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   finchhaven@mastodon.sdf.org's status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 09:05:14 JST FinchHaven

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   • choyer
   • Aumetra Ⓐ :nonbinary: :good_boy:​

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   "Just read that a flagship non-Mastodon instance blocked at least one major server (the biggest UK #Mastodon instance)"

   The background here is that this OP did not read (or chose to ignore) the defederating admin's post where he *clearly* said they had engaged in an extended convo with "the biggest UK #Mastodon instance" and had received no satisfactory answer or action

   But why let accuracy stand in the way of going off endlessly from your own soapbox, eh?

   cc @choyer @fediversenews

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     choyer (choyer@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 09:05:22 JST choyer

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     • Fediverse News

     This defederation and blocking mania (have a look at the blocking list of some instances) is a risk for the #fediverse and I also believe it is conceptionally questionable, at least if you run some kind of flagship topical or geographical instance. Do what you want on a small community server but if you serve a huge community on a leading instance you need to deploy appropriate, proportionate, non-arbitrary moderation principles.
     @fediversenews

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     Aumetra Ⓐ :nonbinary: :good_boy:​ (0x0@corteximplant.com)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 09:05:22 JST Aumetra Ⓐ :nonbinary: :good_boy:​

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     • choyer

     @choyer @fediversenews Honestly, defederation is fine, good even.

     It's a vital tool in keeping communities safe and healthy; especially the most vulnerable in the communities.

     If you think this feature is not really useful or harmful even, you probably aren't part of the groups this feature intends to protect.

     There are enough instances that don't block anyone ever and leave it up to the user to block the people they "disagree" with.
     Instances with this laissez-faire approach to moderation don't have a lot of visibility because joinmastodon.org, for example, has a server covenant that these servers aren't particularly compatible with, let's put it that way.

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     choyer (choyer@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-May-2023 09:05:23 JST choyer

     • Fediverse News

     Just read that a flagship non-Mastodon instance blocked at least one major server (the biggest UK #Mastodon instance) preventing their users interacting and exchanging with each other. Not sure how this walled bubble approach fits in with the enthusiastic attempts to place such instance as some kind of mainstream alternative to #Mastodon. I am off for good, I like to make my own decisions on a server with mature and non-arbitrary admin policies. @fediversenews