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2026-06-28 15:56 UTC

@mischi2000@social.inselleben.chat @Gargron@mastodon.social Depends on what kind of accountability we are asking, some of the 'parental concerns' remind me of the Satanic Panic, #heavymetal scare of the 80s when the PMRC (Parent Music Resource Centre) in the US started a witch-hunt against musicians because some parents decide to sue Ozzy Osbourne for 'Suicide Solution', Judas Priest for 'Better by You Better than Me' (which was a cover of another band, they did not even wrote the song) No social network can filter out creeps !

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@mischi2000@social.inselleben.chat 2026-06-28 16:07

@harib_murshidi@mastodon.social No, of course there shouldn't be a witch hunt. But there must be a way to stop bullying, self-harm, fake profiles, and things like that as quickly as possible. Only then will social networks be safe for young people. And believe me, I know what I'm talking about. It should be clear to everyone that you can't filter out the weird people and creeps. But you can create other conditions. @Gargron@mastodon.social

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@iju@mastodon.social 2026-06-28 16:45

@harib_murshidi@mastodon.social @mischi2000@social.inselleben.chat @Gargron@mastodon.social IMHO USA is a bad example on social panics, seeing as that's the local culture going all the way back to the literal witch hunts. As such it's not really the state/federation doing the hunts, they're just reflecting societal customs instead of rising above them (which was Hegel's idea, iirc).

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