I’m not a big fan of moderation being at the whims of whoever has an agenda.
Are there lemmy instances that take moderation seriously and don’t just ban/censor people they disagree with? So far it looks like the mods in lemmy.world instances are very flippant with their moderation and I’m curious if anyone has filled the void yet for a better instance.
Edit: Thanks for everyone who tried to give a legitimate response. No thanks to those who just wanted to spout their talking points or debate the merits of freedom of speech; that was never the point of this thread.
Freedom of speech means you can say what you want. It doesn’t mean others have to listen or like it.
If you don’t like moderation, it’s probably best to run your own instance.
Starting my own instance should be the last resort, not the first one.
If there’s someone else who has similar ideas on how to host one, I’d rather join and support them than splinter off even further.
Well, then you have to get more specific what kind of opinions are getting censored. I can’t find a single modlog entry related to your account.
“Should be”? Where do you think you are, Walmart? This is free and nobody is making money off your use of it. If you don’t like the way other people run their servers, make your own with blackjack and hookers. Complaining makes you seem entitled, like you crashed a party and started bitching about the canapes, because there’s nothing stopping you from having your own party.
Sorry, perhaps you misunderstand.
I do not want to go through the trouble and effort of creating my own instance if someone else has already done so. I’d rather join them and give them my support instead of creating further fragmentation and making it harder for people who want freedom of speech to communicate as a result.
If you have any experience in software development, you’d realize it makes sense more often than not to use other people’s solutions if they exist before building your own. The same principle applies here.
Reinventing the wheel leads to a profound understanding of why wheels are round.
First of all, I’d advise avoiding talking down to people unless you’re damn sure you know what you’re talking about. But, since you’re comfortable patronising people you know nothing about because they call you on your bullshit, then I’ll stoop to your level to get the message across:
If you knew anything at all about engineering, software or otherwise, you’d know the best solution is the one that does exactly what you want for the lowest cost. By your own admission in your post, existing Lemmy instances do not do what you want because you are not in control of the moderation. That is the actual problem because the only solution to your complaint - that you don’t like the way the instances are moderated - is to moderate your own instance.
The fediverse is built such that anyone can take the solution someone else built, e.g. the Lemmy or Mastodon source code, and host it themselves, without having to build their own version. This is a feature, and you’re just too lazy to use it.