[graypegg]

"No bans" mentioned in a little animation at the bottom of the page, and in the FAQ as a "suppression list"

You will ban people. People will post horrible things. Things you are legally required to not host. The "radically free speech" social media site trope misses the fact that social media is only valuable when it's interesting. Screaming into the void, among others that also want to scream into the void because they can't elsewhere, is not fun.

[adefee]

Being completely removed from a platform and being penalized by the community/society for bad-acting are entirely different things. We (staff) generally won't be banning anyone (except where law may require) - penalty systems like suppression lists are entirely governed by policy enacted by the community (which can change if the community wants it to change). A suppression list itself could even be completely removed if that's what the community ultimately decides.

Yes, companies are often required by law/local jurisdictions to remove content violating the law, report to authorities as needed, etc - but as far as we've been advised so far there's presently no laws in our jurisdiction requiring us to completely ban someone for posting such content. If that is or becomes untrue in any given jurisdiction then we'll adjust and all such proceedings will be as public/transparent as possible. Wherever possible, though, violations to community policy are automated and based on requirements set in place by the community itself (and can change as community wants change). As staff, we intend to be as laissez-faire as possible in this regard.

- Andrew, cofounder