gyptazy
Is the #Fediverse really open for #freedom?
In the last weeks, I noticed more & more messages from different instances/admins about moderation, banning and de-federations. Initially, people told the Fediverse is more open, not blocking and deleting content compared to other social medias. However, I think it shifted to the opposite where a single instance admin decides for the whole user base (which might not even be aware of it).
#community #activitypub #federation #opensource #socialmedia
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nigel
Knut 🏳️🌈 🇳🇴🧸
@gyptazy nah. I'm a grumpy little gay man who uses the word fuck in a wide assortment of ways...not banned. Making new frens actually. Honestly you have to be a MASSIVE douchebag to get defederated or banned on here, and those instances are well on the fringes. And I mean the weird mustache fringes. It's expensive to run an instance!! Very! My lil buddy @stux basically lives in a cardboard box (in the Netherlands so you know it's nice) to keep his running.
tyil
@gyptazy@mastodon.gyptazy.com The #Fediverse itself, generally, is. Many (most?) #Mastodon instances, appear not to be. Anyone supporting #FediBlock or likeminded initiatives is not in favour of an open Fediverse, they simply wish to create a new variant of #Twitter where they are the ruling class.
If you stick to the places which are "banned" by such initiatives, you reach a public that deeply cares for freedom of speech and/or opinion, and are unlikely to defederate entire instances for it. Many will still defederate spam instances, but there are even those that don't defederate from those. The "downside" is that you will have to experience opinions you disagree with, though if you are above average intelligence, you will actually value this as a major benefit.
To promote the idea of freedom (of thought), run alternative software to Mastodon, such as #Pleroma or #Misskey. Avoid alternatives that strongly desire to limit what kind of opinion you're allowed to have on any topic. Avoid any instance that partakes in shared blocklists. Don't trust any admin that wants more than 200 users, or otherwise desires to grow for the sake of growth. And don't trust any admin that is unwilling to publicize their blocklist.
If you want a quick and easy way to experience more freedom, actually sign up and/or follow people on instances listed on shared blocklists.
tyil
@Cappyjax@mastodon.social If dissatisfied, you can move to another instance, unlike centralized platformsTo some degree, this is false. Shared blocklists go against the idea of people having choice in instances, and they are very popular on large #Mastodon servers, but also on some forks of #Misskey and #Pleroma. While you can still technically switch instance, the shared blocklist ensures you will not be able to experience truly different opinions and mindsets.
Admins have to stop trying to have "big" instances, and shared blocklists are a cancer upon the open discourse inherent upon the idea of the Fediverse.
CpyJx 🍉
While it's true individual admins have moderation power, the Fediverse's strength lies in user choice. You select instances aligning with your values and moderation preferences. If dissatisfied, you can move to another instance, unlike centralized platforms. This distributed model fosters diverse communities and empowers users with greater control over their online experience. This brings us back to the "old web" ethos, where niche communities not only existed but thrived.
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Noisytoot
Nicholas Conrad
Instance admins being able to decide for themselves which instances to federate with is also a freedom. And if you are a user and don't like your admin's decisions you have the freedom to pick a better server, or star your own.
Yes, a lot of Mastodon instances enjoy blocking any Instance harboring a user capible of nuance or humor, but honestly did you really want to share a network with such unhinged scolded? Better that they wall themselves off and stop nagging us.
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Nicholas Conrad
Nope. I'm not federating to csam instances and then letting user individually decide if I'm going to have that on my server or not. No one has a right to store images on my hardware I don't consent to have there. Blocking an instance is not censorship because I'm in no way interfering with the blocked server's ability to function or of anyone else who wants to to federate with them. People who don't want to use my server under those conditions are perfectly free to start their own and federate with anyone they choose.
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