[echelon]

Mastodon suffers from the same problem Reddit does. Moderators have too much power.

A truly P2P system where the end user has 100% control over what is blocked, and furthermore where they can't be shut out in the cold by capricious mods, would be the ideal social media vehicle.

[novemp]

You can already control who and what you see by running your own server. If you choose to use someone else's infrastructure, don't act surprised when you're subject to their rules.

[rglullis]

I'd agree with you, until I saw my own server on a quite popular blocklist because "admin is a cryptobro"

[novemp]

The thing is, other people are also allowed to control who and what they see. You're not entitled to an audience.

[rglullis]

How many of these people are going through these blocklists to properly verify the claims?

And why should the users of my instance be penalized because someone found some reason to dislike me? If someone wants to block me, fine. But having the influence to push a whole server out of the wider network definitely counts as "too much power".

[devilsdata]

I want moderation on the platforms I go to. I don’t want to have to wade through cruft, even if there are false positives.

Also I don’t want anything pro-crypto on my feeds.

[rglullis]

Can you guess how many people are talking about crypto on mastodon.social?

> Also I don’t want anything pro-crypto on my feeds.

Then just don't follow them?

Also, can you maybe try to be a little less judgemental? Your attitude is a perfect illustration for https://mastodon.social/@molily/113480811492965996

[VectorLock]

Because that is their right to do so, and if the users of that instance disagree they can migrate to another one fairly easily?

[rglullis]

> if the users of that instance disagree they can migrate to another one fairly easily

How will they disagree, if they don't even get to know who is getting blocked?

[novemp]

Users of an instance choose to place their trust in the instance moderator. If they feel they're being "punished", they're free to leave. It is insanely easy to change what instance you're on.

[echelon]

You're right, people do have the right to block whatever they want. But it's just shitty that someone else made the call, and now presumably many people are impacted. There's no recourse.

[VectorLock]

There is a recourse. Move instances.

[rglullis]

Is your kid being pressured by their peers to conform? There is a solution for it, just change schools!

[VectorLock]

Well that explains the line of reasoning pretty clearly.