Hi all: this account is in hybernation after #Gab functionally left the #fediverse, but wanted to wake it from slumber to note that all your work got noticed in a new ISD Report.
"There is precedent for open source communities to push back against those who seek to use their tools to promote hate speech. One such case is Mastodon, an open source social media community which has waged a long-running war of attrition against an influx of far-right users from Gab – a war which, as of December 2020, they appear to have won."
https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/extremists-are-flourishing-behind-well-built-websites-thanks-to-open-source-tech/
"There is precedent for open source communities to push back against those who seek to use their tools to promote hate speech. One such case is Mastodon, an open source social media community which has waged a long-running war of attrition against an influx of far-right users from Gab – a war which, as of December 2020, they appear to have won."
https://www.isdglobal.org/digital_dispatches/extremists-are-flourishing-behind-well-built-websites-thanks-to-open-source-tech/
Extremists are Flourishing Behind Well-Built Websites thanks to Open Source Tech - ISD
Elise Thomas explains how websites play a central role in the digital presence of many extreme-right organisations and communities.ISD