For all of our Fediverse instances that we manage, we do moderation on our own, entirely opinionated. We moderate on a "Trust Nobody" level due to our own personal past experiences with the Fediverse. Frankly, we're a small place with burned-out moderators that want to provide a safe place for ourselves and friends.
+For all of our Fediverse instances that we manage, we moderate collaboratively along with other friends and closely tied instances. We moderate on a "Trust Nobody" level for remote instances, due to past negative experiences with the Fediverse. Frankly, we're a small place with burned-out moderators that want to provide a safe place for ourselves and friends.
We have little spoons to deal with anything and tend to take action swiftly. We suspend instances that:
For anything else, we usually tend to media-silence:
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@By default, we don't block through guilt-by-federation. However, if we find an instance that federates with bad actors, especially with those that have harmed us before, and it is actively being federated/interacted with, we may consider the instance for suspension depending on the case. Once again, for the safety of ourselves and our users.
-We also may suspend/silence instances if our users are reportedly uncomfortable about it, whether via the users or the content on the instance.
+By default, we don't block through guilt-by-federation. However, if we find an instance that consistently federates or otherwise associates and notably supports bad actors - more specifically those who have otherwised harmed us or others/close friends and instances before - we may consider the instance for suspension depending on the case. This is entirely for the safety of our own community and the many risk factors of keeping continued federation.
+We also may suspend/silence instances if our users are reportedly uncomfortable about them, whether via the users or the content on the instance. Again, we want a safe space for ourselves and friends.
+Our actions aren't limited to what is based on interactions from/within our own community. If we find harassment or otherwise any negative behavior towards other users or our close friends/instances, action will still be done. Remember: we moderate collaboratively.
If you're a user, and you'd like to question any of our moderation decisions or actions, or talk about a specific instance (or for more information on why we block/silence and instance/user), feel free to bring it up with the moderators/administrators. If it's an instance/user you deem should be up for moderation action, report it instead.
+If you're a user, and would like to question any of our moderation decisions or actions, or talk about a specific instance (or for more information on why we block/silence a specific instance), feel free to bring it up with the moderators/administrators. If it's an instance/user you deem should be up for moderation action, report it instead.
Moderation lists are no longer publicly accessible due to recent events. If you're a user of any of our Synth.Download fediverse instances or are a friend who wants a blocklist, contact an admin for the most recent copy of the lists or view it through the instance you are currently using.
+If you'd wish to see our moderation lists, such as all of our instance blocks and silences, check if the software that the instance you're housed on allows you to view our moderation policies directly. If that is not the case, ask a moderator/administrator and we'll pass a copy of our current lists over.
Our rules are also displayed on our instance registration page. These rules also apply to remote instances/federation. If any are found breaking these rules that aren't on our instance, report it.
+Our Terms of Service applies when using the Fediverse as our instance rules, both for our own community and also as we moderate those remotely. Rules may be a bit lax for our own local community, as we trust you to be here. We recommend reading our Terms of Service to get a baseline that applies as rules, but to summarize: