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Since the lemmy.world admins here are refusing to clarify their own rules, selectively enforcing their vague rules, using communities for user counts before banning them and just being, well, spez-like, it's time to find a new home.

So far, I am liking lemmy.ml, but I still have a list I am going through.

Where are you going?

Oh, before you go, make sure to file a CCPA or GDPR data deletion request. If they are so inclined to "stay legal", they can start with those items.

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[–] PartyCat@lemmy.best 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Start your own instance. Then it's the best™

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

Not with this soggy sock running it.

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The vast majority of comments in here seem to be focused on the attitude of "why you trying to start shit"

But legitimately from an outside presiding perspective, which instances have people found to be decent, there seems to be a heap of Lemmy instances, each with their own rules and vibes, so what's the go?

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The usual resource is to look at https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list, filter by 1m, and then have a look at the top 20.

spez-like

That's probably the biggest insult you can say ton any person on this platform

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

If the shoe fits though

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

lemm.ee is pretty great (may be biased), you should try kbin.earth, its compatible with lemmy!

[–] gabe@literature.cafe 1 points 2 years ago

My own 💅

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Interesting point to say they are spez-like while they just want to comply with local regulations

[–] remotelove@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They can do that! As a matter of fact, I support compliance with local regulations.

The problem is, they aren't. They are picking and choosing laws to follow. Their instance is located in Germany, but yet, their marijuana legalization laws are only in draft: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2023/07/10/germany-unveils-draft-bill-to-legalize-cannabis/?sh=5ed53b322726

They are using the justification that "some things are illegal in some countries" as grounds for community suspension, yet, they are picking and choosing.

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The admins are Dutch. Marijuana is legal in the Netherlands.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The instance is in Germany from what I understand. Regardless, their justification was that shrooms are illegal in most places. That being their main point sets up the contradiction that I am referring to. It casts a bit of doubt on the intent and how to interpret rule 1.

The admins don't have to abide by their rules, but we do.

[–] InternetTubes@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You say a lot of things, but do you have evidence of them? Or is it just related to them doing what's actually required to avoid giving the people DDoSing them another means of taking them down, fake DMCAs based on communities hosted in other instances that promote breaking the law?

And before anyone gets any idea, if they tried doing the same because they are mad, expect for it to backfire. Spectacularly. As in you might want to think twice before moving directly into the servers hosting those communities. And that's not a threat, that's because anyone with a brain can read, specially those in the legal world who have jobs because there is literally a separate aspect of legal proceedings involved in collecting evidence called discovery where lots of people with brains are able to read and understand the same conversations you and me are able to understand for instances that might indicate aiding, abetting, and collusion, being able to discern them from the false accusations thereof as well.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hope in real life you don't come across as as much of a dick as you do here

[–] InternetTubes@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a dick who makes wild claims yet provides no evidence of them?

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, that does factor into it quite heavily.

[–] InternetTubes@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

Well, considering they just decided to ban my account and delete all of my content on their server without even a warning for simply criticizing their terms of conduct, I guess you were right and I was an idiot for defending them.

[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Wow. People are salty that lemmy.world wants to stay legal? Interesting...

Is this because of the recent defederation from piracy instances?

This instance is a "open to everyone" instance.

[–] yukichigai@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was already considering switching over to kbin fully just because they're set up to interact with both Lemmy instances and Mastodon. Unfortunately the Mastodon side still feels a bit janky, but I'm hoping that'll change as time goes on.

Definitely not going to stay with an instance that pre-emptively bends over for corporate interests. That's one of the biggest reasons why I'm shifting away from Reddit in the first place.

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

Definitely not going to stay with an instance that pre-emptively bends over for corporate interests.

Which one are you thinking about? No instance has corporate interests AFAIK