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.

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    1119·
    11 hours ago

    I agree with you, it’s sad to see how people are so happy to censor opinions they disagree with when they’re in power, while ignoring that if their opinions get censored when they’re not in power they (rightfully) get miffed. Free speech should apply to everyone so people can decide for themselves what they believe and they can challenge authority.

    • starlinguk@lemmy.world
      91·
      9 hours ago

      Freedom of speech means you won’t be arrested and sent to El Salvador if you say you support Palestine.

      Wait, wrong example.

      • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        4 hours ago

        An example of an opinion that would get censored on some Lemmy instances:

        China’s authoritarian government is unethical and worse than America, even under Trump

        An example of an opinion that would get censored on some mainstream platforms:

        Luigi was right, we should kill billionaires

        Both should be allowed

        • dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de
          1·
          4 hours ago

          Do you notice something? Your comment is still there. Nobody has removed it. Nobody has left a rude comment. So far, nobody has even downvoted it (as far as I can see from my instance).

          Most of the time it’s not about the opinion but about how it’s presented. As long as you’re respectful and accept that someone else might disagree with you, almost no lemmy instance will „censor“ you for something like that.

          • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            3 hours ago

            We’re on Lemmy.world, if this was presented as an actual opinion (rather than an example of an opinion) on .ml I guarantee you it would be removed under ‘rule 1’

    • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
      65·
      9 hours ago

      What power? This is federation. If you get censored on one board, find a version of that board that is happy to have that particular conversation.

      I’m fine with semi-arbitrary censorship to keep a community a nice place to visit for everyone. If my opinion gets censored on something, it’s a sign I’m among the wrong people to have that discussion.

      I understand the bubble argument, but I don’t come to Lemmy to be “educated” by random assholes that just like to argue. I have lots of sources of alternate views, I’m not being helped by hearing RandomAssholeX’s hot takes.