<p>The Bad Space project was born from a need to effectively identify instances that house bad actors and are poorly moderated, which puts marginalized communities at risk.
<p>The Bad Space project was born from a need to effectively identify instances that house bad actors and are poorly moderated, which puts marginalized communities at risk.
<p>The Bad Space is a collaboration of instances committed to actively moderating against racism, sexism, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, casteism, or religion.</p>
<p>The Bad Space is a collaboration of instances committed to actively moderating against racism, sexism, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, casteism, and religion.</p>
<p>These instances have permitted The Bad Space to read their respective blocklists to create a composite directory of sites tagged for the behavior above that can be searched and, through a public API, can be integrated into external services.</p>
<p>These instances have permitted The Bad Space to read their respective blocklists to create a composite directory of sites tagged for the behavior above that can be searched and, through a public API, can be integrated into external services.</p>
The Bad Space is meant to be a resource for anyone looking to improve the quality of their online experience by creating a tool that catalogs sources for harassment and abuse. There are several options for how it can be used.
The Bad Space is meant to be a resource for anyone looking to improve the quality of their online experience by creating a tool that catalogs sources for harassment and abuse. There are several options for how it can be used.
<h3>Search</h3>
<h3>Search</h3>
To see if a site is listed in the database, use the
To see if an instance is listed in the database, use the
<ahref="/">search feature</a>
<ahref="/">search feature</a>
to search for that URL. If it is in the database, information for that instance will be returned and associated instances if applicable.
to search for its URL. If it is in the database, information for that instance will be returned and include associated instances, if applicable.
<h3>CSV Exports</h3>
<h3>CSV Exports</h3>
For a list of the current locations being tracked, click on one of the links below to download a dynamically generated CSV file that can be consumed as a blocklist. More formats will be added over time.
For a list of the current instances being tracked, click on one of the links below to download a dynamically generated CSV file that can be consumed as a blocklist. More formats will be added over time.
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<ahref="/exports/mastodon">For Mastodon</a>
<ahref="/exports/mastodon">For Mastodon</a>
<h3>API</h3>
<h3>API</h3>
The Bad Space has a public api that can be used to search the database programatically and return results in the JSON format. The API can be accsess at<br/>
The Bad Space has a public API that can be used to search the database programatically and return results in the JSON format. The API can be accessed at<br/>
<code>https://thebad.space/api/v1/search</code>
<code>https://thebad.space/api/v1/search</code>
by posting a JSON object with the following format:
by posting a JSON object with the following format:
<code>{"url":"search.url"}</code><br/>
<code>{"url":"search.url"}</code><br/><br/>
Data from API request will be returned in the follow format:<br/>
Data from API requests will be returned in the following format:<br/>
Heat Rating is the percentage of Current Sources that have taken action against an instance. The higher the number of Sources that have silenced and/or suspended an instance, the higher the Heat Rating.*
Total Actions represent the number of actions, silences or suspensions, that have been taken against an instance by<ahref="/about#how">Current Sources</a>
This count reflects the number of times this instance has been suspended or silenced by two or more<ahref="/about#how">Current Sources</a>.