(please boost)
Okay...... WHY is our instance fediblocked in the first place? and why does that include our matrix instance getting removed from joinmatrix because "they decided to deem us as controversial"??
Our instance is a non-extremist, leftist comfy instance that accepts everyone, we have nearly 1000 users and I don't really understand why we are getting blocked everywhere. The worst thing is that there is no reason behind this and nobody is able to give us a single reason about why the """"council"""" decided to block us. This is stupid.
I'm considering buying a new domain at this point. We've been on fedi with based.social and miruku.cafe since 2020, and I've been using fedi since 2018 and this is just nonsense, I'm really pissed off. (meow)
I think it's so important that we need to establish a norm where users have the power and instance operators only block other instances as a nuclear option, as a last resort where the instance is a threat to the fundamental infrastructure of the system.
Normatively I highlight that if an instance operator blocks some other instance, that deprives their users of the agency to decide for themselves whether they want that block to happen or not.
I really think that #Fediverse should have been more user-oriented instead of instance oriented, but through our norms we can partially address that decision.
@josemanuel @lilly
Yeah, and I just think that we need to establish cultural norms to push back on that mindset.
So I just want to emphasize that that approach disempowers users, and if instances want to go down that path, fine, but I just want to make sure they are realizing that they are disempowering users in the process.
If instance owners and users are happy with that trade-off, okay. That's their choice. I just want to highlight that it is the choice they are making, making sure they are informed as they make it.