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I am gathering a list of people who want to be involved in the discussion around the formation of a "United Federation of Instances" which is an attempt to combat the fracturing of the fediverse and the general spreading of misinformation WRT moderation decisions.
If anyone is interested in being a part of it let me know in the replies. I will add you to the list, share the draft proposal, and we can start discussions. I have several people already interested.
@freemo I'm happy to lend some eyes and thoughts, though I am too busy to be on ongoing participant. But I can try for a focused brief effort, maybe aimed at a decent first draft.
Hopefully this could be of use. I have a good deal of experience with online spaces (being old enough to have been involved in many), and I have seen a variety of attempts at moderation and such in a variety of venues and seen problems of various sorts in action. Furthermore, I'm reasonably well-versed in the contemporary problem of echo chambers, amplification of misinformation, and the propensity to anti-social content, am familiar with the standard philosophical arguments in favor of free speech (including necessary preconditions and assumptions), and have at least a superficial understanding of how human psychology differs in online vs in-person interactions.
So although I'm not an expert in the area, for an amateur, I think I'm decently qualified to have some hope of making a worthwhile contribution despite a limited engagement.
