This is the third account I've created in order to have access to both NSFW and Lemmy.ml. However, since this instance allows NSFW content, it's only a matter of time before Lemmy.ml defederates from this instance, and I'll have to search for another one. I want to federate with an instance that has the fewest blocked users, as I don't want to use multiple accounts to check whether or not I see the same comments from each of them. How can I find this instance?

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[–] tumulus_scrolls@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

So far it seems that known bans (except the universal one for lemmygrad) are motivated by behavior of the users, not the contents on the instance. I hope it will stay this way. They do not have to read it, you can even hide NSFW here and it works. The other instances are not advertisers who fear NSFW the most.

By flocking to instances doing defederation you encourage this behavior and eventually they are/will be the most happy to ban stuff inside. I am happy to comment from here anywhere, including beehaw etc. (which we still can), but won't bother to make accounts on closed silos.

As one user I don't think you can "strategize" better than picking an open instance that is not overrun by trolls and vandals. I think this one is good enough?

[–] InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can strategize. Take a look at awesome-lemmy-instances and this script.

[–] tumulus_scrolls@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean okay, this answers your question, but this is up to date for now. These are very early days and I expect a lot more drama and defede's to come, if Lemmy will survive. You can't predict that exactly.

If you cared only about not being banned being by anyone, you could just pick an instance with lowest BBY. But you said you also care about the breadth of content (both NSFW and general stuff), and as you said these could be in conflict in the future. If they will, we're kind of screwed anyway.

I would not assume the worst tho. We're not on a bad trajectory of banning everywhere left and right at the very start. There is more panic among people about stuff that could happen hypothetically. I have good hopes for Lemmy.