feat: Policy-list controlled moderation #750

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opened 2025-04-14 21:15:18 +00:00 by Jade · 3 comments

Jade commented

2025-04-14 21:15:18 +00:00

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We currently have configurable server-wide moderation options that allow completely hiding a server and refusing all federation with it.

It would be useful to allow controlling these options from a Matrix room policy list at runtime.

We currently have configurable server-wide moderation options that allow completely hiding a server and refusing all federation with it. It would be useful to allow controlling these options from a Matrix room policy list at runtime.

nex added a new dependency 2025-04-14 21:22:24 +00:00

#751 feat: appservice callbacks

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2025-04-14 21:23:03 +00:00

feat: appservice callbacks #751

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labels 2025-04-14 23:40:31 +00:00

nex changed title from ~~Policy-list controlled moderation~~ to feat: Policy-list controlled moderation

2025-04-15 00:36:41 +00:00

Jade commented

2025-04-16 14:31:20 +00:00

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Some key points of the discussion for those who can't access it:

I bring up that existing user-level and room-level moderation tools in Matrix are insufficient to handle issues like spam and abusive media, as any level of exposure to some media is unnaceptable
Server-side filtering of messages and invites is brought up
The problem of the spec providing no way to re-add filtered messages to the timeline (particularly problematic in syncv3) is brought up (effectively if something is un-ignored server side, clients require a full resync to be able to see previously hidden events. Not a problem for some stuff, more problematic for other stuff)
Some concerns about servers soft-failing events causing desync. Not a problem for denying outbound federation and media, though.
Talking about per-user server-side policy lists (IMO no-priority for us right now)
There's a bunch of discussion about server plugins for moderation, https://github.com/maunium/synapse-http-antispam is brought up

Some key points of the discussion for those who can't access it: - I bring up that existing user-level and room-level moderation tools in Matrix are insufficient to handle issues like spam and abusive media, as any level of exposure to some media is unnaceptable - Server-side filtering of messages and invites is brought up - The problem of the spec providing no way to re-add filtered messages to the timeline (particularly problematic in syncv3) is brought up (effectively if something is un-ignored server side, clients require a full resync to be able to see previously hidden events. Not a problem for some stuff, more problematic for other stuff) - Some concerns about servers soft-failing events causing desync. Not a problem for denying outbound federation and media, though. - Talking about per-user server-side policy lists (IMO no-priority for us right now) - There's a bunch of discussion about server plugins for moderation, https://github.com/maunium/synapse-http-antispam is brought up