Post AtjGMTji14Jp8TiWS8 by Cappyjax@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AtjF9A2hpEgML2gkhk by AmERHD3CVBJxqoU14K.gyptazy@gyptazy.com
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       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
       
 (DIR) Post #AtjFlbV8BSMAVHJbM0 by Linkshaender@bildung.social
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       @gyptazy Which basically boils down to „no, it is not totally irrelevant which instance you choose“. Size and moderation policy of an instance as well as number of moderators and financial stability are actually key question. I know I don‘t have to tell this to you, but do you have any good texts wheere we can point newcomers to, because this makes it harder to have a successful stay in the Fediverse IMHO.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtjFnPxM4tTvHFNitc by marzlberger@mastodon.online
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       @gyptazy The freedom to block whoever you like ;) With great power comes great responsibility, nuff said. To be a admin/modetartor ist more difficult than the most people expect. I do have more than 15 years of community experience. Its not that easy.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtjGMTji14Jp8TiWS8 by Cappyjax@mastodon.social
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       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.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtjI838kIrcyVGfw5A by olbohlen@norden.social
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       @gyptazy if Hetzner goes down, the fediverse will be dead anyway I guess
       
 (DIR) Post #AtjIrk3jZrwCe77R5c by basil@sarcasm.stream
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       @gyptazy you were misinformed. There's a history of strong moderation here. Not to say there isn't also a history of free speech extremists, it is the internet after all.There's a history of different layers of de-federation. There's a history of near unanimous de-federation (whole section of the network that is blocked from the majority of the rest: Truth Social, Gab)
       
 (DIR) Post #AtjNEqWc6U3fAztpdg by RadioAzureus@mastodon.social
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       @gyptazy There's an instance where I have one account didn't know that there was dramaAt a certain point I saw that there is drama regarding some moderator and then I saw another instance where they simply the federated everyone because the leadership don't like what that moderator has done from their perspectiveI've read the perspective of the moderatorThe stories differ 180°#community #activitypub #federation #opensource #socialmedia
       
 (DIR) Post #AtjOCaPFA70yYkwFOa by JasonW@social.ridetrans.it
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       @gyptazy You retain the #freedom to move to a different instance, or even run one of your own, if you don’t like the instance that you’re on. The #fediverse today reminds me of the #email landscape 30+ years ago, back before we collectively decided that three giant US corporations should handle most personal and commercial communications. Responsibility is difficult and expensive.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtjRF0Lbz1LjSP5IbQ by praetor@mstdn.social
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       @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.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtlAMmLMcjYzR80ezw by paco@infosec.exchange
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       @gyptazy I’m not sure “more open” is how I would describe it. “More under your control” for most definitions of “you.” No corporate algorithm ever shadow bans you because the AI says your nipples are the wrong gender here.But the fediverse is full of people. Regular, ordinary people. And nobody is gonna get along with everybody. So no matter what your beliefs, you can run an instance here and put them out into the world unhindered. In that sense I suppose it’s a bit more open. But nothing will force your views in front of someone who doesn’t want to see them, the way centralised capitalist algorithms will. People who don’t want to hear you won’t, again for most definitions of “you.”I don’t know if we are seeing more, less, or about the same levels of defederation and stuff. But it has always felt like a constant droning in the background to me. Never really stops.
       
 (DIR) Post #AtlwCc1QwJ5UKSuC9Y by MrLee@aus.social
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       @gyptazy Freedom FROMis just as important asFreedom TOIt's all about striking the right balance. I feel that most instances are.