Okay, I don't agree here. These Lemmy servers are hosted largely by people, not organizations or LLCs, and individuals being legally liable is a problem.

This isn't twenty years ago where the Internet was a wild West and most things actually ended up flying, the modern legal reality is so complicated and if you want it differently, you host a Lemmy instance and federate with as much illegal activity as you want.

Lemmy.world is aiming to be the mainstream and pallet able Lemmy instance for the masses, let it be that, it's their choice

I think the best solution is for you to host your own instance and allow these pirate communities on your own server.

That would solve the problem and this is actually the strength of the fediverse. So go ahead , but be aware of the consequences of hosting it.

I am pro piracy but I 100 % understand that the admins here do not want to risk anything. They surely do not have the security set up for that. But as I wrote, anyone who wants and dares can do it. Just don’t accuse other people who do not want to take the risk.

For these communities on other instances, just get an account there. It takes a few minutes.

Would you let some 1000 people stash their stolen goods in your house? Do you think the police would give you a break? Think about it. If lemmy.world is forced to shut down because it hosted illegal materials where will the plus side be?

The fediverse has no “top”. This is it the strength of the fediverse showing? You are completely free to join those subs through other servers, exactly because there is no “top”.

Or you can stay with an instance that tries to stay legal. If you want all the gray area / illegal stuff, you can even start your own server to facilitate that, and see how long it’s allowed to stay up, and how much it will cost you in legal bills.

What makes this place so good is that you can make an account on another instance and go about your business. .world is the biggest instance and will be the first one targeted if anyone decides to crack down, legitimate reason or no.

Hahaha no decisions at the top u thought shit magically works no humans in charge HAHAHAHAH

It's unfortunate, but it was always coming. I was quite refreshed to see so much open piracy talk too, good indication it's an "anything goes" kind of place.

But I guarantee they've received a copyright order by somebody, probably the mpaa, and failure to act would result in legal action.