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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by chalkman@sh.itjust.works to c/agora@sh.itjust.works

My primary argument is that they post hateful content and covid conspiracies and it is irresponsible to platform this by including it in our federation. Secondly we already got rid of lemmygrad. Thirdly, there's little to be lost in the defederation given the type of stuff being posted over there. Do as thou wilt

Aye and nays pls

Edit: putting the screencaps I posted below here for clarity

I should probably put a content warning so

CW: homophobia, transphobia, and just being a shithead.

Edit 2: let's try not to downvote people just saying nay. Unless they are making bad faith arguments we should respect their opinions even if we disagree.

Edit 3: Imma be real with y'all, this has been a real shitshow. We gotta work out some kinda single voting infrastructure because the ayes and Nays isn't efficient at all.

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[-] PoTayToes@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

I guess I'll be one of the first.

Nay, for now.

Defederation should be the last option. After we have exhausted all other options. Because it's the exchange of ideas, and exposure to other viewpoints, that helps reduce bigotry and hatred.

I'm well aware that a fascist is gonna fascist, no matter what someone tells them. There is no reasoning with them or trying to have a discourse with them because they only want to frustrate you. Those users should be blocked, or better, banned from our instance if possible. But there will be other users of that instance who are regular folk who simply like the idea of free speech. They should not be cut off and left to be turned by the fascists.

[-] aspseka@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Nay. Just block the instance for your own account if you feel offended. I wholeheartedly agree with you on the examples you've shown us. However, this does not warrant censorship for one. And on the other side, if no one is able to convince them due to deplatforming, things won't ever get better. Thus: Nay.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Things will get better if they can't share their message all over the place though.

A good example of that is Maxime Bernier (leader of the PPC,a political party in Canada) who has seen his support disappear after media stopped having the "obligation" to cover him because of election rules. His message lost its reach and now he's doing live feeds in front of a couple hundreds instead of thousands.

Why wait until it becomes an issue instead of taking preventive measures if we've seen it becomes an issue on many platforms?

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[-] Leer10@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Aye. Don't platform dog whistling.

Edit: Actually I had an experience as a result of exploding-heads because I was looking for an Oregon community and came across their oregon one (archive link), which included demonizing homeless and trans people. I ended up blocking it. This isn't just a bandwagon. I don't want others on this instance to be lured into those hateful rabbit holes. I ended up joining the PNW community on lemmy.world

[-] UsefulIdiot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago
[-] hoi_polloi@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago
[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Aye.

After reviewing the instance myself, their federation creates risks for this server falling afoul of the Criminal Code of Canada and the Canadian Human Rights Act.

I understand defederation is a nuclear option, and wait anxiously for improved tools for users to block posts from entire instances if so desired, but I see no benefit in our being federated with this specific instance.

[-] Jack3G@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Nay. I don't like what they're doing over there, but I don't think defederating is the right thing to do.

Other people have already said what I was thinking: "Defederation should be the last option", "You have a block list, curate your own filter bubble", "we ourselves have felt what it is like", etc.

[-] BigBootyBoy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago
[-] isildun@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Aye, after seeing the pictures this instance could very easily get into trouble for hosting that kind of content. Keep in mind that the site is not hosted in the US, but Canada.

[-] Anduck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Nay

I think Contextual Idiot said it best - 'Defederation should be the last option. After we have exhausted all other options. Because it’s the exchange of ideas, and exposure to other viewpoints, that helps reduce bigotry and hatred.'

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[-] Abrslam@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago
[-] Catpocalypse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Aye.

I had given my reasons previously, but I prefer not to platform bigotry.

If there was a way to reason against this kind of thing, reason could be used.

It can't.

[-] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago
[-] Rutty@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

No, if the users are spamming this server then block them. I don’t like the idea of blocking jerks just cause they’re jerks on their own server

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[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Nay.

Having shitty opinions is not an adequate basis to defederate them. I believe defederation should be a last resort.

There is a very clear way to justify defederation. Namely, if another instance is preventing our instance from flourishing. But unless the server is actively causing harm to our users and communities, why is it necessary? Simply block them if you want.

When people ask me why we defederated them, I would like to have a good answer.

[-] Revelrous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago
[-] JackRiddle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Aye, nothing lost from defederating them

[-] Quill7513@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Aye, and here's why. Exploding heads are not coming into our space and having discussions in good faith. They are acting as a troll farm and being abusive toward our members, and generally not following the rules of the road laid out for our instance. "Beehaw defederated us and I didn't like it" isn't a valid argument as this is a different situation. Beehaw defederated from here because they couldn't deal with the scale of moderating all the traffic coming from here which including abusive troll accounts. Exploding Heads is going by the alt right playbook and is almost exclusively being abusive, even if it's a small number of people.

And it is noticable. I see some people arguing that individuals who don't like that instance should just block it themselves, but that's not an available function of the threadiverse yet. You're saying that our server at large should endure abuse coming from that server because someday the functionality may be implemented for individuals to handle it themselves. I don't think this is a good moderation strategy and will only allow abusive actors to find foothold.

[-] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nay. Not as long as they aren't causing trouble here. By the way, your screenshots show, among others, a user from this very instance pushing back against their narrative, which is exactly what I would ecourage to do. If they start banning people for simply being critical, then we can have the discussion about defederating again.

[-] sapient_cogbag@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago
[-] goat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

No. I've never seen an Exploding-Heads user on any other instance except for one guy who made an account purely to dissent on their instance.

[-] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I think I'm a nay - I'm torn. Basically I don't want to play the only ace card we have... Seems like an escalation, but I'm also qualified n00b and struggling to see how they're leaking across - other than with inflammatory replies

[-] ray@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago
[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I'm going to agree with contextual idiot

Nay

Mainly because we ourselves have felt what it is like to be defederation because of others on our instance. There could very well be normal upstairs people hosted on that instance that never interacts with their instances community itself.

If we defederate we risk them getting stuck in an eco chamber and potentially become exactly like the rest of them. And then that also brings up the same issue. The ones that are already bigots, if put into an echo chamber are going to think they are correct and are going to become bigger bigots. We won't ever see it but the people in their day to day life will.

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[-] 9999monkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Nay. Let's keep censorship to a minimum. No bubbles.

[-] abrasiveteapot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Aye. Cut out the infection before it spreads

[-] haxe11@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

EDITED

I've changed my mind. I vote:

Aye.

I initially voted the other way, as I don't agree with the content there, but I didn't think that defederating should be our first action. I still believe that, but this instance has now proved to me that it is extremely toxic. See this post: https://lemmy.world/post/747912

And additionally, many folks will use the fact that we do not defederate from such a community as justification to defederate from us.

[-] agentshags@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago
[-] hawkwind@lemmy.management 2 points 1 year ago

Our federation? Is that like our Internet?

[-] Difficult_Bit_1339@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No.

You are not 'deplatforming' them by de-federating. They still have a platform, they still have communities and they still can post there. You can't deplatform people in a federated social media, they own their own instance. What you're asking is for the site admins to add every EH user and community to the block list of everyone on this instance. I'm an adult, I don't need a Big Brother deciding what I can and cannot see.

Save de-federation for last resort issues that cannot possibly be resolved in any other way. If an instance is spamming, if an instance is being used for planning violence, if an instance is allowing the sharing of abusive images or illegal material, if an instance is coordinating harassment (doxing, SWATing, etc) then de-federate them.

De-federation should not be used to create filter bubbles. You have a block list, curate your own filter bubble. Don't try to enforce your block list on everyone else.

It's also worth noting that, outside of the the 4th and 5th images, none of the posts in those images would even be considered breaking a rule if posted on this instance. You're, for the most part, just posting right-wing posts which makes this appear like you're trying to push a political position.

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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Aye

The sooner the better because it's inevitable with our instance's rules

[-] ShadowAether@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Nay. Bc even though it is bad, it doesn't seem necessary. As long as their users don't break the rules over here anyway

[-] GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
[-] qtie314@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
[-] cyanarchy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Withdrawn.

There's some content I find deplorable here but I'm no longer convinced that defederation is a healthy tactic to wield like a cudgel in this way. I'm comfortable deciding for myself what content I will and will not see. I think others should be extended the same freedom.

[-] this@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
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