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Mastodon and today's fediverse are unsafe by design and unsafe by default (privacy.thenexus.today)
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Even though millions of people left Twitter in 2023 – and millions more are ready to move as soon as there's a viable alternative – the fediverse isn't growing.1 One reason why: today's fediverse is unsafe by design and unsafe by default – especially for Black and Indigenous people, women of color, LGBTAIQ2S+ people2, Muslims, disabled people and other marginalized communities. ‌

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[-] glacier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

As a trans person, I feel far safer on Lemmy and mastodon than I ever did on any other social media.

[-] thenexusofprivacy 2 points 1 year ago

That's great! And a lot of trans people I've talked with on Mastodon say similar things, which is also great. But a lot don't. It depends a lot on the instance you wind up choosing. So the people who stay wind up as a self-selecting sample.

this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2023
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