IFTASIndependent Federated Trust and Safety - We support the people making the Fediverse safer by convening and creating best practice, resources and services that empower admins, moderators and community managers.
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IFTASHi all, we’re IFTAS (Independent Federated Trust & Safety), a nonprofit supporting trust and safety on the open social web.
We do this by convening the community of practice; providing tools and services; and serving as a group purchaser for the #moderator community.
If you’re an admin, moderator, community manager, or moderation tools developer on the Fediverse, we want to hear from you!
#TrustAndSafety #Moderation #FediAdmins #FediMods #MastoAdmin #MastoMods
IFTASI'm getting a lot of "please use the Mastodon report function to tell us about the Russian disinformation accounts we are hosting".
With all due respect, if you have three or more, I'm not sitting here and clicking through each and every account to create a report, you're going to get a DM or an email.
Today I've spent five hours identifying, tracking, verifying, documenting, and reporting accounts.
Five hours.
If you take five minutes to review new accounts, I don't need to do this.
IFTASToday marks a significant moment in the life of the Fediverse. Leadership of Mastodon is transitioning from Eugen Rochko @Gargron@mastodon.social to Felix Hlatky @mellifluousbox@mastodon.social who steps into the role of Executive Director.
Eugen’s contribution to the web cannot be overstated. His vision, persistence, and commitment built the foundation so many of us now stand on — including thousands of independent communities committed to better social spaces.
IFTASThe 2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment is open! If you run or moderate an online community, your feedback will guide the tools, training, and resources we focus on next year. See https://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment/ for details
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http://about.iftas.org/moderator-needs-assessment
IFTASWe've had a few questions regarding Ireland's Online Safety Code coming into effect last week and whether or not Peertube services are in scope.
Only the named ("designated") platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Udemy, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, Tumblr) are subject to the Code.
reference: https://www.cnam.ie/industry-and-professionals/online-safety-framework/online-safety-code/designations-and-online-safety-code-application/
IFTASDid you know we run a community for Fediverse moderators?
It was inspired by our Moderator Needs Assessment, especially this powerful quote from one moderator;
“together we are stronger."
We couldn’t agree more, which is why we launched IFTAS Connect, a new community of practice designed specifically for Fediverse moderators.
@moderation@venera.social
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IFTASHi all, we’re IFTAS (Independent Federated Trust & Safety), a nonprofit supporting trust and safety on the open social web.
We do this by convening the community of practice; providing tools and services; and serving as a group purchaser for the #moderator community.
If you’re an admin, moderator, community manager, or moderation tools developer on the Fediverse, we want to hear from you!
#TrustAndSafety #Moderation #FediAdmins #FediMods #MastoAdmin #MastoMods