From 3a327544151b3c695ae18ed56e409cf3b9b3797a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Moeller Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:10:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Strengthen the server covenant Explicitly reference abuse of external origin. A server that has a code of conduct and a small number of users may never feel the need to moderate abusive behavior. But if such a server fails to suspend the worst routine origins of abuse in the fediverse, it ultimately fails its users. In practice, new users signing up, especially vulnerable folks, may be immediately targeted by abusive actors from other servers. Several instances of exactly this happening have been well-documented by now. Since this extent of moderation responsibility is non-intuitive and non-obvious, it is important to be explicit. --- pages/covenant.tsx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pages/covenant.tsx b/pages/covenant.tsx index d490257c2..7543bdf8a 100644 --- a/pages/covenant.tsx +++ b/pages/covenant.tsx @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const Covenant = () => ( { heading: "Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia", - text: "Users must have the confidence that they are joining a safe space, free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia of other platforms.", + text: "Users must have the confidence that they are joining a safe space, free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia of other platforms. Moderation must extend to abuse originating from other servers, e.g., by limiting or suspending servers that neglect or refuse to take action against it.", }, { heading: "Daily backups",