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IFTAS is happy to announce the public availability of our DSA Guide for Decentralized Services – a practical guide for small and micro services that are subject to the EU’s Digital Services Act.
If your server has member accounts in the EU, or is publicly viewable in the EU, your service is most likely impacted by this regulation, even if you are not based or hosted in the EU.
Developed in collaboration with the great people at Tremau, our DSA Guide is designed to help independent social media service providers navigate these complex regulations and achieve compliance with these new rules without compromising the unique qualities of federated, open social networks.
As part of our Needs Assessment activities, we’ve heard a repeated need for help understanding the complex regulatory landscape that decentralized services need to consider, and this DSA Guide is the first of many in our plan to provide clear, actionable guidance to a range of regulations for the community.
As of February 2024, all online services and digital platforms that offer services in the European Union are required to be fully compliant with the DSA.
However, various portions of the DSA are not applicable to “small and micro” services, and this guide will show you clearly which parts apply and which do not.
For administrators of platforms like Mastodon, PeerTube, and Pixelfed, the DSA Guide can help demystify the requirements and offer practical advice on achieving compliance for the over 27,000 independent operators of these and other decentralized social media services who otherwise may not be able to obtain the guidance and advice that larger operations can afford to invest in.
Download the DSA Guide for Decentralized Fediverse Services.
To join the discussion, visit our community chat service at https://matrix.to/#/#space:matrix.iftas.org or stay tuned to join our community portal in the coming weeks!
https://about.iftas.org/2024/04/09/dsa-guide-for-the-fediverse/
#ActivityPub #BetterSocialMedia #DSA #Fediverse
IFTAS is happy to announce the public availability of our DSA Guide for Decentralized Services – a practical guide for small and micro services that are subject to the EU’s Digital Services Act.
If your server has member accounts in the EU, or is publicly viewable in the EU, your service is most likely impacted by this regulation, even if you are not based or hosted in the EU.
Developed in collaboration with the great people at Tremau, our DSA Guide is designed to help independent social media service providers navigate these complex regulations and achieve compliance with these new rules without compromising the unique qualities of federated, open social networks.
As part of our Needs Assessment activities, we’ve heard a repeated need for help understanding the complex regulatory landscape that decentralized services need to consider, and this DSA Guide is the first of many in our plan to provide clear, actionable guidance to a range of regulations for the community.
As of February 2024, all online services and digital platforms that offer services in the European Union are required to be fully compliant with the DSA.
However, various portions of the DSA are not applicable to “small and micro” services, and this guide will show you clearly which parts apply and which do not.
For administrators of platforms like Mastodon, PeerTube, and Pixelfed, the DSA Guide can help demystify the requirements and offer practical advice on achieving compliance for the over 27,000 independent operators of these and other decentralized social media services who otherwise may not be able to obtain the guidance and advice that larger operations can afford to invest in.
Download the DSA Guide for Decentralized Fediverse Services.
To join the discussion, visit our community chat service at https://matrix.to/#/#space:matrix.iftas.org or stay tuned to join our community portal in the coming weeks!
https://about.iftas.org/2024/04/09/dsa-guide-for-the-fediverse/
#ActivityPub #BetterSocialMedia #DSA #Fediverse
The extraterritorial implications of the Digital Services Act - DSA Observatory
Laureline Lemoine & Mathias Vermeulen (AWO) As the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) is gathering speed, a number of non-EU based civil society and research organizations have wondered to what extent the DSA can have an impact on their wo…admin (DSA Observatory)
Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash
GLAAD and IFTAS recently discussed the important action three platforms (Discord, Post and Spoutible) have taken to update their policies to add express prohibitions against targeted misgendering and deadnaming. In this same vein, there’s been wide press coverage on these advances in protecting LGBTQ+ members from hate including articles in TechCrunch, Them, Engadget, Pink News,LGBTQ Nation, and more.
GLAAD’s articleAll Social Media Platform Policies Should Recognize Targeted Misgendering and Deadnaming as Hate Speech highlights the need for Fediverse providers to consider adopting similar rules for their own communities.
To help with this effort, we are providing sample language below that can be used in Codes of Conduct, Terms of Service, or Server Rules to help ensure these protections are in place.
The Fediverse has a proud history of longstanding support of LGBTQ+ issues, exemplified both by the ActivityPub protocol being created by a predominantly queer team, and by Mastodon’s server covenant, which requires,
“Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia. Users must have the confidence that they are joining a safe space, free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia of other platforms.”
Due to the widespread and insidious nature of expressing anti-transgender sentiments in bad faith, it’s imperative to have specific policy addressing this issue.
This approach is considered a best practice for two key reasons: it offers clear guidance to users, and it assists moderators in recognizing and understanding the intent behind such statements. It’s important to reiterate that the focus is not about accidentally getting someone’s pronouns wrong. Rather, our concern centers on deliberate and targeted acts of hate and harassment rooted in gender identity discrimination.
GLAAD and IFTAS believe specific prohibitions can strengthen these commitments. To help promote and demonstrate the Fediverse’s commitment to safety, we are offering a Web form for service providers and community moderation teams to sign a pledge affirming they have adopted rules to combat this harmful conduct.
If you have measures in place to prohibit this conduct, please sign the pledge today!
Sample Code of Conduct
Misgendering, the act of referring to someone using a gender or pronouns that do not correctly reflect their gender identity, is prohibited. Deliberate or targeted misgendering, where there is an intentional refusal to respect an individual's self-identified gender and pronouns, is considered a form of harassment and discrimination. Deadnaming, which involves referring to a transgender or gender-diverse person by a name they used before their gender transition, is prohibited.The promotion or endorsement of so-called "conversion therapy" or any related programs or practices is prohibited. Conversion therapy, which aims to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is a discredited practice that is harmful and disrespectful to the LGBTQ+ community.
Sample Rule
Misgendering, deadnaming, or promotion of so-called "conversion therapy" is prohibited.
or, to add to an existing rule:
[current rule regarding transphobic content, followed by:] (including misgendering, deadnaming, or promotion of so-called "conversion therapy")
Please consider adopting specific safeguards like the above, and show your support for #BetterSocialMedia – by signing the pledge today!
Thank you to the following #moderation server teams that have signed the pledge:
eientei.org
mstdn.party
mstdn.plus
toot.wales
To learn more about GLAAD and their Social Media Safety Score, see https://glaad.org/publications/social-media-safety-index-2023/
https://about.iftas.org/2024/01/30/targeted-misgendering-and-deadnaming-in-the-fediverse/
#BetterSocialMedia #moderation
Photo by Alexander Grey on UnsplashGLAAD and IFTAS recently discussed the important action three platforms (Discord, Post and Spoutible) have taken to update their policies to add express prohibitions against targeted misgendering and deadnaming. In this same vein, there’s been wide press coverage on these advances in protecting LGBTQ+ members from hate including articles in TechCrunch, Them, Engadget, Pink News,LGBTQ Nation, and more.
GLAAD’s articleAll Social Media Platform Policies Should Recognize Targeted Misgendering and Deadnaming as Hate Speech highlights the need for Fediverse providers to consider adopting similar rules for their own communities.
To help with this effort, we are providing sample language below that can be used in Codes of Conduct, Terms of Service, or Server Rules to help ensure these protections are in place.
The Fediverse has a proud history of longstanding support of LGBTQ+ issues, exemplified both by the ActivityPub protocol being created by a predominantly queer team, and by Mastodon’s server covenant, which requires,
“Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia. Users must have the confidence that they are joining a safe space, free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia of other platforms.”
Due to the widespread and insidious nature of expressing anti-transgender sentiments in bad faith, it’s imperative to have specific policy addressing this issue.This approach is considered a best practice for two key reasons: it offers clear guidance to users, and it assists moderators in recognizing and understanding the intent behind such statements. It’s important to reiterate that the focus is not about accidentally getting someone’s pronouns wrong. Rather, our concern centers on deliberate and targeted acts of hate and harassment rooted in gender identity discrimination.
GLAAD and IFTAS believe specific prohibitions can strengthen these commitments. To help promote and demonstrate the Fediverse’s commitment to safety, we are offering a Web form for service providers and community moderation teams to sign a pledge affirming they have adopted rules to combat this harmful conduct.
If you have measures in place to prohibit this conduct, please sign the pledge today!
Sample Code of Conduct
Misgendering, the act of referring to someone using a gender or pronouns that do not correctly reflect their gender identity, is prohibited. Deliberate or targeted misgendering, where there is an intentional refusal to respect an individual's self-identified gender and pronouns, is considered a form of harassment and discrimination. Deadnaming, which involves referring to a transgender or gender-diverse person by a name they used before their gender transition, is prohibited.The promotion or endorsement of so-called "conversion therapy" or any related programs or practices is prohibited. Conversion therapy, which aims to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is a discredited practice that is harmful and disrespectful to the LGBTQ+ community.
Sample Rule
Misgendering, deadnaming, or promotion of so-called "conversion therapy" is prohibited.
or, to add to an existing rule:
[current rule regarding transphobic content, followed by:] (including misgendering, deadnaming, or promotion of so-called "conversion therapy")
Please consider adopting specific safeguards like the above, and show your support for #BetterSocialMedia – by signing the pledge today!Thank you to the following #moderation server teams that have signed the pledge:
eientei.org
mstdn.party
mstdn.plus
toot.walesTo learn more about GLAAD and their Social Media Safety Score, see https://glaad.org/publications/social-media-safety-index-2023/
https://about.iftas.org/2024/01/30/targeted-misgendering-and-deadnaming-in-the-fediverse/
#BetterSocialMedia #moderation
2023 Social Media Safety Index
GLAAD's third annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI), a report on LGBTQ user safety found all five major social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter – received low and failing scores on the SMSI Platform Scorecard for t…GLAAD
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