This is a real shame, and highlights to me that the federation model might be wrong. If I want to access these subs now, I have to create a new account and I wish I didn't have to. I wonder if the federated part should be user federation rather than instance federation?

something something blockchain?

Thank you for the publicity

I wish I could downvote this post from Firefish.

Yeah no, I ain't sticking around. Next time try and ask the community on how to approach things before acting yourself.

Mind linking this number one rule you're speaking of? The code of conduct I find just talks about ut harassment.

We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of level of experience, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, or other similar characteristic.

Found this page on censorship, how does this fit in?

https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/05-censorship-resistance.html

I believe most users understand the difficulties and appreciate your work...
Cheers !

You are doing the right thing, assisting piracy is illegal in probably all countries. Sadly nothing but trouble would come from allowing access to those subs to continue.

Maybe there could be a legal loophole in that those subs were on a different server, but personally I wouldn't take that chance either.