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Hello World!

As we've all known and talked about quite a lot, we previously blocked several piracy-focused communities. These communities, as announced, were:

In our removal announcement, we stated that we will continue to look into this more in detail, and re-allow these communities if and when we deem it safe. It was a solid concern at the time, because we were already receiving takedown requests as well as constant attacks, and didn't want to put our volunteer team at risk. We had zero measures in place, and the tools we had were insufficient to deal with anything at scale.

Well, after back and forth with some very cool people, and starting to have proper measures as well as tooling to protect ourselves, we decided it's time to welcome these communities back again. Long live the IT nerds!

We know it's been a rough ride with everything, and we'd like to thank every one of you who were understanding of us, and stayed with us all the way. Please know that as users, you are what makes this platform what it is, and damned we be if we ever forget it.

With love, and as always, stay safe in the high seas!

Lemmy.world Team

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[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 97 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yet another informative post, and a decision that takes some guts and you're willing to take on some extra work and risk in order to make the instance better

I didn't want to have to do this, but you've brought this upon yourself. You give me no choice but to... donate money to you which you so damn well deserve!

Let this be a reminder that actions have consequences!

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[–] karpintero@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago

I'm glad you guys took a measured approach. This right here is the difference between a corporation and Lemmy. I can't imagine a for-profit reversing its decision in the interest of the community unless it affected their bottom line or stock price. Hats off to the admin team for working through all these complex issues.

[–] psychothumbs@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago

Hey that's great, good job! I'm so unused to any disappointing decision being reversed, this really is an amazing site.

[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Now please unremove the shroom community as next priority. Empowering open minded people with the option and knowledge to heal themselves through the use of psychadelics (and other kinds of mushrooms that can potentially help fight diseases such as cancer) that they can grow themselves without big pharma and giving them a community to share their advice+experiences is the right thing to do.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since its Lemmy world its a weird indeed. Mushrooms are not even illegal in like 1/3rd of the world countries and decriminalized/not enforced in the other 3rd. Pretty interesting wiki read actually https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_psilocybin_mushrooms

Any context why it was blocked?

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's been a few poisonings lately, including half a dozen people in Australia about 2 months back that may have contributed... orrrr it might just be US law and broad optics.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm not sure the mushrooms used in thr Australian case were magic mushrooms. That'd be more about mycology rather than magic mushrooms we're talking about. Either way banning doesn't make much sense.

[–] Peregrinus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

correct, am Australian. The mushrooms are called death cap here which are poisonous. they were used in a mea and it's suspected to be a deliberate poisoning. nothing recreational or accidental here, just the same usual shit that can kill you in Australia :)

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[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I spoke with 4 therapists about issues I had, they didn't help. Microdosing LSD for about a month did wonders though.

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[–] MrSilkworm@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for the very informative post. Your professional way of handling the issue, puts corporate professionals, "cough" Reddit "cough", look like the amateurs they really are

[–] BallsInTheShredder@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's what I thought while reading this. After being on reddit for so long posts like these are such a breathe of fresh air. In my time on Reddit the trend was ALWAYS 1: bad changes 2: worse change 3: nothing, it just becomes the new normal then, if anything 4: even worse changes.

Blows my mind to see a site be cognizant of their users, listen to them and actually idk, work to fix things? Bravo.

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[–] antidote101@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This is my first comment ever using this platform.

[–] clueless_stoner@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Welcome aboard! 😎

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[–] nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good Communication is the key for everything

[–] pantlesspatrick@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Nah man, tried this with my dog. He still humps the pizza delivery guy's leg

[–] limewire@lemmy.mywire.xyz 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thank you for the work put into reversing the block.

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[–] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 38 points 1 year ago

Excellent news. Respect.

Thank you for doing all of this including writing this post. The haters are binary thinkers who can't be bothered with pesky things like "context" and "reality"

[–] MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice.

I hope the shrooms community can also be unbanned.

[–] antik@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Thank you for being so transparent with us.

[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Well damn, thanks for getting it done. Didn't think it would happen and I wasn't surprised you guys wanted to avoid the legal risk.

[–] cheer@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad I can use this as my main instance again. Love the transparency of the mod team even if I don't always agree with the decisions.

[–] antik@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

We can't always please everyone. And sometimes we have to make decisions or do things we personally don't like or we would like to see differently but we have to think about both our team and our userbase.

But thank you for your trust and welcome back.

[–] Jackolantern@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

This is why lemmy is already better than Reddit. Thanks for being transparent and following through.

[–] EtherealMoon@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Thank you for being willing to protect this service when necessary, and improve it when able.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

This was the right move.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 year ago

Great news mateys!

[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago
[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Finally I can talk about these John Meyer live bootlegs

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[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Thank you a lot for the hard work and also for being introspective and finding flexible solutions.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dbzer0 is my home for a reason

Best placr on lemmy <3

[–] antik@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With great admins too. Nothing but respect for @db0 and his team

Finally. I've been more active over on .ml because of this. Glad you guys are reasonable and reversed the decision.

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (18 children)

This is what I like to see. Not just heels digging in, but explanations as to why, the follow-ups, the investigation of options and follow through. Thanks for the transparency. Piracy has and won’t ever go away. I used to pirate due to lack of money and resources. When I had those I went legit. When legit sources started turning into:

  • monthly subscriptions for everything
  • when legit sources suddenly delete or remove content from their systems (to avoid paying taxes?)
  • when the rates go up for everything (internet access AND streaming services)
  • now ads in your paid services unless you pay more (Amazon)
  • Plex trying to go legit and police where and how people run their private streaming, fucking over license holders who built the financial footing they could stand on in the first place. Cool.

You can’t rely on any shit from these services, except for one shit… enshittification.

I don’t want to sound negative, but as a consumer, it’s been nothing but ads rammed down our throats from everywhere we go and look. They lie, they change rates, they shrinkflate, while their pockets get bigger. Long live piracy.

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[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago
[–] BoiLudens@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Man I love lemmy

[–] DagothUr@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Hear Ye, Nerevar, and listen well. 'Tis I, Lord Dagoth, master of these lands, who brings you the gospel of gaming. Games are not just a means of fun and entertainment, but also a way of preserving our history. Piracy, which so many foolish people seem to hate, is a necessary means of archiving old games, lest they be lost forever. As for the Argonians, and other beasts that call themselves 'gamers,' their greed knows no bounds. Their constant calls for new games only fuel the fires of corruption and destruction that blight the industry.

[–] Fez@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Yeeeessss! These unique communities are what brought me to Reddit. I hope that carries over to Lemmy! Thanks ❀️

[–] nl4real@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was a solid concern at the time, because we were already receiving takedown requests as well as constant attacks, and didn’t want to put our volunteer team at risk. We had zero measures in place, and the tools we had were insufficient to deal with anything at scale.

Understandable. I am curious, how do instances deal with take down notices for another instance?

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[–] techgearwhips@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago
[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Do what you want because a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

Yar har fiddle dee dee Being a pirate is all right with me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ju_10NkGY

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[–] frozencat@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago
[–] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 11 points 1 year ago

Better late than never

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 year ago

Great news!

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And of course this happens the day after I finally export my subscriptions to my other account to be able to see piracy in the feed of my main πŸ˜‚

Not complaining, mind you, just marveling at my own bad timing πŸ˜‚

[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please do not go buy a lottery ticket or play the stock market today ;-)

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[–] free@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

❀️

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

This is amazing! You love to see it!

[–] nickknack@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

piracy has been removed again

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