John Mifsud @imabuddha@qoto.org

It's with a heavy heart that I'm moving to another instance. This will be the 3rd server I've used in the very short time since I started using Mastodon.

I'm not moving because I don't like #qoto.org — it's a wonderful community. I also appreciate the many useful features which its operators have added.

Unfortunately after the recent nazi attack at least one other well known instance, #hachyderm.io, has "suspended" (blocked) qoto. The reason given on their about page is 'Federating hate speech in the name of "free speech"', which is TOTAL FUCKING #BULLSHIT! Hate speech isn't tolerated here as evidenced by even the most casual glance at the local timeline.

Unfortunately there's at least one person on that instance whose posts I enjoy. Since the whole point of being on Mastodon is communication, this unfair disruption by the #hachyderm leadership has forced this move. While I hope that @nova@hachyderm.wtf (interesting that they themself recently moved away from hachy…) comes to their senses, I'm not waiting around.

@freemo oh, so this is the tool that people were talking about? So is there no other way currently available?

@freemo is there some way of finding out who is blocking who without visiting every individual instance’s about page?

@scottmatter Unfortunately choosing a mastodon instance has ramifications that new users probably won’t be aware of. Also, the instance one is on can be blocked at any time by any other instance. It’s like the post office refusing to deliver mail from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles.

@freemo I sent them the link, perhaps that will help. I know you’ve been fighting the good fight for a long time, and this recent mess is none of your fault. Hopefully not too many other large instances are going to block us.

@trinsec I have no plans to move, and I’m sure they don’t either. I guess there’s nothing to do but accept the situation. Unfortunately, it appears that the members of qoto have been reamed by the nazis.

It’s a bummer that #qoto is being blocked by #hachyderm, a friend just moved to that instance a few days ago.