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.

  • 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.