re tim walz’ serving as faculty advisor for the gay-straight alliance in rural mn the ‘90s: I started my school’s gsa in the mid-‘00s in a big city. it was impossible to find an advisor, the one we did find was a homophobic bitch, & my co-founder got the shit kicked out of him matthew shepard’s murder was in ‘98. I’m not exaggerating in the slightest when I say walz risked his life for those kids.

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 🫠

https://twitter.com/MistressSnowPhD/status/1621999483927105536

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

https://twitter.com/mistresssnowphd/status/1621179226987679746

if I were a narcissist I’d think this was about my vocal critiques of @spoutible, but more likely it’s some kind of technical issue…right lol…?

(nb: you can sign in with your username but I also tried email address) 🥴

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.

https://twitter.com/mistresssnowphd/status/1621174331459145730

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.

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

ngl I think this shit is weird. the only time I share personal details w the class is when it serves a pedagogical purpose, & I teach adults.

let’s also note that teachers who are sex workers do not disclose to their students/colleagues but STILL get fired if they get outed!

https://twitter.com/slaypublican/status/1615838475168751629

why anyone would think their personal life is their students’ business is just beyond me. get a boundary!

I got disinvited from giving a talk on sex work & tech

because

the institution is concerned

that I talk about sex work too much lmfao I’ve worked with the same institution on sex work events in the past! multiple times! fucking incredible

one of my favorite accounts since I’ve been on the internet (~25 years) quote tweeted a sex worker to mock her for pushing back on his tweet & asserting her rights as a sex worker.

thanks to this, her violent ex is back to contacting her.

you don’t need to do tbis, @dril …this* 😑

a fellow *verified* sex worker told me that as of today, twitter is demanding that she supply photo ID & proof of ownership of her trademarked stage name to remove an account impersonating her, even though she provided ID when she got verified in 2012. this is fucked. she’s had men contact her convinced they had a relationship w her bc ppl are impersonating her to them. she’s had men say they sent her a whole bunch of money to meet up w her, & when she tries to explain, they think *she’s* the fake. this isn’t just fucked; it’s dangerous.