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Hello #fediblockmeta, many people are discussing #thebadspace #blocklist after they blocked tech.lgbt, but few people went through all 355 pages to look at it the #badspace contents. I did that and want to share my findings.

I don't want attention or followers, but I want this post shared, so I am posting from an alt.

thegoodspace.neocities.org/

thegoodspace.neocities.orgThe Good Space

@TheGoodSpace So basically sounds like this list should not be used by anyone as it seems to be based on conservative or rightwing political views as evidenced by the plethora of LGBTQ instances being blocked for unjustifiable reasons. All instances blocked on account of this blocklist should be reviewed.

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

@TheGoodSpace I had AI review the list and this is what it came up with.

In summary, the Bad Space Fediverse blocklist appears to have inconsistencies in its blocking reasons.

The majority of instances are tagged with vague or ambiguous reasons like "no description" or "FediFenced," and many don’t have provided evidence or "receipts" to substantiate the claims. (1/2)

@TheGoodSpace

Additionally, a pattern of blocking instances focused on LGBTQ+ and minority communities seems evident, raising questions about the intent and fairness of the blocklist. (2/2)

@Susan_Larson_TN @TheGoodSpace
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that this listing includes my server, though the reasons are pretty head-scratching.

Of course, it's possible that there's hate speech on my server, somewhere. I certainly can't promise that, but I sure as hell haven't seen it. Haven't seen moderation issues either, but who knows?

Does seem like it's mostly on there for 'queer, sex positive', which dovetails with a lot of other stuff.

@Oggie @Susan_Larson_TN @TheGoodSpace It's not good AT ALL! The "tweaking" subdomain will let you see the count of instances that have you silenced-or-blocked, and any descriptions that have been added. woof.group has 3 silences/blocks, and no description. tweaking.thebad.space/location

tweaking.thebad.space The Bad Space | Location Info

@Susan_Larson_TN @TheGoodSpace Just want to highlight that an AI (or more specifically an LLM) can't review the list. It can summarise the things written but it cannot qualitatively judge it in any way. It can't verify its integrity or correctness. If you just wanted a summary, that's fine, but you could've also just read the author's own conclusion at the end? I'm sorry if you weren't over-estimating the capabilities of an LLM, but I felt like I had to point this out just in case.