I have now created a label and corresponding list for anti-transmasculinity. It is long overdue for which I apologize. Instances of it were few compared to the other three main labels for the majority of the time, but I have noticed an uptick in reports related to it. The clarity is important. 🧡

I picked a good week to return. 😅 I apologize for my unannounced absence. It was also unexpected for me because I did not think I would be so fatigued. In hindsight, I should have expected that. Sorry everyone! It will take me some time to get back up to speed. Thank you for your patience. 🧡

The false positive rate of my troll detection scripts has increased due to the recent surge in new accounts all discussing trans issues. I am doing daily manual reviews, but you can contact me if you see one. Please bear with me. Thank you. 🧡

I apologize for the server down time! It happened in between times that I usually check so I did not notice. It is a good reminder that I have neglected server health monitoring. 😅 Reports can be submitted again.

In the hope of avoiding this kind of issue again, if you are an active user and remake your account, please let me know so that there is not a false positive. I cannot preemptively code slur passes. Either that or I suggest not immediately saying suspicious things that even BlueSky would moderate. 😂

Thank you to everyone who sent this to me! This is an exciting way to begin the New Year. The lack of third party support is the roadblock I hit before, so I am going to implement this as soon as possible. I have many ideas in mind for workflow improvements.

Happy New Year, everyone!

I am disappointed but not surprised by this development. BlueSky is failing the community by refusing to act on their Community Guidelines and they are failing the community by refusing to give substantial improvements for community moderation. "Just block" is not safety. This policy is a failure.

I support this petition. BlueSky cannot cede all moderation responsibility to a community this big. I believe in community moderation but it is not a full replacement for central moderation. I am one of the biggest moderation labels. Even if I have 10 subscribers for every like, that is 0.1% usage.

Signed!

Boosting this again. Continue reporting people who should be banned to BlueSky, such as those who target trans kids, but no need to keep sending them to me! I have received 70 reports for one such person, but there is no need to send them to me anymore. There is nothing else I can do. 😅

How I feel looking into the mirror while I spend the evening coding 😂

Boosting this again. Continue reporting people who should be banned to BlueSky, such as those who target trans kids, but no need to keep sending them to me! I have received 70 reports for one such person, but there is no need to send them to me anymore. There is nothing else I can do. 😅

Hi everyone! It has been requested that I open a donation link which is humbling. The effort required has increased along with server costs as BlueSky has grown. This service will remain free but I would like to make it more sustainable. I appreciate anything but please do not feel compelled. 🧡

A reminder in case it is necessary: Defending transphobic people is also transphobic. In particular, this applies to "polite" forms of transphobia.

[Pinned Post FAQ] Hi everyone! I receive many common questions so I wanted to compile a thread of the primary ones. I will make additions in the future if necessary. 🔽

To clarify for cis people who are confused: Insulting a man by calling him a woman is both transphobic and misogynistic. Thank you everyone for the reports.

Due to the higher volume than usual lately, I have been going through the report queue faster. While I hope to avoid false positives, my tolerance is currently lower given that most of the reports are obvious trolls, so false positives are more likely. Please let me know if something seems wrong! 🧡

FYI: For operational efficiency, I have taken to marking many of the new account trolls just with the "Transphobia (General)" label even though all three labels often apply. Once an account label is applied, there is nothing else I can do. No need to keep sending reports in for them. 🧡

I have heard the requests for a "Secondhand Transphobia" post label for people who would like to avoid transphobia shared by people who themselves are not transphobic. Currently, I do not label these posts. I will consider adding this once the recent activity goes back down. 🧡

Due to the higher volume than usual lately, I have been going through the report queue faster. While I hope to avoid false positives, my tolerance is currently lower given that most of the reports are obvious trolls, so false positives are more likely. Please let me know if something seems wrong! 🧡

I must commend the BlueSky Trust and Safety team for their improved handling of reports. Even dealing with large spam waves, they are sometimes even faster than me! It is an impressive shift compared to earlier this year. Still, it would be nice if being "gender critical" was suspendable outright.

The total has increased to 2,591 unique accounts with 872 of those being in the last week. BlueSky is popular! 😅 Thank you all for the reports. 🧡

FYI: After labeling and listing an account, there is nothing else that I can do. If an account already is labeled, there is no need to continue reporting the account to me. Please report it to BlueSky itself so that hopefully they will ban the account for violating the terms of service. Thank you! 🧡

To clarify for cis people who are confused: Insulting a man by calling him a woman is both transphobic and misogynistic. Thank you everyone for the reports.

The volume of reports I handle has doubled in the past week! This is unsurprising given the American election. The waves of new users on BlueSky only ever gets larger. Thank you everyone for reporting. It is a community effort. 🧡

For those curious, the total number of account labels: Transphobia (General) - 1,290 Transmisogyny - 638 Enbyphobia - 315 2,243 total (1,347 unique) 127 of those unique accounts are from the last week! That is a lot of accounts. 😅

For those curious, the total number of account labels: Transphobia (General) - 1,290 Transmisogyny - 638 Enbyphobia - 315 2,243 total (1,347 unique) 127 of those unique accounts are from the last week! That is a lot of accounts. 😅

I am all caught up now! The activity in the recent days is even more than when Brazilian users joined. This has entailed an influx of transphobic users. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to report them. I could not do anything with you. 🧡

I apologize for the delay in handling reports. This increase in users has coincided with personal events that leave me unable to respond as quickly as usual. Thank you all for your patience. 🧡

I was messaged to ask why I did not censor both if I believe the application of "DollSky" by non trans women is transmisogynistic. I should have clarified that even though I am comfortable with reclaiming the T slur, I understand that not everyone is comfortable with reading it at all. Thank you. 🧡

For additional clarification: This includes the phrase "DollSky". The primary trans woman who ever used that phrase is an abuser who is no longer on BlueSky. I read this phrase as equivalent to saying "T*****Sky". I understand my words fall on deaf ears, but please stop using that phrase!

Additionally, I trust that I do not need to clarify that referring to trans women as bitches, cunts, skanks, whores, trollops, dolls, broads, etc is something I consider to be transmisogynistic. "Doll" especially, as this is an affectionate word among trans women, not a general word for trans women.

There seems to be some confusion about the intent of this labeler. My goal is to reduce the visibility of transphobia on BlueSky. As the name should suggest, every label is an opinion from me. I am one trans woman. I do not expect every opinion to be agreed with, but I am open to changing them.

In light of recent events and with repeated past attempts at weaponizing reports, I am changing how I apply the "Misgendering & Deadnaming" label. From now on it will only be applied in situations where there is a clear disrespect being given to identity instead of also being used for mistakes.

PSA: I do not have the ability to provide in-line context to labels in the vein of "Community Notes". However, I trust that I do not need to clarify that knowingly spreading baseless or transparently false accusations against a trans person is transphobic.

I am trying my best to handle the influx of Brazilian users. I would like to remind people of this. I am able to handle straightforward non-English cases, but not complex ones. I appreciate the context given in reports! Thank you everyone. 🧡

I am not sure what makes barristers so transphobia but there sure are a lot of them! 😅 Thank you all for the reports! 🧡

I thought I piloted Unit-02, not Unit-6,022,690! 😂 Luckily there is still "02" in the middle. 🤖

A reminder to everyone that I am exclusively a labeler for transphobia and will not label posts/accounts that do not intersect with this axis. Please report other acts of bigotry to BlueSky itself, or to other labelers if other labelers are created in the future. Thank you! 🧡

With the plethora of transphobic barristers joining BlueSky, I would like to make it clear that I consider following many transphobic accounts to warrant a label. I am sure this will result in some false-positives. However, it is a precautionary measure that aligns with the goal of this labeler. 🧡

Sorry everyone for the delay in fixing the script to sync the lists! It should work now. For those curious, the numerical breakdown is as follows: Transphobia: 563 Transmisogyny: 305 Enbyphobia: 211 Total Unique: 579 That is 1,079 account labels total. This does not include banned accounts! 🧡

With the plethora of transphobic barristers joining BlueSky, I would like to make it clear that I consider following many transphobic accounts to warrant a label. I am sure this will result in some false-positives. However, it is a precautionary measure that aligns with the goal of this labeler. 🧡

Please understand that this labeler is for the safety of trans people. Cis allies are welcome to subscribe and report, but if there are disagreements or disapprovals as to who is listed, I am not going to put much consideration on the concerns of cis people. I ask that you listen, not argue. 🧡

For clarity: While I do not think I need to clarify this to any trans people, "Just Asking Question" behavior does fall squarely under the "Transphobia (General)" label. The label descriptions are intentionally broad, however given recent reports, I would like to make this explicit for cis people.

This post received more attention than expected. To be clear, I would like to avoid "wrestling in the mud", so to speak, where possible. People are welcome to question why they were labeled, but I do not have patience for bad-faith users justifying their transphobia.

I am reposting this because I have received many reports for racism, general harassment, and spam. These are not areas that I am equipped to cover as a solo operation. I am not a replacement for central moderation. Thank you! 🧡

FYI: After labeling and listing an account, there is nothing else that I can do. If an account already is labeled, there is no need to continue reporting the account to me. Please report it to BlueSky itself so that hopefully they will ban the account for violating the terms of service. Thank you! 🧡

I am trying my best to handle the influx of Brazilian users. I would like to remind people of this. I am able to handle straightforward non-English cases, but not complex ones. I appreciate the context given in reports! Thank you everyone. 🧡

A reminder that I use she/her pronouns. You can see them in my bio, and also if you subscribe to @pronouns.adorable.mom