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The 2024 IFTAS Needs Assessment Report is Here!
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We are pleased to to announce the release of the 2024 Fediverse Trust & Safety Needs Assessment Report. This annual report is a cornerstone of our mission to support the decentralised social we…
on Tue, 3PM
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Browse our latest activity board Read about our Moderator Community of Practice, Trust & Safety Support, and Moderation-as-a-Service All our activities are driven by a Community Needs Assessmen…
on Tue, 2PM
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Content Classification Service
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IFTAS CCS is an opt-in, privacy-preserving webhook service that provides actionable alerts on content. Our initial service provides CSAM hash and match functionality, and IFTAS handles the required…
on Mon, 6PM
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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We have expanded our CSAM service to provide classification to more servers. To date we have scanned over 450,000 media files with a pertinent finding of around 4 matches per 100,000 files. We have submitted the first batch of our NCMEC reporting, and our service users have removed illegal...
on Mon, 6PM
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At Independent Federated Trust & Safety, we believe in the power of community. This page celebrates the commitment and vital role our early supporters have played in our journey. Thank you for …
on Dec 15
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We are deeply grateful for the generosity and support of our sponsors, supporting instances, sustaining community contributors, and partners. Their commitment and contributions enable us to support…
on Dec 3
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UPDATED: 5 ways to fight post-election disinformation on Bluesky and the Fediverse
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Election day is over. The disinformation isn’t.
on Nov 16
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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How many of you have listened to The Moderators on BBC Sounds? While they’ve focused on Meta, X, YouTube, etc, we’d love to hear what Fediverse moderators think - is it similar to your experience? Do you think we can learn from it? Listen to it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024w8d...
on Nov 15
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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Our CSAM scanner ("CCS") is now operating in private beta mode with a small number of servers using the service to detect illegal content. To date, we have processed over 200,000 media files, with 11 matches for known CSAM, and 1 false positive. Our automated alert system notified our CCS end...
on Nov 15
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October 2024 Connect Community Round-Up - IFTAS Connect
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Welcome to this month’s blog post. If you have any ideas for improving this blog, or any questions at all, please let me know in…
on Nov 5
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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We are kicking off an exciting collaborative with the Bonfire Networks developer team -a governance-first community platform using ActivityPub. The Bonfire developer team are interested in reviewing proposals from the moderator community for rapid iteration of evidence-based, prosocial tooling...
on Nov 5
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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There's a lot more information (including some excellent videos) in the post. We'll keep it updated over the next few weeks as the situation changes, so if there are suggestions or links we left out, please let us...
on Nov 5
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Mastodon’s Account Recommendations Explained - IFTAS Connect
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Recently, Mastodon has added a recommended followers carousel into users’ feeds. This feature is the first time that many users noticed that Mastodon has some…
on Nov 1
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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5 ways to fight election disinformation on Bluesky and the Fediverse In 2020, election denialism led to a coup attempt. This year … who knows. Grassroots election protection activism made the difference in 2020 ... it’s time to do it again. A thread!...
on Oct 31
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Misinformation - IFTAS Connect
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Definition False information that is spread unintentionally and usually not maliciously, which may nonetheless mislead or increase likelihood of harm to persons. See also: Disinformation…
on Oct 29
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Ted Han and Andrés Monroy-Hernández join the IFTAS Advisory Board
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We are excited to announce that Ted Han and Andrés Monroy-Hernández have joined the IFTAS Advisory Board! Ted is a distinguished leader in open-source technology and digital public interest work. W…
on Oct 25
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Social Web ISAC (@sw_isac@mastodon.iftas.org)
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The ActivityPub services listed below continue to be unresponsive to outreach, delivering direct mention spam as part of the ongoing network spam wave. We now consider these services to be in #AbandonedServer status. We recommend blocking these domains until they are brought under management....
on Oct 21
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Social Web ISAC (@sw_isac@mastodon.iftas.org)
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The vast majority of servers observed to be compromised by yesterday's spam attack have modified their registration options and/or removed the inauthentic accounts and content. The following servers remain compromised and are potentially abandoned, we recommend limiting, suppressing or blocking...
on Oct 21
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Social Web ISAC (@sw_isac@mastodon.iftas.org)
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17 Posts, 0 Following, 73 Followers · SW-ISAC helps infrastructure owners and operators protect their operations, staff, and users from cyber and physical security threats and other hazards. Scope: csam, disinformation, ncii, service-abuse, spam, tvec (labels definitions @...
on Oct 21
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Coordinated Community Response Mitigates Fediverse Spam Attack
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Photo by Hannes Johnson on Unsplash On October 8, 2024, an IFTAS Connect member observed one of the first spam posts from a network attack conducted by what appeared to be a reuse of the same ̶…
on Oct 21
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2024 Survey – Early Highlights
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We are now reviewing the fantastic responses from our 2024 Needs Assessment participants. Thank you to everyone who participated! A very special thank you to everyone for whom English is not your f…
on Oct 17
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Social Web ISAC (@sw_isac@mastodon.iftas.org)
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Be advised of bulk inauthentic account creation on multiple ActivityPub service providers using a range of email domains and a single IP address. Account registration(s) reported from: 134.195.153.189 SW-ISAC recommends blocking access for the listed IP address for at least two weeks. As an...
on Oct 16
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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Roughly half the servers used in today's spam wave have already responded to our community outreach and modified their registration settings, deleted the spam accounts and posts, and hopefully will be better prepared for similar events in the future. Thank you to our community for spotting...
on Oct 10
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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💙 If you operate a federated instance, have benefitted from our activities, and would like to show your support for IFTAS publicly, we humbly ask you to become a Supporting Instance: https://about.iftas.org/our-sponsors/ Your participation helps us demonstrate strong community backing to our...
on Oct 10
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We are deeply grateful for the generosity and support of our sponsors, supporting instances, and sustaining community contributors. Their commitment and contributions enable us to support equitable…
on Oct 10
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Social Web ISAC (@sw_isac@mastodon.iftas.org)
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We are observing a mass wave of account registration on open registration servers, followed by mass message creation with ten mentions each. A sample of the hashtags being used are below: #鈴木哲哉 #みどくり #DMCA #唐澤貴洋 SW-ISAC recommends: - requiring account approval for new registrations -...
on Oct 9
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Definition Multiple, fake accounts used to create an illusion of consensus or popularity, such as by liking or reposting content in order to amplify it.…
on Oct 4
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IFTAS Update: Content Classification, Moderation Tooling
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We are extremely proud to announce our Content Classification Service is up and running, with our first classifier active. We are starting with detecting child sexual abuse media for our opt-in con…
on Oct 4
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URL, Domain and IP Reputation - IFTAS Connect
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When managing online communities, ensuring the safety and reputation of external content is critical to protecting users from malicious activities such as phishing, spam, and…
on Oct 3
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September 2024 Connect Community Round-Up - IFTAS Connect
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Welcome to this month’s blog post! If you have any ideas for improving this blog, or any questions at all, please let me know in…
on Oct 2
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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🚀 We're thrilled to announce a new collaboration with @bonfire@indieweb.social! We're bringing frontline moderators and Bonfire developers together to co-design and build moderation tools. Using a prosocial approach, this initiative empowers the #moderator community to directly request features...
on Oct 2
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Welcoming the Social Web Foundation
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We are excited to celebrate the launch of the Social Web Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to advancing the open, interconnected web through the ActivityPub protocol. At IFTAS, we believe in foste…
on Sep 24
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Jaz (IFTAS) (@jaz@mastodon.iftas.org)
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We need to keep building, keep paying the bills, and keep paying the people doing the work. I have never asked for money; my goal was to take our founding grants and demonstrate our capability, build trust, and put some wins on the board. I believe we’ve done that. Next we will build toward...
on Sep 17
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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Our 2024 needs assessment is in full swing and we are looking to get even more responses this year. Last year we had over 130 responses representing over 200 servers, but there are way more of you than that - so make your voices heard! Tell us what you and your modmin team need to make your...
on Sep 12
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Jaz (IFTAS) (@jaz@mastodon.iftas.org)
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The 2024 Fediverse #Moderator Survey is live! Last year we had 130+ responses, we’d love to hear from more of you this year! Even if you are a one-person server, your admin/mod experience helps us prioritise what we work on. The survey takes a few minutes, all answers optional, all platforms...
on Sep 8
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August 2024 Connect Community Round-Up - IFTAS Connect
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Welcome to this month’s blog post. If you have any ideas for improving this blog, or any questions at all, please let me know in…
on Sep 2
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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Attached: 1 image Did 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...
on Aug 15
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Legal & Regulatory Archives - IFTAS Connect
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Compliance guidance for trust & safety
on Aug 13
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Shared Vocabulary: Labels - IFTAS Connect
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IFTAS and the SW-ISAC use the following labels and definitions to label actors, behaviour, and content. See Trust & Safety Glossary of Terms from DTSP…
on Aug 13
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Information for Software Developers and Designers - IFTAS Connect
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If you are creating an app or a web service that enables inter-personal communications, the following resources can help you consider safeguards and approaches to…
on Aug 13
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Fediverse Trust and Safety: The Founding and Future of IFTAS
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In November of 2022 as millions of people sought alternatives to Twitter, the Fediverse experienced tremendous growth – and with that growth came an increasing number of people asking “how do…
on Aug 13
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Social Web Information Sharing and Analysis Centre - IFTAS Connect
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SW-ISAC Mission SW-ISAC helps infrastructure owners, operators, and developers protect their operations, staff, and users from cyber and physical security threats and other hazards. ISACs collect, analyze…
on Aug 13
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IFTAS Activity Tracker - IFTAS Connect
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IFTAS undertakes activities in response to the Moderator Needs Assessment survey. Completed Community Collaboration Portal Trust and safety Library, News, Discussion Forums, and Member Groups…
on Aug 13
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IFTAS (@iftas@mastodon.iftas.org)
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Fediverse Admins we need your help! We are seeking funding to continue work on our opt-in content classifier to detect and mitigate CSAM. We are building a privacy-preserving service along with support for #moderator trauma associated with exposure to illegal content. We need to demonstrate...
on Aug 7
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July 2024 Connect Community Round-Up - IFTAS Connect
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Welcome to this month’s blog post. If you have any ideas for improving this blog, or any questions at all, please let me know in…
on Aug 5
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Wellness & Resilience Archives - IFTAS Connect
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Moderator wellbeing resources
on Aug 1
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IFTAS DNI List - IFTAS Connect
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The Do Not Interact List is an IFTAS-curated list of domains that are highly recommended for defederation. Each domain is labelled using an IFTAS label.…
on Aug 1
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Sample Federation Policies - IFTAS Connect
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Federation is a privilege, not a right. Each service must carefully curate the actors it federates with. Having a clear federation policy can help your…
on Aug 1
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Denylist Resources - IFTAS Connect
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Also see: Denylist Management tools Domains Domain Investigation Use these tools to review federating domain services. IP Addresses Email / MX Records
on Aug 1