I'm seeing a lot of conversation around usernames and the implementation of reserved words or profanity/harmful language filters.
This ties in to to a soon-to-be-available feature in Mastodon that will enable rules to proactively moderate account usernames.
The IFTAS Community Library has a reserved words resource page at https://about.iftas.org/library/reserved-words-resources/
As with all moderation tools, all friction is good friction, nothing is perfect. Used well, reserved word rules are a vital tool in the toolkit.
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2025-11-04 13:32:48 UTC
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