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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

I've been radio silent because I'm in the process of standing up an app.bsky.* API server (aka app-view aka Barnes & Nobles). This is an expensive and time intensive operation that I didn't want to do until it was necessary.
It's a fail-safe not a differentiator in experience, but important 7/11

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 9d

Q: Can soft moderation techniques (such as footnotes and blur screens) decrease engagement with misinformation on social media?

A: Yes, yes, they can.
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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 12d

Some exciting news: this morning we launched a collaboration with @icrc.org: our Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict game. trust-and-safety-game.icrc.org

Trust & Safety: Armed Conflict

Navigate the challenging world of trust & safety amidst an unfolding armed conflict.

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Rianamator 🦇🎃👻 @riana.bsky.social · 15d

The Trust & Safety Research Conference starts the day after tomorrow! If you see me, come say hi - and please come to the lightning talks sessions on Online Privacy and Digital Well-Being that I'm moderating Thursday morning at 9:45! cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/content/trus...

Trust and Safety Research Conference 2025

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · 22d

⏳ The IFTAS Moderator Needs Assessment closes soon! This is your last chance to make your needs count and tell your story. Take the survey now:

Annual Needs Assessment

Our work is directed by the needs of the communities we serve, and we conduct an open survey of administrators, moderators, and community managers to ascertain their needs and priorities. Current A…

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · 28d

Moderators from Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, Discord, Reddit - we want your input. The Social Web Needs Assessment is open - any platform, any protocol:

Annual Needs Assessment

Our work is directed by the needs of the communities we serve, and we conduct an open survey of administrators, moderators, and community managers to ascertain their needs and priorities. Current A…

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We Distribute @wedistribute.org · Sep 7

Here's this week's issue of Relay, a roundup of things happening across the Social Web. Governance changes, questions of decentralization, and some new developments in the field.

September 7th: Rising Tides

Here's this week's roundup of things happening across the Social Web. Governance changes, questions of decentralization, and some new developments in the field.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Sep 3

Thanks to @baileytownsend.dev PDS Gatekeeper, 2FA is now live for blacksky.app hosted accounts as well.

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · Sep 2

Last year, volunteer moderators told us their top tooling needs: this year, we’re listening again. Take the survey: about.iftas.org/moderator-ne... - any platform, any protocol

A chart showing the various platforms our survey respondents moderate for

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · Aug 23

1 in 5 moderators faced burnout in 2024. Many still work without formal guidance or support. Share your story in the Needs Assessment - it’s how we push for better tools, training, and wellness resources. about.iftas.org/moderator-ne...

Chart showing 21.4% of moderators reporting burnout or mental health issues over the past 12 months

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · Aug 19

Your answers turn into action. In 2024, the Needs Assessment led to new guidance, tools, and translations used across the open social web. Let’s make it happen again in 2025: about.iftas.org/moderator-ne...

Chart showing "I have enough knowledge and resources to adequately manage and moderate my service" Strongly disagree 1.8%, Somewhat disagree 15.5%, Somewhat agree 50%, Strongly agree 32.7%

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Jaz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @jaz.co.uk · Aug 14

New blog post:

jaz.co.uk/2025/08/14/t...

There is One Fediverse. There are a Million Fediverses

A visual representation of fediverse servers clustered by language or topic and their connectivity to each. Source: www.comeetie.fr/galerie/mapstodon Over the past several years, I’ve listene…

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jaz :twt: :wales_flag: @jaz.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · Aug 14

New blog post:

https://jaz.co.uk/2025/08/14/there-is-one-fediverse-there-are-a-million-fediverses

There is One Fediverse. There are a Million Fediverses

A visual representation of fediverse servers clustered by language or topic and their connectivity to each. Source: www.comeetie.fr/galerie/mapstodon Over the past several years, I’ve listene…

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · Aug 13

The 2025 Social Web Needs Assessment is live. From Nostr to Mastodon, Discord to Bluesky – if you moderate, this is for you. Share your experience and help shape the next year of resources and advocacy. See about.iftas.org/moderator-ne... for details. Any platform, any protocol.

Annual Needs Assessment

Our work is directed by the needs of the communities we serve, and we conduct an open survey of administrators, moderators, and community managers to ascertain their needs and priorities. Current A…

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · Aug 11

No bother at all, but the only advice I can offer is to keep on reporting, we don't have the ability to "takedown" an account (for a while we ran a labeller, it's offline for now, might be coming back soon).

It looks like this particular account has been suspended today.

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · Jul 30

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Navigating the UK Online Safety Act

What Fediverse Service Providers Need to Know The Online Safety Act (OSA) is now in force in the United Kingdom. Enforced by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, the Act introduces a new set o…

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · Jul 30

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IWF Offers Fediverse a Way to Block CSAM

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has announced a new tool, Image Intercept, designed to help smaller platforms detect and block known child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This development is part…

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ROOST @roost.tools · Jul 21

🚨ROOST is announcing Coop and Osprey: two new, open-source online safety tools.

✅ Customizable
✅ Open source
✅ Trusted integrations

A better way to handle online harm, built by people who get it.

More here: roost.tools/blog/roost-a...

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FediForum @fediforum.org · Jun 4

24h until #FediForum starts.

If you are registered, you should have received an e-mail invite to our on-line venue. We are very much looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!

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ROOST @roost.tools · Jun 4

We're celebrating 100 days! Since our launch in February, we’ve:

🟡 Built critical open source safety tools
🟡 Made real progress on CSAM detection tools
🟡 Grown our partner network
🟡 Formed our Technical Advisory Committee

Read the full update in our blog below: roost.tools/blog/roost-s...

ROOST’s First 100 Days: Building & Planning

Robust Open Online Safety Tools or ROOST is a new non-profit entity designed to address the urgent need for accessible, high-quality safety tools in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

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FediForum @fediforum.org · Jun 3

48 hours left before FediForum starts.

Join the community for three (!) half-days of discussions, presentations, demos, creating new projects and more on all aspects of better social communications, social media and the open social web. Now with keynotes!

Registration: https://fediforum.org

FediForum

FediForum: moving the Open Social Web forward

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · May 28

Oops! Apologies, that folder was private, public now.

You can cut and paste the regex into skyfeed and /not/ use a list, which will be the old feed.

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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · May 28

It's both a list and keywords, so posts from @julietshen.bsky.social about ducks won't show up, but a post about harassing ducks will.

The feed was drowning in Bsky T&S meta, so limiting it to curated accounts became necessary.

Here's the keywords, suggestions welcome! github.com/iftas-org/re...

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Tim Chambers @timothychambers.net · May 22

My latest Bluesky feed is now live: on all things #Fediforum… A great event looking at latest on both ATproto & ActivityPub innovations to the Open Social Web.

Created with #Surfsocial
#Surffeeds

Fediforum
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IFTAS - Independent Federated Trust & Safety @iftas.org · May 20

IFTAS
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We've posted an overview and recommendations for decentralised providers with regard to the passing of the "Take It Down Act" which mandates removal of non-consensual intimate images and videos, and deepfakes, within 48 hours of reporting.

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Take It Down Act 2025 (USA) - IFTAS Connect

Disclaimer: The information on this page is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. It may not reflect the most current legal…

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