I get why @cbouzy is loathe to discuss plans to moderate CSEM. but for @spoutible to survive, it needs to be in compliance w 18 U.S.C. § 2258A, which mandates that platforms report CSEM—even if it doesn’t ultimately go live—to NCMEC. failure to report comes w a fine up to $150k.
I was already concerned about #spoutible’s mission to create a safe space for marginalized communities when I saw its gender & language options, but these are issues that can be easily addressed & tweaked down the line.
but #spoutible’s complete lack of community guidelines—which @cbouzy brushed off bc other platforms like youtube & twitter have solid policies but rarely enforce them—is practically an invitation for bigots to attack marginalized users, now conveniently collected on one platform.
so @cbouzy appears to have targeted my #spoutible acct & suspended access to it despite my not having broken any community policies (in part bc there aren’t any but mainly bc I hadn’t posted anything yet). but my account is still live—he’s just taken control of it 🫠
this is likely in response to my critiques of spoutible’s content moderation practices (or lack thereof). I was genuinely excited for the platform & disappointed last week when bouzy rolled out an unfinished product, flaws in which I wanted to point out before it got out of hand
the nyt article on social transition has been vexing me all day, so I’m rereading & noticing all kinds of bizarre & absurd editorial decisions…
1. the first student “had tried to come out to his parents before, he said, but they didn’t take it seriously, which is why he asked his school for support.” so the parents DID know, & the school knew they knew, they just didn’t believe him until some cis adults did.
2. this takes the idea that teachers are “required” to disclose anything a student tells them (if it isn’t that the student is in danger or poses a threat to themselves or others) to their parents seriously, despite this disclaimer. why is this not in the first fucking paragraph.
here’s my covid take I’m likely to regret posting: the biggest mistake we (as a society or w/e) made throughout this thing is the early-pandemic insistence that masks don’t protect you, only others. it was probs to keep ppl calm during a global mask shortage but now here we are!
tweeting that not taking precautions can kill someone (eg “indoor dining is eugenics”) is not inaccurate, but it’s also not going to convince anyone to change their behavior beyond muting the word “mask” for 2 reasons:
1. nagging doesn’t work 2. ppl are selfish
disclaimer: I wear a mask in all public indoor spaces, don’t @ me