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How do you feel about the level of censorship in your current instance ? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by shapis@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Since Lemmy is federated, and the admins of each instance choose what’s allowed and what’s not in their own instance.

How do you feel about what’s allowed and what’s not in your current instance ?

I’ll start: I’ve read people complaining about my instance admins, but I haven’t experienced nor seen anything I specifically disagree with.

And I’ve read things they wrote that I absolutely agree with, like not federating with Meta under any circumstances.

So for now, I’m happy with it. If I get banned randomly, I don’t think I’d go to a different instance, though. I’d probably just stop visiting Lemmy altogether.

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I have encountered very little if any at all

[–] shapis@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

From what I’ve read, in our instance, it’s being critical of China that gets you banned.

But I don’t know how much of that is people being straight-up racist/xenophobic and then conflating it with being critical.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz -1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Why don't you try saying something critical of China but not racist, and see if it gets removed?

[–] tiredturtle@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Here are all the achievements I've gathered with non-racist random comments of satire, criticism of fascism, Trump, and news posts from the same sources as other posters

[–] shapis@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Why don't you try saying something critical of China but not racist, and see if it gets removed?

Me? Sure.

The Tianamen Square Massacre was shameful.

[–] theonlytruescotsman@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It sure was, those American backed separatists that stole military weapons should be ashamed of themselves for killing that many people before the army could respond.

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You guys are so obsessed with America.

Stop trying to be the centre of the world for five minutes.

[–] theonlytruescotsman@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

No but literally the CIA infiltrated the college at the square, lead the assault, and provided the weapons.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

And look at that, it didn't get removed

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Lemmy.ml does censor a lot of profanity, but other than that it doesn't seem any more or less overtly heavyhanded on censorship than other instances.

That being said, I suppose self-censorship among the community is another factor to consider as well, as I've seen a lot of instances purge their own versions of wrongthink depending on which mod is on a power trip.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Yeah the profanity censorship can be a bit weird but its nice that I don't see slurs