Scuttlebutt is a bit different because the tools of control are in the hands of the users. Sure, there will always be abusive jerks on any platform with an unc

Scuttlebutt is a bit different because the tools of control are in the hands of the users. Sure, there will always be abusive jerks on any platform with an uncensored text field to type in. BUT in scuttlebutt we not only have the power to block people, but when we block them 2 things happen: 1. the block prevents anyone downstream from us from receiving that persons content via us (remember this is distributed P2P stuff) 2. the block message is public and can be commented on. Once a significant number of people block someone they become effectively cut off from the main body of the network. Think of it as an immune system response. When I block someone i comment on the block message. I might say "blocked for misogyny" and this signals other people who follow me and might have that person's content via another source, that they might want to take a look and preemptively block that person to protect themselves from that type of content. > What about moral and political issues on which we disagree? there are a number of people who disagree on Scuttlebutt. We seem to get along, or we just block them and don't have to hear it. Private groups are a thing on the roadmap that will enable folks to have their own topic specif stuff. So, if a bunch of republicans want to talk right wing things, they can do so without pissing off the democrats who want nothing to do with it, and without getting blocked out of the network. We're not there yet, but it's definitely in the plan.