2026-10-09 16:45 UTC
Replies (6)
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@TarnishedYarmulke@nicecrew.digital 2026-10-10 03:11
Its a federated universe for a reason retard, why would I want them to all be the same? I'm on a non-niggerfaggot instance for a reason :israel_burn:
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@evan@cosocial.ca 2026-10-10 23:03
Hey, all. So, I think that it's important that some critical mass of Fediverse servers has some basic set of moderation policies -- like no racism, no antisemitism, no transphobia, no gore, CWs on nudity and sex, and so on. I think it's more important that instances have the latitude to change their policies. Every community should have an absolute right to choose its own path. As long as the rest of us can block, and laws apply. So, I'd say more different than same.
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@wjmaggos@liberal.city 2026-10-09 17:23
@evan@cosocial.ca people vary enough such that diff moderation policies are needed. also one mod policy could then be captured by one person or group. what's allowed on your server should be managed however the people there decide etc. but if we want to grow, we need a good norm for how we federate. that also affects our experience. a sense that users expressing moderate or conservative views can get your server fediblocked deters joining. the web has shown going beyond moderating trolls is unnecessary.
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@danso@mtl.rocks 2026-10-09 17:42
@evan@cosocial.ca the moderation policy on mtl.rocks is objectively correct, therefore i have no choice but to infer that this question is asking “how important is it that other #fediverse instances have incorrect moderation policies”
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@stinerman@mastodon.social 2026-10-09 17:45
@evan@cosocial.ca the fediverse is anarchy in the best sense! Everyone can have their own rules. If you don't like those rules you don't have to interact with them!
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@jamesmarshall@sfba.social 2026-10-09 18:42
@evan@cosocial.ca I think it's very important for instances to be able to have their own policies, even though it means more complexity. Not everyone has the same moderation needs and wants, so it's good for people to have options. That said, maybe there could be a basic set of rules that apply, like "no bigotry" and "no abuse", etc. Not every instance would have to follow it, but instances that do could mark themselves as such so that other instances and users who don't want bigotry or abuse could know they can safely federate with it.