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submitted 1 month ago by Nakoichi@hexbear.net to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

I think this warrants a fediverse wide boycott of all piefed/fedia instances until this is rectified.

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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 month ago

Piefed just seems like it's going to be a social chauvanist echo chamber, most people like Lemmy because even though the devs have their own ideological principles, it doesn't pre-configure the user experience based on those principles.

[-] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 month ago

It's rather unfortunate that no one gets to see other perspectives. And it's messing with my hope that the USA can get better, because it's feels like this: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8939607

These people are willing to accept the "lesser evil," but it's the same evil, and they are condemning poor people and PoC to have to deal with it, because we're the buffer. But they won't stop at us.

Moreover, this is the censorship they screen bloody murder about with the "great firewall." Absolutely zero introspective ~~ability~~ effort.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

It's deeply unfortunate, that's why I try to do the best I can to stay optimistic but realistic.

[-] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 month ago

Well collective karma is real, and they think by throwing some into the volcano it won't erupt. But the volcano is going to do what it does, eventually.

[-] tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 5 points 1 month ago

Does it not have that slur filter still? Not sure that's really the reason people use lemmy

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

I don't think the slur filter is something enabled by default, or if it is, is a widely known setting.

[-] tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 8 points 1 month ago

It used to be hard coded, not even in the database but in Lemmy code itself and couldn't be changed without forking. If I read the issue https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/622 correct, this has changed though.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago
[-] m532@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 month ago

The slur filter was one of the most genius moves I've ever seen.

[-] tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 3 points 1 month ago

I think it's a bit heavy handed and there are legit reasons why one wouldn't want it, but it certainly repelled the right type of potential Lemmy admins

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