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Scott Jenson (@scottjenson) says:

As this conversation is spiraling a bit I want to make a few things clear:

1. I'd like Mastodon to be MORE inclusive and bring in more voices
2. Some people don't seem to want that
3. This is core problem to solve: How do we let more in, but not “pollute” your feed?
4. The solution is not "gatekeeping", revelling in the fact that Al journalists aren't welcome
5. This is the same reason we lost "Black Twitter" when it came over in 2022

Yes, a lot of you don't want AI posts in your feed (or pick any other topic) but the solution isn't to keep "Al People" from joining Mastodon, any more than it is keeping marginalized communities off of Mastodon.

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Screenshot of a thread on Masto.
Dare Obasanjo (@carnage4life) says:
Mastodon as a community is quite hostile to Al and anything that isn't a criticism of Al is viewed with skepticism at best and typically with hostility as the default.
It's unfortunate because, as in your Mozilla example, there is still time to shape how Al is used in our industry. It's better to engage and try to influence it versus stick your head in the sand and have the change thrusted upon you.

Evan Prodromou (@evan) replies:
well, bless their hearts for posting through it. There are some more troubling threads in their stream, especially when they highlight team members.

Shauna GM (@shauna) replies:
It is unfortunately very easy to convince yourself that abuse and harrassment are OK as long as they're in service of a morally just cause.

Scott Jenson (@scottjenson) replies:
There you have it. My concern in a nutshell

Top post is dated April 5th 2026.