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Startup admin: stevetownsend0.bsky.social
Appeals: admin@pef-moderation.org
Follow for PSAs
Committed to no use of !hide !warn etc outside illegality
Startup admin: stevetownsend0.bsky.social
Appeals: admin@pef-moderation.org
Follow for PSAs
Committed to no use of !hide !warn etc outside illegality
noted, thanks. I trawl these bots for the Telegram accounts and auto-label those, that way it's not just this account's content that gets falgged
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
noted, thanks. I trawl these bots for the Telegram accounts and auto-label those, that way it's not just this account's content that gets falgged
It does not seem to meet the bar tbh. I do see disruption in your thread but it's not systemic, just standard social media "I must have the last word" replies
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It does not seem to meet the bar tbh. I do see disruption in your thread but it's not systemic, just standard social media "I must have the last word" replies
btw tagging platform moderation here is a waste of time, they are only going to look at reports for possible labeling or take-down, afaik
November 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
btw tagging platform moderation here is a waste of time, they are only going to look at reports for possible labeling or take-down, afaik
yes. if you are talking about the 'no genocide in Gaza' post then that is not going to get labeled.
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
yes. if you are talking about the 'no genocide in Gaza' post then that is not going to get labeled.
what am I looking at?
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
what am I looking at?
"your bias re Israel was not previously disclosed"
Wrong, I've written multiple times on the service's pro-Zionist stance, including in the pinned thread
bsky.app/profile/pef-...
Wrong, I've written multiple times on the service's pro-Zionist stance, including in the pinned thread
bsky.app/profile/pef-...
7. This labeler's community is 'pro-democracy'.
Pro-Ukraine and pro-Zionist goals still hold.
Reasoned anti-Israel critique is objectively 'pro-democracy'. The lines between this and antisemitic tropes are clearer now that Netanyahu's good friend Trump is in the WH, and Netanyahu cozying up to Orban
Pro-Ukraine and pro-Zionist goals still hold.
Reasoned anti-Israel critique is objectively 'pro-democracy'. The lines between this and antisemitic tropes are clearer now that Netanyahu's good friend Trump is in the WH, and Netanyahu cozying up to Orban
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"your bias re Israel was not previously disclosed"
Wrong, I've written multiple times on the service's pro-Zionist stance, including in the pinned thread
bsky.app/profile/pef-...
Wrong, I've written multiple times on the service's pro-Zionist stance, including in the pinned thread
bsky.app/profile/pef-...
"we need to think critically". Absolutely. Problem is that most people don't have time to review accounts they engage with, so we attempt here to flag bad actors of various types - from outright hate mongers through disinfo spreaders to bad faith debatenik time-wasters.
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"we need to think critically". Absolutely. Problem is that most people don't have time to review accounts they engage with, so we attempt here to flag bad actors of various types - from outright hate mongers through disinfo spreaders to bad faith debatenik time-wasters.
Nobody is "disenfranchised". Only platform moderation team or self-hosted PDS owners can remove content. A label from this and other moderators is indicative only.
"limits conversations": yes, that is the goal. I don't want to ever "converse" with an account that has posted "death to Isr*el".
"limits conversations": yes, that is the goal. I don't want to ever "converse" with an account that has posted "death to Isr*el".
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Nobody is "disenfranchised". Only platform moderation team or self-hosted PDS owners can remove content. A label from this and other moderators is indicative only.
"limits conversations": yes, that is the goal. I don't want to ever "converse" with an account that has posted "death to Isr*el".
"limits conversations": yes, that is the goal. I don't want to ever "converse" with an account that has posted "death to Isr*el".
That is your prerogative. There are errors in this post, however.
No AI is used in labeling.
Labeling of the type we do is subjective - "prejudiced" if you prefer - and configurable.
You can Ignore a given label completely if you disagree with our policy.
/cont.
No AI is used in labeling.
Labeling of the type we do is subjective - "prejudiced" if you prefer - and configurable.
You can Ignore a given label completely if you disagree with our policy.
/cont.
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
That is your prerogative. There are errors in this post, however.
No AI is used in labeling.
Labeling of the type we do is subjective - "prejudiced" if you prefer - and configurable.
You can Ignore a given label completely if you disagree with our policy.
/cont.
No AI is used in labeling.
Labeling of the type we do is subjective - "prejudiced" if you prefer - and configurable.
You can Ignore a given label completely if you disagree with our policy.
/cont.
looks like the post or maybe account is already gone
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
looks like the post or maybe account is already gone
Any link to Fox News gets this label, because the network only exists to spread trump regime propaganda.
October 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Any link to Fox News gets this label, because the network only exists to spread trump regime propaganda.
yes, it can be frustrating to lose the context of abusive posters who get blocked, but it's still public give the right tools. Overall it's the best choice imo.
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
yes, it can be frustrating to lose the context of abusive posters who get blocked, but it's still public give the right tools. Overall it's the best choice imo.
Yes - also anybody can use the platform API to download their entire account content, it's all public. The 'nuclear block' is just a Bluesky app design choice.
October 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Yes - also anybody can use the platform API to download their entire account content, it's all public. The 'nuclear block' is just a Bluesky app design choice.
icymi I have written a lot about how platform moderation and community labelers (should imo) interact.
I don't take issue with platform's approach of 'mostly allow free speech', except they are not consistent in how the labels and deletions are applied.
bsky.app/profile/pef-...
I don't take issue with platform's approach of 'mostly allow free speech', except they are not consistent in how the labels and deletions are applied.
bsky.app/profile/pef-...
This labeler's axioms:
1. Subjective content moderation by platform is doomed to fail and should be confined to legality (e.g. remove CSAM) and authenticity - expand verification, remove bots and fakes.
Focus on takedown, not subjective post-level decisions.
Trying to do more is a costly distraction
1. Subjective content moderation by platform is doomed to fail and should be confined to legality (e.g. remove CSAM) and authenticity - expand verification, remove bots and fakes.
Focus on takedown, not subjective post-level decisions.
Trying to do more is a costly distraction
October 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
icymi I have written a lot about how platform moderation and community labelers (should imo) interact.
I don't take issue with platform's approach of 'mostly allow free speech', except they are not consistent in how the labels and deletions are applied.
bsky.app/profile/pef-...
I don't take issue with platform's approach of 'mostly allow free speech', except they are not consistent in how the labels and deletions are applied.
bsky.app/profile/pef-...
Our actions are not definitive the same way as platform deleting accounts/posts, but they rarely do that for content anyway, it seems.
So the label lets you know what's coming. esp. when many are sporadically normal, and then post "de*th to Israel" as soon as you turn your back.
So the label lets you know what's coming. esp. when many are sporadically normal, and then post "de*th to Israel" as soon as you turn your back.
October 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Our actions are not definitive the same way as platform deleting accounts/posts, but they rarely do that for content anyway, it seems.
So the label lets you know what's coming. esp. when many are sporadically normal, and then post "de*th to Israel" as soon as you turn your back.
So the label lets you know what's coming. esp. when many are sporadically normal, and then post "de*th to Israel" as soon as you turn your back.
got them both. Feel free to tag and move on with these time wasters though.
btw, tagging platform moderation does nothing. You have to actually do a report. One of these already has a 'rude' account label from platform review, which is another reason to avoid it.
btw, tagging platform moderation does nothing. You have to actually do a report. One of these already has a 'rude' account label from platform review, which is another reason to avoid it.
October 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
got them both. Feel free to tag and move on with these time wasters though.
btw, tagging platform moderation does nothing. You have to actually do a report. One of these already has a 'rude' account label from platform review, which is another reason to avoid it.
btw, tagging platform moderation does nothing. You have to actually do a report. One of these already has a 'rude' account label from platform review, which is another reason to avoid it.
typically these low-signal nuisance repliers get a Disruptive label. Why get into it with them, though?
October 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
typically these low-signal nuisance repliers get a Disruptive label. Why get into it with them, though?
These are factual labels for any link to X. I'm not altering policy regarding that platform on a case-by-case basis.
October 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
These are factual labels for any link to X. I'm not altering policy regarding that platform on a case-by-case basis.
A lot of them are labeled now. Here is why: partisan lies. Going forward this one will be labeled too.
The Kremlin and the White House are equally reliable sources of truth under Project 2025/MAGA.
The Kremlin and the White House are equally reliable sources of truth under Project 2025/MAGA.
October 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A lot of them are labeled now. Here is why: partisan lies. Going forward this one will be labeled too.
The Kremlin and the White House are equally reliable sources of truth under Project 2025/MAGA.
The Kremlin and the White House are equally reliable sources of truth under Project 2025/MAGA.
I always have a large backlog of moderation reports to review, so please tag me when you see new ones that aren't already labeled
@antibot4navalny.bsky.social also works with platform to get these taken down
@antibot4navalny.bsky.social also works with platform to get these taken down
October 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I always have a large backlog of moderation reports to review, so please tag me when you see new ones that aren't already labeled
@antibot4navalny.bsky.social also works with platform to get these taken down
@antibot4navalny.bsky.social also works with platform to get these taken down
Based on this report, the new *account* is now labeled as well as the Telegram channels in *its posts*
October 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Based on this report, the new *account* is now labeled as well as the Telegram channels in *its posts*