This is only slightly related to MoG, considering dbzer0 is largely a tankie-apologist instance that caters a tankie bar, and the thread only allows dbzer0 users to vote. This post here can serve as a neutral space ~~where dbzer0 users can interact with Feddit users~~, and since MoG is referenced in the thread quite often.
this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2026
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db0 was my home instance for over a year. I had all the genAI stuff blocked and hardly interacted with the home instance. I popped over to quokk.au a couple weeks ago to check out PieFed. I saw the discussion post for this de-federation and honestly felt disgusted. A day or so later I started seeing c/[Country]AIPAC or similar bullshit communities popping up. I'm anti-Zionist but the rabidness was a major red flag. Quokka might not be it either, yet, but the vibe over at db0 has grown toxic.
yeah, it's really strange
Two years ago, you couldn't defend Hamas. Now you get banned if you call them terrorists.
Yeah, I scrolled through the modlogs after seeing the de-fed post and realized how far the instance had strayed from their original message. Seeing half a dozen new communities pop up concerning AIPAC funding was just weird.
Also, the "Anarchist Flotilla" seemed kinda...lame? Not necessarily the concept; a novel method of organizing around a new structure like federated social media makes sense. Implementation, however...inventing a new 'tier of membership' for quokk.au seemed odd. I dunno, maybe I just haven't 'read enough theory.'
i honestly have no clue what the anarchist flotilla is. just seems like an alternative dbzer0?
Anarchist.nexus is more or less the PieFed equivalent of db0 to my understanding. The flotilla concept was one of 'shared governance' and anarchist solidarity or something. Quokk.au was in discussions to join but wanted to maintain it's own de-fed list; IIRC Hexbear was the point of contention. An agreement was reached that admitted Quokk with certain caveats that just sounded like a hierarchy with extra steps.
I've had hexbear (and ml, and grad I think) blocked since early days and upon discovering db0 was not only federated with them but willing to gatekeep to remain so I jumped ship. I'm no anarchist nor particularly well-versed in their theory but I thought the whole point was to dismantle hierarchies? The "new membership tier" or whatever just reeked of incongruence and disingenuousness. Frankly its late and I find myself violently disinterested such that I'm unwilling to refresh my memory.
Tl;Dr c ya nerds
Lol when Draconic started drama in 196 about it, I got banned for "zionism" despite not having said anything Zionist.
Or was "I dont agree with Israelis being forceably removed from Israel" (claim mrdown make on a past post) zionist?
Edit: it was over this post https://feddit.org/comment/11480083 which wasnt even on 196
I believe Draonic may legitimately be antisemitic, or, in some sort of sunk-cost fallacy, perhaps unable to admit fault. I've previously called them out on using an antisemitic dog-whistle and requested they edit their comment, or I'll have to remove it.
Instead, they posted on YPTB, which, surprisingly, didn't work out, as users there questioned why they didn't go along with the edit. Instead of admitting fault that they may be stepping into antisemitism, they deleted the post and proceeded to go on this crusade.
Par for the norm for dbzer0, I guess. They are very antisemitic
users from meanwhileongrad are banned from dbzer0
lmao, really?
Nope. Fully federated. https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/c/meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works
Edit: if a user is banned, say for using racial slurs and bad faith, any posts and comments don't get shown after/during the ban.
Nice attempt at moving the goal posts when confronted tho, you almost got away with yet another lie.
They never said the community was defederated. They said the users are banned. Which is true; a lot of users of this community are banned from the entire instance because Unruffled is a piece of shit, and db0 doesn't pay attention to what Unruffled actually does.
doesn't sound like you've had very good experiences
I blocked the instance before I even had moved to pawb.social because of Unruffled's actions and their pro-AI stance (they claim they oppose GENAI, yet all the generative AI slop communities are on db0). They hadn't even gone full Tanky yet.
It is really weird they need genAI to create their icons, like the icon for YPTB
I tried to make a new version of their icon, but the post was deleted.
No, because the users who were banned had bad faith and used racial slurs/advocated for the removal of people.
Am I Gatorade or antiyanks? Pick a side, goat. You're blocked after harassing me in DMs. Weird how you didn't deny the racial slur use.
You don't get to use bad faith as an argument, hatorade
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Wish I was surprised.
Such anarchy!
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