[Spivak]

In case the author doesn't know or willfully didn't post the reason Spinster is banned both on Threads and Mastadon; the server is a safe haven for TERFs who co-opt feminism as the cover for open seething transphobia disguised as criticism when communicating to a wider audience. Credit where it's due they're much smarter than your typical bigots and know how to hide it better to avoid bans.

The fact that the OP is out here defending them as just feminists is the a sign it's working. There is nothing in feminist thought that would earn them a ban on any major social network that isn't that "gender critical" nonsense.

Whether or not you agree with the position or not Threads calls what they do hate speech and so defederating makes total sense from their perspective.

[biggestfan]

The author of this was the head of engineering at Truth Social: https://www.reuters.com/technology/head-engineering-trumps-t.... He also runs/ran several "GC" focused instances, and worked at Gab (the "alt-right" social media that rebased itself on Mastodon). This is an intentionally vague post by someone with a bad history, trying to play cover for instances that Meta obviously doesn't want to associate with.

[Spivak]

Welp that answers that I guess.

I do feel bad for these women who for whatever reason hate trans people so much they align themselves with groups that will throw them under the bus the instant they stop being useful.

[sp332]

That part actually confused me, because TERFs don't usually bother Meta. Here is a sample post that they showed the admin of neuromatch.social (on his Instagram, as an ad for Threads): https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/111633121548703898 An unsympathetic test case, but it made me wonder if I missed something else going on.

[taylanub]

"TERF" is just the newest slur anti-feminists came up with to further the evil feminist trope. Anyone who looks into the conflict between feminism and the transgender movement can see that the so-called "TERFs" are the ones on the side of common sense, fairness, and universal anti-discrimination principles.

[wjhill]

Thanks for this, and the other people responding with the TERF info.

[fretbroad]

They don't "co-opt feminism", they are feminists - the radical kind. Which is essentially about about recognising and removing male dominance over women, in all contexts.