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by amadeuspagel 1319 days ago
> If you use Hacker News you're trusting Dang and the other folks running this place.

I don't direct people to my HN profile. I don't rely on that for identity. I don't try to build an audience on HN.

> If you use Facebook or Twitter, you're trusting Zuck, Elon and the folks working at Meta or Twitter.

These are ad-funded businesses, they have a financial incentive not to ban everyone they dislike. They also have a track record.
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emaro 1318 days ago
It's a common thing in the Fediverse that controversial moderation actions are discussed criticaly. People who don't like it then move onto another server. That's a feature.

If I host a personal instance, it's good that I can ban anyone I want. If you host a public instance, you probably will try to enforce your rules somewhat consistently, else it's gonna be hard to earn the trust of your users.

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fsflover 1319 days ago
> They also have a track record

Indeed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31782952

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