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We Jews on the Fediverse have tried talking about issue of antisemitism as part of the larger values of anti-hate on the platform. It didn't work.
We tried to contact instance admins directly to open up a line of communication. It didn't work.
We tried to join collections of instances and discussed what we've gone through. It didn't work.
We tried to use education to explain why things are antisemitic. It didn't work.
We tried to bear our souls about why things people are posting cause real harm to us, individually and collectively. It didn't work.
We tried to show how hate speech is illegal in many countries. It only works with German instances.
We tried showing examples of antisemitism on the Fediverse to highlight the problem. It only works a little.
Now we know that this network is very unsafe for Jews, many have left, and a few have resorted to making fun of the antisemites out of frustration. If that bothers you, take antisemitism on this network seriously.
@serge I see similar complaints by trans and black people. Since we cannot change human nature, the Fediverse needs to develop tools to mitigate hate. I believe it will happen but it will take time.
Tools only reflect what their creators and operators do and believe.
A computer cannot differentiate between discrimination because someone is a Jew from discrimination because someone is a pedophile, and when we look at the history of such tools here and who create/run them, and the things they say about Jews, I don't think tools will solve anything.
I say this as someone who worked on some of these same tools, and who worked with some of the people who built this network and saw how antisemitic they are.