I don't like bully culture.
Also, sites and software should not show remote content to unauthenticated visitors. You'll become an open proxy to unwanted material. I don't understand that so much fediverse software still does this.
And unauthenticated visitors should not be able to load anything onto your site, not even in a cache. These open search boxes on so many fediverse servers are a bad idea, as they load profiles and posts outside the control or knowledge of moderators.
If so much fediverse software and servers give a bad example, is it so weird newcomers make these mistakes?
It turns out, if people in an online community really don’t like what you’re doing, they can turn to harassment, threats, or worse to try to shut you down.https://wedistribute.org/2024/03/contentnation-mastodons-toxicity/
Content Nation Backlash Highlights Mastodon’s Toxicity
Yesterday, Mastodon was abuzz regarding a strange new scraper that seemed to be pulling people's profiles and content streams into a platform designed around monetization. Dubbed Content Nation, the sSean Tilley (We Distribute)
