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Hello, Im kind of new here and trying to get used to Lemmy and I was wondering about if this is true since I am considering donating on this site to support alternative projects but wanted to hear other users before doing so. That being said, what have been your experiences?

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[–] Kinkisthebest@lemmy.org 3 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I mean if mods ban people for not agreeing with them basically.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Stay free of .ml, they’re the worst of the bunch when it comes to this.

[–] erin@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago

Entirely depends on the disagreement. There are instances and communities where bigotry is tolerated. I do not frequent them. I would very much like the mods of the communities I use to continue banning people that disagree with them about things like basic human rights and hate. People are free to share their opinions on basically anything most places on the fediverse. Just don't be a dick, you should be fine. If the "freedom of speech" you're looking for is the freedom to be racist, homophobic, transphobic, or generally hateful, you'll probably be disappointed.

[–] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Again, it depends on what you mean. You're not really saying what these things are that you expect to disagree on, and that's the important bit.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

There are plenty of examples on the ye power trippin bastards community. It's a classic tale as old as the days of IRC and ancient Greek forums. Moderation can easily be abused if unchecked.

Good thing about activitypub is the power of mods and admins is always checked by the ability of others to enter the scene and create competitor communities and servers.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, however they protect shitfucks like UniversalMonk and all of his sock puppets. That community is run by wannabe anarchists that give it out but ban and block when they can’t take it.