[twelvechairs]

What happens with moderation of unethical subs? The docs say "each instance has a set of administrator Users, who have the power to do site-wide removals and bans." So does that mean someone can start an instance for (as examples) covid deniers or white supremacists and reject any request to ban them? Or is there broader community input?

What happens if I run an instance and these subs become popular - am I going to be liable legally for their use or will a broader community be able to input into their moderation?

[null0pointer]

My understanding of how federated social networks work is that a server operator can firstly moderate the content on their own server as they see fit, and secondly blacklist other servers from syncing data with their own if they don’t approve of the content it hosts.

[fractalf]

Think of these federated instances as a good 'ol forum. Same rules applies