Hey could we defederate with exploding-heads.com/ (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by chalkman@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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The instance seems to be mostly right wing trolls. I know defederating is unpopular but I don't think much is to be lost in this case and it can save the mods some headaches.

Edit: the response on exploding-heads.com to my reporting of transphobia. Courtesy of the "second in command"

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[-] AyyLMAO@exploding-heads.com -2 points 2 years ago

Or perhaps you just didn't see those who don't bother engaging in conflict?

I fully understand why you don't expect to find content there in the future, but is that a good argument to deny access to those who already have?

Exploding heads have gotten subscribers from here as well. There's an extensive backlog of topics some people find quite important - even if others don't.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Radicalisation starts with people "just asking questions" or "just pointing out an issue with X without having anything against them", that's enough to hook some people that will go way down the rabbit hole.

In the screenshot you see exactly what I'm talking about, "I'm not racist, but I can point out issues with the BLM movement". Alright they just opened the door to people that are a bit more radical to try and find out where the tolerance ends and to others to start looking for answers with a biased premise in mind.

I invite you to watch this video (and the whole series really) that covers all of that:

https://youtu.be/P55t6eryY3g

[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I don't have a problem with you personally. You've been fairly reasonable in our interactions. But the people on your server are not great. Maybe you should make an account here.

[-] ethane@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

I don't care for them myself, but unless they're causing problems outside for everyone else, why defederate?

If there are communities you don't want to see, you can block them as they appear.

[-] Alue42@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

The argument being that if they aren't blocked at an instance-level, due to how the federation works, those comments could very easily spill over into these threads. Those that do want to participate in good faith would need to create an account with an instance that is federated.