I think when it comes to blocking people, I can see some improvement there. I’m all about the idea of not adding fuel to the fire in the form of pointless online arguments and conflicts.
I see so many online platforms just fucking fail at the ways they try approaching that issue. Most places would let you block a user but they can still see everything that the blocked user has said. Like that opens the doors to exploiting and archiving. It is one thing if you’re logged out and can see things site-wide than it is still being logged in and seeing what was said.
When I block someone, I want to be a ghost to them. I want them to not see anything I’ve said and I wouldn’t want to see anything they’ve said either. I don’t want to block them and find out they engage me on an alt just with things to continue the bullshit with.
I think the Fediverse has corrected that aspect that, when you log off, you can’t see shit. So it prevents that. Though that’s practiced from the instance I’m on for all I know.
However, when logged in and still blocking people, they can still see what was said by those who blocked them.
Furthermore and this is a bit of a controversial part, is that, I think moderation logs to be open is a bad idea. Again, it is to me, just one more thing to add to the fuel of a fire that isn’t being let to wind down. Because people often jab and joust at others with shit like “LOOK WHUT U DID IN THUH MODERATION LOG!” and that just does nothing but escalate.
I think with some of these kinds of corrections, would promote the idea of a healthier ecosystem for the community.
Actually, yes. The internet is all about the free & transparent flow of information. They’re just words & contrary to popular belief online, people can practice some self-control & just ignore them like humanity has done for millennia. If that’s beyond their meager abilities, then the existing block feature should suffice.
If you want to publish your opinions on a public system for publishing opinions, yet don’t want others publishing theirs, then I don’t think you want social media. Moreover, your position is egotistical: you’re treating responses to your contribution to the public personally as attacks on you rather than comments to the public about content. Those responses to the public aren’t just for you. The public is entitled to critique, debate, & see the opinions on your work of those you’ve blocked.
Fake kumbaya with lack of conflict isn’t necessary or good for social media. Lack of exposure to diverse opinions & meaningful dissent leads to groupthink & radicalization. More than ever, the world needs the opposite of that.