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It's gone. Wanted to ask over here before I went to check on Reddit.

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[โ€“] IAm_A_Complete_Idiot@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Instances aren't banning other instances for federation with communities they dislike. Instances ban other instances for hosting content they dislike. The benefit of starting an instance is you choose who to federate with.