This is based on a drastic misunderstanding of what Mastodon is. Itâs not a social media site like tumblr - itâs open-source code that allows anyone to create a social media site, which can then interact with other sites using that code. To say Mastodon has âlax regulationsâ is really misleading, because Mastodon itself has no regulations, it only has tools for moderators to regulate their own instances
Mastodon âallowsâ pedophiles in the same way that email âallowsâ identity theft scams. No, âemailâ doesnât put a stop to identity theft, but âemailâ is just a set of protocols for sending messages - itâd be absurd to expect it to
Most Mastodon instances (including mastodon.social, the largest and oldest) do more to keep pedophiles off their platform than tumblr ever has, by having strict rules against it, banning any instances that donât have strict rules against it, and actively moderating to enforce those rules. At that point itâs as if the pedophiles are on a different website entirely - because they literally are on a different domain
As someone who actually uses it, I can confirm that Iâve never had or even heard of a run-in with pedophiles. Admins know the instances that allow it and quickly block and spread the word about any new ones that pop up. Again, itâs been more of an issue for me on tumblr than itâs ever been on masto
Please reblog this. People love spreading this rumor without knowing what theyâre talking about, and itâs driving people away from non-corporate, community-controlled, secure open-source social media. And thatâs a real big shame
baratheonpilled
germansingergirl
kaledo-art
origamiaround
turnnoffyourmind
pixelskylines
gummygunk
stormborns
