Post Atp3LCHNuWd2oddxbc by nicholas@aklp.club
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(DIR) Post #AtjUsbBTrsVdQWH3Uu by stux@mstdn.social
2025-05-03T23:56:15Z
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@nigel @gyptazy But i think that okay 😉 The bigger instances don't act that way to offer a somewhat more general placeThere are a lot of instances that are a lot "closer" so to say and thats there full rightThe point of so many instances is, so you can chose where you feel at home but you cannot expect every other server to act the sameWe are a very public instance and yes, you gotta be an a-hole to get suspended or just plainly looking for it by breaking the rules
(DIR) Post #AtlAfYnpnjOlVddgHY by gyptazy@mastodon.gyptazy.com
2025-05-03T21:00:04Z
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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 #AtlXM3JUx2d3I57HJA by gabek@social.gabekangas.com
2025-05-04T23:32:48.786486Z
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@gyptazy You can run your own Fediverse microblogging instance and say and do whatever you want. That's complete freedom. People don't have to listen to you, but nobody will stop you from saying it.
(DIR) Post #AtleVyeNqK1JP3Z5Vo by tyil@fedi.tyil.nl
2025-05-05T00:53:41.913Z
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@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.
(DIR) Post #AtlekEL8J3sY7LMCEi by Cappyjax@mastodon.social
2025-05-03T21:13:16Z
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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 #AtlekFJkfgMt9Libiq by tyil@fedi.tyil.nl
2025-05-05T00:56:14.060Z
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@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.
(DIR) Post #AtmFQddwDTNV6ffqYi by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-05-05T07:47:19.338230Z
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@gyptazy GNU Social and Pleoroma are always free for freedom, but many Mastodon instances have other ideas.
(DIR) Post #AtmFUue6wTyUzwnE7U by praetor@mstdn.social
2025-05-03T23:15:35Z
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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 #AtmFUvuSFCdsuvRnEW by nigel@snac.lowkey.party
2025-05-03T23:49:38Z
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you have to be a MASSIVE douchebag to get defederated or banned on here, and those instances are well on the fringes.Not true. Fosstodon sorted their shit, and after people knew it was sorted, other instance admins STILL blocked them. That all seems quite childish to me (the Moderator in question left of their own accord, which tells me they are far more adult about the incident than anyone else).So no, you don't have to be a massive douche, you just need to not go along with the narrative the other large instance admins push. It's been like this for half a decade; it's extremely immature and I'm sick of feeling like one of the only adults in a room overrun by screaming toddlers.CC: @gyptazy@gyptazy.com @stux@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #AtnKOjjtH4XaMYKZ4y by Yoruka@eientei.org
2025-05-05T20:17:43.532460Z
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@tyil @gyptazy based but libtards don't give a shit. Its only freedom of sharing their opinions its the same thing as hate speech. A term made up to create an excuse for censorship in a "free" society
(DIR) Post #AtnKbfjFUoYtgoCNQO by waff@eientei.org
2025-05-05T20:20:05.084062Z
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@gyptazy mastoniggers dont season they feeds
(DIR) Post #Ato5aZDSv6Uv2yJ6Rs by noisytoot@berkeley.edu.pl
2025-05-06T03:44:02.175459Z
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@Suiseiseki @gyptazy That's not an inherent property of the software. There's no reason why you couldn't use a shared blocklist on a GNU Social or Pleroma instance.
(DIR) Post #Ato5aaXhzKHhA2mmdk by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-05-06T05:06:25.620667Z
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@noisytoot @gyptazy GNU Social and Pleroma instances tend to be run for freedom and thus hosts tend not to censor with massive blocklists.
(DIR) Post #Ato7FGM82xaUNcKQPg by nicholas@aklp.club
2025-05-06T05:25:01.155819Z
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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.
(DIR) Post #AtoA8fijdvlKslS2PQ by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-05-06T05:57:28.343282Z
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@nicholas @gyptazy >Instance admins being able to decide for themselves which instances to federate with is also a freedom.That is not freedom unless the instance admin is the only user of the instance.It is an act of *censorship* to decide for others what they may see.If it was implemented as a "spam", or "fun" etc lists for individual users or instances, that the user had the freedom to enable or disable, it would be freedom.>don't like your admin's decisions you have the freedom to pick a better serveHaving to determine that instance admins are rogue (which is quite difficult, as many instances don't publish blocklists) and then having to pick a better instance is merely a mitigation for censorship rather than a freedom.
(DIR) Post #AtoAoSgWV2WIcDLMBM by Zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith
2025-05-06T06:04:43.926971Z
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@gyptazy >(which might not even be aware of it)This is the crux of the problem, really. Publish your bans, link to fba.ryona.agency. Let people know what they're not seeing so they can decide whether they want to see it or not.Or, just say nigger. The problem will shortly resolve itself.
(DIR) Post #AtoBNoKg0RUbtDyrSK by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-05-06T06:11:23.914357Z
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@neopolitan @nicholas @gyptazy No, just by signing up to an account on an instance does not automatically mean that you don't deserve freedom.
(DIR) Post #AtoNsOoy6ckBC7VA4e by benroyce@mastodon.social
2025-05-05T12:26:18Z
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@tyil @gyptazy "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"no what you get is bigots"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"if you're intelligent, you realize engaging bigots is a waste of time. what's the point of dealing with hateful morons?
(DIR) Post #AtoNsQ89EngDFtTzbk by tyil@fedi.tyil.nl
2025-05-06T08:31:21.346Z
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@benroyce@mastodon.social @gyptazy@mastodon.gyptazy.com what's the point of dealing with hateful morons?Good point, I see I have no need to deal with you now!
(DIR) Post #AtoavPqM3mS8dcv1Y8 by benroyce@mastodon.social
2025-05-06T10:56:41Z
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@tyil @gyptazy yes, because i alert your esteemed intellect to the existence of bigots, therefore i am the bigotgenius move
(DIR) Post #AtoyV0GSw8y8g44QBE by nicholas@aklp.club
2025-05-06T15:21:43.827604Z
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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.
(DIR) Post #AtoyZSrCZYLgVvNel6 by nicholas@aklp.club
2025-05-06T15:22:34.595481Z
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It is in fact a freedom to be able to delegate administration to someone else.
(DIR) Post #Atp01Uk7FrPKQOzogq by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-05-06T15:38:50.092326Z
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@nicholas @gyptazy Where did that come from?I haven't seen any of such instances (most likely because the feds would arrest those behind them extremely rapidly, but I haven't looked for such) and I have doubts that they've ever existed.Regardless, the "media cache" feature is a stupid idea and is left disabled by any competent host.>I'm in no way interfering with the blocked server's ability to functionYou are interfering with the delivery of messages that the user may wish to have the freedom to choose to see or not.
(DIR) Post #Atp070Nb3cbXzb5f4S by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-05-06T15:39:50.608326Z
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@nicholas @gyptazy @neopolitan Administration is not an activity that begets freedom, thus such claim is false.
(DIR) Post #Atp3LCHNuWd2oddxbc by nicholas@aklp.club
2025-05-06T16:15:58.478148Z
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Wut?? What kind of logic is that? Eating eggs does not 'beget' Freedom, yet it is a Freedom for me to be able to decide to buy my eggs from one store or another (or raise my own chickens if I do desire) based on price or any other factor as suites my fancy.
(DIR) Post #Atp3ZcESDRU3MR9F9k by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-05-06T16:18:37.911559Z
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@nicholas @gyptazy @neopolitan Eating eggs has nothing to do with freedom.Deciding to buy eggs from one store or another is not freedom.Only growing your own chickens is freedom.
(DIR) Post #Atp3oDovGDOFzcAe92 by nicholas@aklp.club
2025-05-06T16:21:13.760038Z
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You're dodging the point. It doesn't matter if media cache is dumb or you don't personally know of such instances. No one else has a right to use my hardware and service in a way I don't consent to, so it's neither censorship nor a curtailment of any freedom of users to set my own rules for use.As long as I am not interfering with other servers' operations, nothing I choose to do with mine is anything but exercising my own freedoms as the instance owner.
(DIR) Post #Atp4thLqzYCIz4kVii by nicholas@aklp.club
2025-05-06T16:33:24.574264Z
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This is so backwards I don't even know where to start. Removing access to markets for social cooperation and trade does not increase your available option-set, therefore it does not enhance your freedom. Robinson Caruso had some feedom to make his own​ house and tools and food, but not more freedom than John Gault who could still choose to make everything for himself, or contract for others' services.