A community index of servers added a new rule recently, that requires every participant to defederate from Threads. Some admins are unhappy.

Server indexes of places for newcomers to join can be instrumental for Fediverse adoption. However, sudden rule changes can leave some admins feeling pressure to change policies in order to remain listed.

  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Blocking shitty instances is great. Users should have more ability to include the instances they want to hang out with, in their own experience, but I’ll almost never object to a “fuck Nazis” policy.

    Blocking other instances that don’t block shitty-enough instances makes sense. Hexbear is a chan board for tankies, but then .ml is only “more serious” by having mods snip and tut at anyone besides those tankies. If there’s any actual Nazi instances, I don’t wanna know, and I don’t wanna see anybody that hangs out with them.

    Blocking instances based on M’Zuck’s embrace-extend-extinguish plans, yeah okay sure? That’s predicting existential problems for federation as a concept.

    But a list of instances… not even mentioning them… by association? That feels kinda skeezy.

    I guess if it’s specifically a “where you should sign up” list, versus a “here’s all the servers that aren’t fucking Nazis,” then… okay. But if this is a solution, maybe we have deeper problems.

    • MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml
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      9 months ago

      …I’ll almost never object to a “fuck Nazis” policy.

      What, as in you’re always in bed with Nazis? Cause basing yourself out of sh.itjust.works at this point is a pretty good indication that you are ok with fascism.