Anti-Blackness is a long-term problem in the fediverse. Now's a good time to start changing that.

Here’s the list:

  1. Listen more to more Black people – and amplify their voices
  2. Post less – and think before you post
  3. Call in, call out, and/or report anti-Blackness when you see it
  4. Support Black people and Black-led instances and projects
  5. Approach it intersectionally

The full article goes into detail, and also has links to anti-racism resources and appendices with a list of common mistakes to avoid and blocklist resources for moderators.

Thanks to everybody who gave feedback on earlier drafts!

  • David Gerard@awful.systemsMEnglish
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    3 months ago

    when we get a super bad take on an awful.systems sub, we tend to check their comment history in case they’re just having a bad moment. you will be unsurprised to hear that when it’s a bad take on race, it’s generally certain we rapidly find reason to ban them from the sub instantly.