Whenever I see people going on about how Fedi #moderation is too strict or something, I first wonder what server they are on, and spend a moment to bemoan how some servers block pretty liberally and don't acknowledge that anywhere a new user could see it...
...then I think about how TechHub and the vast majority of servers only block content from other servers if it's like, harassing people or supporting pedophilia or demanding that all Jews be killed or something. Like, y'all have that to realize, when you post that we are apparently super strict and kicked you off the platform somehow (No one has the ability to do that), saying you've been banned from all the mainstream servers, y'all are outing yourselves as being the kind of person that the average server moderator would ban.
Like we've had hotheads on here who we told to move just because we didn't want to deal with their drama, but you can still go see their posts: they weren't banned.
No one gets banned for nothing.
@Raccoon https://qoto.org/@olives/111888946356326887 Well, it's not necessarily that porn is bad, but like, weirdos on the Internet. Some of whom seem to be trolls, shitposters, attention seekers. I imagine many people are fine.
I've considered creating an instance before with a high level of free expression, but without people stirring up trouble, then again, I haven't thought about that in quite some time. The reason for this was that, in quite a few cases, there seemed to be a sense of "this instance is less moderated, well, go there then" or "free speech" (which might be why you see quite a few wackos).
Then again, rather than it being a lack of instances, part of the problem might be poor signposting, where someone is only ever directed to over-moderated instances (or ones which otherwise don't really fit their needs).
Blocks honestly feel like a blunt instrument, and I think that while, yeah, sure, someone might want to moderate proper harassment, there comes a point where someone is trying to uphold an impossible standard of "never seeing anything upsetting" (the holiday resort mentality). When it comes to porn, I also wonder whether there are better options (perhaps, they don't currently exist, or aren't currently that great, but maybe they could), to avoid a splinternet where ever possible.
Also, from watching one tag, there is a noisy admin who gets pretty creepy, as they talk as if people are "subhumans" over some cartoon, and supposedly go full QAnon looking for things to complain about (which don't even have anything to do with porn, and also beyond advocacy for abuse). It all starts to look super creepy and obsessive. Even excluding that one, you still wind up with toxic admins, even a few with narcissistic tendencies.
This isn't really commenting on your moderation in particular, these are just observations I have on moderation on the fedi in general.
