Notices by switching.social (switchingsocial@mastodon.at), page 51

@machi

I don't follow you.

@strypey

I'm sorry to hear what you've been through, but I respectfully disagree about the effect of neo-Nazi propaganda.

I've watched a good man I know turn bad through spending more and more time on Gab-type sites.

We will have to agree to disagree on this one.

@machi

Allowing people to promote murder and genocide is wrong. That's why such people must have their instances blocked.

@machi

...because Gab is a neo-Nazi social network which welcomes people who want to commit murder and genocide.

@machi

...because Gab is a neo-Nazi social network which welcomes people who want to commit murder and genocide.

@aurelia

It makes no difference if it's run by a contributor, an instance on a pro-Nazi network is something that should be blocked.

@mary @DashEquals @jarm

So why have it open to public registration? Why even do it in public? Why not mess around on a hidden instance? Why not remove the branding?

Also, why did exited.eu post fake inflated user numbers at the same time that gab.com did?

I assume gab.com is trying to get publicity before their launch, so why did exited.eu do the same thing at the same time?

@strypey

Even if you aren't someone at risk, maybe you could think about those who are?

Maybe then you would see what the "fuss" is?

@strypey

Then I assume you are someone who has never had to fear being beaten or killed by neo-Nazis?

@DashEquals @jarm

I'll tell you how I came to see it.

Today, the number of users on Mastodon seemed to double overnight.

This seemed weird, so I checked the lists. There were two huge megainstances overnight: gab.com and exited.eu

Clearly they're faking their numbers, but why did they both fake their numbers simultaneously?

Seems like a huge coincidence, no?

Were they trying to promote themselves by faking their way to the top? Simultaneously?

Have a look at
https://the-federation.info/mastodon

@jarm @DashEquals

Jesus guys, we're talking about nazis and you're worrying about semantics.

Your sense of perspective is skewed here.

How does a layperson see this site? Do they think it's a tech site testing out someone's software? Or do they see it as a gateway to Gab?

Why even do this? It's the equivalent of a local newspaper deciding to rebrand as Stormfront, it is trying to normalise a brand that should be reviled.

@jarm @DashEquals

You honestly think they don't have the ability to change default settings?

Whatever the admin's reasons for setting it up, this is a collossal mistake to use this branding and to promote gab.com (including gab.com's investment site).

They aren't branding this as a test site, they're branding this as a public facing site where people can sign up on Gab.

@DashEquals @mkljczk @jarm

I don't care what the rules say, I care about the huge flashing alarm bell of a site promoting investment in gab.com on its front page, and promoting a platform designed for neo-Nazis.

@DashEquals @mkljczk @jarm

It even says "2019 Gab AI inc" at the bottom, and has links to invest.gab.com at the top.

It is advertising Gab.com!

@DashEquals @mkljczk @jarm

Why keep the Gab name and branding if they didn't intend to be an instance for Gab users?

I cannot assume good faith here, not after I've had to previously block them.

@DashEquals @mkljczk @jarm

So they have enough technical skills to set up and run an instance, but not enough to change the image files or default names?

I simply don't believe that. If they use Gab branding, that is a conscious choice.

@DashEquals @jarm

If they just want to play around with the software, why use the Gab branding on a public instance?

This stinks.

@DashEquals @jarm

Report them to who? The entire instance is now branded as Gab!

@DashEquals @jarm

...I've already had to block people from that instance, now they're entirely branded as Gab on a public facing instance, and you want me to give them the benefit of the doubt?

@jarm

It currently looks like this.