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".
I wasn't. That's the point. It's been a long time since I stopped working with Ethereum and I always despised cryptocurrency as an speculation instrument. To take whatever I wrote about (ENS as an alternative for resolving identity without DNS or the handful of discussions about a guy working on ZK-proofs) as being a "crypto bro" is ridiculous, but I am sure that your prejudices will force you to disagree.
> in my community.
I wasn't chasing anyone around asking to follow me. If your server ended up getting some of my posts, go to the next HOA Mastodon meeting to complain to whoever in "your" community who did not toe the party line.
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.
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.
I think the absurdity of the proposition is justified.
I got banned from my city's subreddit for questioning why folks were against anti-crime (moderate Democrat) politicians running for the city mayor's office. Now I can't participate at all: I can't ask my community for recommendations, take up offers on free concert tickets that are frequently given out, etc. Where else do I go for that?
Social media is a common carrier, and unelected mods are unwanted and unjustified authoritarians.
> Now I can't participate at all: I can't ask my community for recommendations, take up offers on free concert tickets that are frequently given out, etc. Where else do I go for that?
A different subreddit. Make one yourself. If this censorship is truly so evil, won't people flock to join an alternative?
> Social media is a common carrier, and unelected mods are unwanted and unjustified authoritarians.
This is ridiculous. Other people's websites are not common carriers.
You do realize that I am talking about an instance that I operate as a business and which has actual paying customers?
You are saying that it's okay for people to put my name on a list just because they have certain prejudices, and that it then becomes to other users to verify if the accusation is true?
Luckily for me, my customers are sensible people who are not particularly interested in following these drama-seeking, HOA personalities of Mastodon. They just want to go on with their lives and support someone who is at least providing a service and support the open web.
> You do realize that I am talking about an instance that I operate as a business and which has actual paying customers?
No, and I don't care, to be honest. Use a website and email for your business. Social media should be for humans, not companies.
I also can't comprehend the idea of paying to use Mastodon. What do your users get out of that? Surely not robust moderation, if you think blocking and defederating is so awful.
> Luckily for me, my customers are sensible people who are not particularly interested in following these drama-seeking, HOA personalities of Mastodon. They just want to go on with their lives and support someone who is at least providing a service and support the open web.
So then... this doesn't actually affect you at all?
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".