@pixelfed make NSFW tagging mandatory (else it gets removed) and let the users choose (maybe off by default) if they want to see it or not

@pixelfed hide by default, but also make it an admin setting. Personally, I don't like seeing it on locals, even with cw. If someone wants to follow nsfw profiles then that's fine as long as it's their choice for it to show up in timelines.

@pixelfed I guess nobody wants to see Pixelfed and thus the fediverse as a whole derange into a porn sharing network. (Federating video content and caching it locally would also be a huge impact on servers.)

But taking away the option to share non-porn NSFW pictures, which also applies to pole dancing sports and non-erotic nudity photography on behalf of users might backfire

@pixelfed With only having a Mastodon instance in the Fediverse and thus not being able to speak for pixelfed users... wouldn't be a Admin based setting (that can enforce for everyone) and a per user setting (if admin didn't enable the "hide") to allow users to have an individual filtering level better?

I've seen this on my instance. One users subscribes to one or two NFSW artists and then your timeline is full. Other users however may not want to see this kind of content at all, evev with CW.

"Why don't you let users decide?"

The reason we are not considering a user level option is because of how expensive these database queries are.

These feeds are cached, and would involve duplicating these feeds which isn't ideal for several reasons.

@pixelfed Shouldn't it be a user setting, with a default value of hiding that content?

@pixelfed But how to find #NSFW postings from accounts users are not yet following if they are hidden from users?

@pixelfed we need to keep this configurable, especially for local timeline, a network of sexworkers could use pixelfed as a communication tool and this would hurt them while they’re already more than discriminated elsewhere.

@pixelfed NSFW?

@pixelfed
For a non-admin, your post is a bit confusing. Are we talking about hiding from view on public feeds (like Local and Federated feeds on Mastodon) but keeping on personal timelines?

It this is the intention, then I'm good with it. Individuals can use hashtags to locate and connect with each other (as with #DogsOfMostodon).

How would one distinguish between NSFW and Sensitive Content?

@pixelfed
Beside the setting discussion...the network timeline is new to me ..I know local and public..so public is not =network? What is the difference?

@pixelfed This is not about your tool. This is about the instance policy who use your tool.

If you want to unlist the NSFW content on the .social, why not ? But sex work is work. And sex workers need some spaces where they can express their voices and share their content.

So let the admins take the choice. Other admins can defederate instances who will disrupt the one they administrate.

@pixelfed If people don't want to see NSFW content, they can filter it out of their feeds themselves, so why add a server-side filter that the user has no control over?

@pixelfed

FWIW: As someone who's already quite self-censoring due to my main reliance on Instagram, this is one of the features that may lead me to ditch #PixelFed for good.

Currently, I'm missing the option to display #NSFW photos by default anyway - but I just chalked it up to PF still being in relatively early development.

As is, PF is not a feasible solution for me as a #boudoir and nude photog. and with a move in the proposed direction, I guess I'll stay on Mastodon/IG.

@ArtOfCoop FYI

@pixelfed everything should be up to the admins! You can't please everyone at the same time, there's on one perfect tool for every community.

I don't know why this was ever something you thought was your burden to decide.

@pixelfed Is it "remove" as per the post, or "hide" as per the poll?

@pixelfed This seems like an issue for each server. If you're seriously considering removing it from all servers, then I really think you should take a step back and let someone else make decisions.
A great way to kill the fediverse is to dictate what can and can't be shared on it.
Let people decide for themselves what they want to see.
This is a non-issue and anyone claiming otherwise is detrimental to the platform.

@pixelfed I think it should be up to the user. I would see a lot of NSFW stuff tracking the war in Ukraine. I’d like to be able to keep up with that.

@pixelfed meaning: not save for wife ?

@pixelfed
Keep it on the timelines, and teach users to use a CW.
"NSFW" is nonsense, since if your work is done on a computer, in an office, you should stay off the socials anyway.
(plus stuff that is totally acceptable in one workplace or line of work, is not in others)