.png) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/list/instances/social_lucci_xyz/1.png b/list/instances/social_lucci_xyz/1.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e059423 Binary files /dev/null and b/list/instances/social_lucci_xyz/1.png differ diff --git a/list/instances/social_lucci_xyz/2.png b/list/instances/social_lucci_xyz/2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..959458c Binary files /dev/null and b/list/instances/social_lucci_xyz/2.png differ diff --git a/list/instances/social_lucci_xyz/social_lucci_xyz.md b/list/instances/social_lucci_xyz/social_lucci_xyz.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d86cb01 --- /dev/null +++ b/list/instances/social_lucci_xyz/social_lucci_xyz.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# social.lucci.xyz + +This user as of existing research has not posted anything of the kind shown in the examples themselves, but still promotes them themselves, and seens to knowingly, given the ideological consistency (typically indicative of the so-called Alt-Right) between them. + +### example 1 + +This user has boosted an essentially racialist post ('over the differences in personality and primary biology (which is epidemic and not racial)'). + +Also let's not forget the use of 'cuck'. 🙄 + +![](1.png) + +### example 2 + +They have also boosted another post making an anti-semitic insinuation. (That a Jew was involved in EU hate legislation, thus perpetuating the conspiracy narrative that Jews are one of the driving forces behind what some people see as 'political correctness'.) + +![](2.png) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/list/instances/thechad_zone/1.png b/list/instances/thechad_zone/1.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..35ff4b5 Binary files /dev/null and b/list/instances/thechad_zone/1.png differ diff --git a/list/instances/thechad_zone/2.png b/list/instances/thechad_zone/2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..919ac0b Binary files /dev/null and b/list/instances/thechad_zone/2.png differ diff --git a/list/instances/thechad_zone/3.png b/list/instances/thechad_zone/3.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..84d3986 Binary files /dev/null and b/list/instances/thechad_zone/3.png differ diff --git a/list/instances/thechad_zone/4.png b/list/instances/thechad_zone/4.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0c16c50 Binary files /dev/null and b/list/instances/thechad_zone/4.png differ diff --git a/list/instances/thechad_zone/thechad_zone.md b/list/instances/thechad_zone/thechad_zone.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..771fad0 --- /dev/null +++ b/list/instances/thechad_zone/thechad_zone.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# thechad.zone + +This instance's domain name is named after [popular slang](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Manosphere_glossary#Chad) in [Male Supremacy](https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/male-supremacy) spaces. + +### example 1 + +Calling being transgender a mental disorder (which is not accurate), and dismissing the existence of non-binary people by calling it 'bad fashion sense'. + +There's also a lot of dogwhistling to what they consider to be 'biology & anthropology' with regards to non-binary people (implying that biology and anthropology contradicts their existence (which it doesn't), which is a common thing people who are enbyphobic or otherwise don't think non-binary people should exist for whatever reason attempt to do). + +![](1.png) + + +### example 2 + +(['Chadlet'](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Manosphere_glossary#Chad)) + +![](2.png) + + +### example 3 + + +The person who appears to be the instance administrator (Lenneth) (and is in any case, the only other user on this server (at the time of writing) apart from those in the previous thread) has already signed off on this kind of activity. + +![](3.png) + +### example 4 + +This was made in reaction to this instance being included on the blocklist, directly addressed to me. + +(Also it didn't tag me, because I already blocked your instance. This is why we block. You've made even more of an example of yourself, so thanks for that I guess.) + +![](4.png) diff --git a/list/list.md b/list/list.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..38a5eb1 --- /dev/null +++ b/list/list.md @@ -0,0 +1,219 @@ +# The New List + +This new list breaks off the instances of abuse, hate, etc. that an instance may into it's own file, making for much more convenient browsing. + +Eventually, the goal is to get most instances their own file, and content will be built up as time goes on. + +For now, if you still want the most detail, you should look at [The Old List](). + +Some are repeated in this list multiple times because they are in different categories. + +Some of these instances don't exist anymore, but because people can own domains for years, they are staying on the list in case they ever decide to come back under the same ownership. + + + +## Important notice! + +**All of the links in this document are to other documents in this GitHub detailing the evidence about that instance. They do not go to the instances themselves. If there are links to an instance's content, they will not be hyperlinked for safety.** + +**Any content or topics beyond this point may be of a distressing nature. If you're not in the mood to experience that right now, I recommend coming back later.** + +---- + +## Harassment and direct abuse to other people + +These instances have harassed users of other instances or generally acted abusively towards them. + +#### Instances + +* **noagendasocial.com** +* **sunshinegardens.org** +* **freespeech.firedragonstudios.com** +* **yiff.rocks** +* [**thechad.zone**](instances/thechad_zone/thechad_zone.md) + + +---- + +## Spam + +#### Instances + +- **2.distsn.org** + +--- + +## Violent speech and zero-moderation spaces + +These are generally self-evident, either from the URL or by looking at them. These are mostly instances that other people have covered before me. + +#### Instances + +* **shitposter.club** +* **rainbowdash.net** +* **freezepeach.xyz** +* **woofer.alfter.us** +* **social.au2pb.net** +* **sealion.club** +* **gs.smuglo.li** +* **pl.smuglo.li** +* **unsafe.space** +* **social.heldscal.la** +* **wrongthink.net** +* **ediot.social** +* **social.au2pb.net** +* **social.hidamari.blue** +* **libertarianism.club** +* **npf.mlpol.net** +* **pleroma.cucked.me** + + + +#### Less obvious ones + +See the old list for the ones that don't have their own files for the explanations. + +- **gs.kawa-kun.com** +- **gs.archae.me** +- **pleroma.soykaf.com** +- **community.highlandarrow.com** +- **jabb.in** +- **hakui.club** +- **social.i2p.rocks** +- **kawaiistu.moe** +- **explosion.party** +- **voluntaryism.club** +- [**thechad.zone**](instances/thechad_zone/thechad_zone.md) +* **wogan.im** +* **gs.mon5t3r.info** +* [**social.guizzyordi.info**](instances/social_guizzyordi_info/social_guizzyordi_info.md) +* [**social.lucci.xyz**](instances/social_lucci_xyz/social_lucci_xyz.md) + + +--- + +## Dangerous/violent conspiracy theories + +These instances either distinctly imply or outright promote dangerous or violent conspiracy theories. + +Conspiracy theories can be a complicated subject, and certain kinds are pretty harmless and okay, so for the sake of this list, what makes a conspiracy theory dangerous or violent is one of the following: + +- It promotes psuedoscience. +- Is a hate group conspiracy theory (ie. 'International Jewry', 'Cultural Marxism', 'The Great Replacement', Holocaust Denial). +- Is one that necessitates or involves hate speech, racialism or other hate ideology. + +#### Instances + +- **not.phrack.fyi** +* [**social.lucci.xyz**](instances/social_lucci_xyz/social_lucci_xyz.md) + + +--- + + +## Unwilling to moderate hate speech and violent speech + +Instances that aren't overtly safe spaces for violent speech, but they do say that they want to moderate as little as possible, often with the only thing they're really willing to moderate is what's illegal for them (and also normally harrassment). + +The problem with that is that leaves out fascism, sexism, racism, homophobia, and other forms of bigotry. So while they aren't necessarily engaging in it themselves, they are enabling it by letting other people do it on their servers. + + + +**This isn't the same as just not having a CoC or not having a detailed CoC.** + +Instances that simply have no CoC or no detailed CoC against violent speech aren't automatically on this list because an instance can still act against violent speach without one. This list is only for instances whose administrators have demonstrated that they ignore or accepted instances of violent speech, or have made it clear that they would act in this way if that were to happen. + +Instances that have made it clear that they won't remove violent individuals, but at least will silence them from their end (so they don't bother other instances) are also not on this list. + +#### Instances + + +- **toot.love** + + - https://toot.love/about/more + +- **ika.moe** + + - (https://ika.moe/@Naouak/778172) + +- **anitwitter.moe** (Now deleted) + + - https://anitwitter.moe/about/more + +- **kyot.me** + + - https://kyot.me/about/more + +- **social.targaryen.house** +- **manx.social** +- **niu.moe** +- **social.wiuwiu.de** + + +--- + +## Other hostile admin conduct + +This is a miscellaneous group, and each instance is here for their own very specific reasons. I recommend you check out each instance's file. + +- **pridelands.io** +- **counter.social** + +--- + +## Illustrated sexualised depictions of people who appear to be minors + +This isn't necessarily a moral judgement, but it is illegal in most western countries. (Notably while AFAIK this is not legal in Japan, a law was only introduced recently and it's not particularly enforced, which is where this often comes from). + +**This includes *but is not limited to* lolicon and shotacon.** + +**This judgement has to be done by eye, not by whatever an accompanying text says.** So if some context says the person is over 18, but they definitely *look* under 18, that is still going to be considered under this category. + +With this list I am generally going by the word of mods and admins I trust unless I accidentally stumble upon it myself or it's self-evident from the instance description. + + + +- **baraag.net** (https://elekk.xyz/@noelle/18828) +- **social.allthefallen.ninja** (lolicon and shotacon-oriented space; self-evident from instance description) +- **Pawoo (pawoo.net)** (Japanese law on this differs to western countries so it's legally fine for Pawoo to host shota/loli) (https://github.com/tootcafe/blocked-instances) +- **social.homunyan.com** (https://social.homunyan.com/users/ZettaiRyouiki/updates/4632, also that entire user. The admin has boosted an update from that user and the instance is very small so they seem fine with it.) +- **preteengirls.biz** (kinda obvious from the name... [1]) +- **mastodon.loliandstuff.moe** (self-evident) +- **wxw.moe** (It has a loli-posting bot called AnimeGirlsBot. The instance is Chinese so I can't talk to the moderator about it but judging from their profile they are totally fine with it.) +- **social.super-niche.club** (https://cybre.space/@chr/99842390611279789) + + +--- + +## Possibly annoying culture war stuff + +If you don't really want to hear ignorant right-wing talking points, like how safe spaces are supposedly hurting classrooms and the like, this list is for you. + +- **zerohack.xyz** + +--- + + +## Advertising +Instances owned or used by corporations to advertise and post product updates. I wouldn't say suspend them, I just think that you may want to silence them so that only people want to see them will see them on the federated timeline. + +- **social.raptorengineering.io** (Raptor Engineering, LLC) + +--- + + +## Corporate-owned instances + +This may not become a serious issue, but I think it could be a really important thing to keep an eye on for the future. I think that corporate ownership generally conflicts with the idea of social spaces as an emotionally supportive environment (how many of us left Twitter because it tolerates Nazis and doesn't have any real ethical or moral positions?). + +They also conflict with the idea of intermingling, spaces with a cooperative relationship to each other (ie. our instances) - corporations expect to dominate 'markets', we provide services based on what we can afford to those who want and need them. I would say that our kind of social networking is potentially an existential threat to corporate social networking, and we shouldn't let them have an inch because they will take a mile. If they ever take an interest in decentralised social networking, they will only care about us insofar that we're good PR for them. + +I'm not necessarily saying block these right now (I'm not apart from Pawoo, for other reasons), but I think keeping watch would be a good idea, especially if they become a thing in the West. They currently only seem to be a thing in Japan right now. + + + +- **Pawoo** (pawoo.net) (made and run by Pixiv Inc. [JP]) +- **Pawoo Music** (made and run by Pixiv Inc. [JP]) +- **friends.nico** (run by NicoNico [JP]) + + diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 5e6fae8..28995b4 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ The space of decentralised social networking is relatively new territory, and while many of us who would otherwise face abuse on standard centralised social media services are enjoying our new found ability to define our own boundaries, it does not come without new risks and downsides. -While many of us came to Mastodon to set up more egalitarian social networks, there are also other people who are setting up their own spaces to share illegal content and hate. +While many of us came to Mastodon to set up more egalitarian social networks, there are also other people who are setting up their own spaces to spew hate.
@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@ BLOCKchain aims to address the unique issues presented by federated social netwo --- -**BLOCKchain is currently quite a fragmented project, in need of restructuring.** - -**It's currently divided into two parts:** - -- **Machine-readable** (this GitHub) - a JSON file you can use to automate blocking with scripts via [reasons](info/reasons.md) tags. -- **Human-readable** ([http://telegra.ph/Instances-to-silencesuspend-on-Mastodon-06-23](http://telegra.ph/Instances-to-silencesuspend-on-Mastodon-06-23)) - a frequently updated page that documents in detail what the instances on the list have done to be on the blocklist, complete with screen captures of some of their posts. - - -If you're new to this list and the kinds of instances that get blocked from Mastodon, I recommend you check the human-readable one first for all these instances first just so you know what you're doing and who you're blocking. I also try to explain what the reasons are below too because this JSON blocklist is structured a bit differently. - ---- - ## Why blocklist? In short... @@ -36,11 +24,34 @@ In short... - You want to defend the freedom of people to choose their pronouns, what religion they practice, how they want to represent themselves, who they want to have sex with, etc. etc. and to defend the right of these people to speak without fear of inane, hateful speech. - You don't want to allow cults and hate groups to recruit vulnerable people. -Think of it as a spam filter for harassment, hate and illegal content. +Think of it as a spam filter for harassment, hate and common kinds of illegal content. -This blocklist isn't prescriptive too. Each instance has a list of reasons of why you might want to block an instance for and you can take the action that is most appropriate for your instance. +This blocklist isn't prescriptive too. Feel free to examine the reasons and each instance to see what action is right for you. -Don't know how to identify hate speech? Don't worry! I've included links to many reputable resources that can help you understand in this readme and in the [reasons](info/reasons.md) section. +Don't know how to identify hate speech? Don't worry! I've included links to many reputable resources that can help you understand in this readme. + +--- + + +## The List + +**BLOCKchain is currently quite a fragmented project, in need of restructuring.** + +**It's currently divided into two parts:** + +#### New (this GitHub) + +[You can find the new list here.](list/list.md) + +A more convenient list with linked summaries breaking down examples of hateful discourse within the listed instances when it occurs. Also has a better, tighter editorial style. **This is in development and not complete.** When it is finished, it will be replacing the old one. + + +#### Old +[You can find the old list here.](http://telegra.ph/Instances-to-silencesuspend-on-Mastodon-06-23) + +This is the original page for the blocklist. **Contains all examples and all evidence.** + +This will eventually be phased out into the new list. --- @@ -65,13 +76,6 @@ I was accepting issues on this GitHub, but there were too many people who either I made [an FAQ](http://telegra.ph/MastodonOStatus-Instance-Blocking-FAQ-06-24) a while back that tries to address some of the common issues some people have with blocklists. It doesn't necessarily cover everything, but it might help. ---- - -## Structure - -So the blocklist is basically just one array with the instances in it. - -Each instance has a URL and a list of [reasons](info/reasons.md) as to why they are on the blocklist. I'm not that much of a programmer, but I assume you can use those to filter which instances you want to block and how severe you want it to be. ---