Sunsetting IFTAS Connect – IFTAS Blog
In May 2024, we launched IFTAS Connect as a community platform to support volunteer moderators, administrators, and safety advocates across the decentralised web. Our vision was to provide a centra…| IFTAS Blog
Since 15 September, IFTAS has been tracking a coordinated network of accounts operating across Mastodon. These accounts are engaged in a high-volume propaganda campaign, promoting pro-Russian narratives and linking to Telegram channels associated with known state-aligned disinformation operations. We became aware of a related investigation by the Antibot4Navalny research team that observed these accounts bridging […]| IFTAS Blog
In May 2024, we launched IFTAS Connect as a community platform to support volunteer moderators, administrators, and safety advocates across the decentralised web. Our vision was to provide a centra…| IFTAS Blog
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is EU legislation aimed at curbing the power of dominant digital platforms, known as gatekeepers, by enforcing obligations that promote fairness and competition. These…| IFTAS Blog
2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment: Moderation Across the Social Web The Fediverse is more than Mastodon, and moderation is bigger than any one platform. Last year, we heard from moderators on Mastodon, Nostr, Bluesky, Matrix, even Discord and Reddit, and beyond. Every platform has its own challenges, but many needs – like better tooling, clearer guidance, […]| IFTAS Blog
2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment: The Tools and Resources Moderators Need Most Last year’s survey revealed major gaps in the tools available to moderators: CSAM detection and prevention Spam blockin…| IFTAS Blog
2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment: The Human Side of Moderation Moderation isn’t just technical work – it’s human work. It involves emotional labour, judgement calls, and often dealing with the worst content the internet can produce. In last year’s Needs Assessment, 1 in 5 moderators reported burnout. Many told us they had no formal guidance, no […]| IFTAS Blog
2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment: How Your Answers Became Action in 2024 Last year, moderators and administrators from across the Fediverse – and beyond – told us what they needed most. …| IFTAS Blog
Every year, IFTAS asks the people who keep our communities safe to tell us what they need.The Fediverse Needs Assessment gathers input from moderators, administrators, and community managers across…| IFTAS Blog
What Fediverse Service Providers Need to Know The Online Safety Act (OSA) is now in force in the United Kingdom. Enforced by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, the Act introduces a new set of legal duties for online services. Its stated purpose is to reduce online harm, particularly exposure to illegal content and material harmful […]| IFTAS Blog
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has announced a new tool, Image Intercept, designed to help smaller platforms detect and block known child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This development is part…| IFTAS Blog
The IFTAS CCS project was a pilot project to provide CSAM detection and reporting for Mastodon servers. The bulk of the project ran for 26 weeks, and while we cannot afford to maintain the service …| IFTAS Blog
Election day is over. The disinformation isn’t.| IFTAS Blog
