Murder is okay sometimes.
this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2025
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How is censorship a popular opinion on lemmy?? What does lemmy censor??
Other two i agree with.
Post an opinion that goes against the current buzzing of the hive and see what happens.
Contrary to what I think OP's position is, I think Lemitors are distinguished from mainstream audiences in that we tolerate or prefer an environment where censorship is impossible. Defederation doesn't silence anyone, it just plugs your ears.
On a individual level. I completely agree with you.
It's when large instances with large user bases. Get very opinionated and start to defederate from other instances for differences of politics or opinions, but not bad behavior. That's where I think Lemmy swings too far into censorship
Curation is not censorship. Telling you that I will no longer contribute my personal resources to platforming your message is not censorship.
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Being "Federated" is more than simple connectivity to other sites.