Hi guys,

Do you think we should have a mega thread (maybe even a locked one if that’s an option) explaining why each specific instance is blocked from this instance?

Just to give some clarity.

  • SekoiaEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    Yeah, probably shouldn’t defederate from lemmy.ml even if they’re probably okay with tankies since it’s still the main instance. Lemmygrad though… Definitely. I’ve already blocked a few subs over there myself, and if I can figure out how to block the instance itself I’ll definitely do it.

    • CoachDomOPEnglish
      15·
      2 years ago

      But unless they are not doing anything illegal, why should even considering defedarating with them if you don’t agree with their political or other views, ,just don’t visit/follow/post. I just don’t see why would you block access to it - seems a bit authoritarian for somebody to decide that because you belong in this group, you are not allowed to view/access this group.

      • SekoiaEnglish
        18·
        2 years ago

        They’re tankies lol, they’re genocide deniers. It’s not really a matter of “I don’t agree with them” it’s “these people are awful”, and I don’t want them to come in here to “debate”. They’re not nazis, but they’re in the same vein. Just from scrolling All/new, I randomly got a post about how “North Korea is actually doing great and all the defectors are lying”.

        I’m not a mod, I have no authority, and I don’t decide at the end of the day.

          • SekoiaEnglish
            9·
            2 years ago

            yeah even just looking at some post on asklemmy there was just a random “I don’t want to see liberals on lemmy, it was made by communists for communists”, which… eugh.

        • CoachDomOPEnglish
          7·
          2 years ago

          Sounds reasonable! And if somebody doesn’t agree, can either create an account under a particular instance.

          Still, I believe in the spirit of transparency, it should be widely declared and known why specific instance got defederated.

          • SekoiaEnglish
            9·
            2 years ago

            yeah no absolutely transparency is the best

      • rosesandlilliesEnglish
        9·
        2 years ago

        I don’t agree/disagree as I don’t fully understand the nuances, but I’d assume it’s more of a protection as this server is more tailored towards a vulnerable minority, and eliminating a group of people who would pose a danger to this minority isn’t necessarily a bad thing, especially if you can just access it through another account or so. Now I haven’t interacted with or seen content from said tankies so I don’t know how bad the situation is etc, but theoretically speaking.

        • LanthanaeEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          I agree that we shouldn’t never tolerate intolerance, but I don’t think we need to block of access to an entire server of people in response to the intolerance of a few. That’s more appropriately handled in the realm of community/individual level blocks in my opinion.