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Sounds like you run a single user instance? Why should any instance be entitled to another instance's users' attention, against the will of the admin? That doe
by adenozine 6y ago
Sounds like you run a single user instance? Why should any instance be entitled to another instance's users' attention, against the will of the admin?
That doesn't make any sense, perhaps you could clarify your position here. It seems like you're saying instance administrators shouldn't have much control over what their users see on the fediverse. That sorta defeats the purpose of it, at least the way I use it. If I have to let someone else decide for my users, that's hardly decentralized. I block single user instances as well, because they're usually a waste of time, but if someone reaches out and makes a case for a whitelist entry, I consider it. That's how it's supposed to be, and that aligns with the guarantees about content quality that I've offered to users.
Again, I'd love to hear a more detailed description of your policy ideas, I don't think I understand.
- sneak 6y ago> Why should any instance be entitled to another instance's users' attention, against the will of the admin? Because those users want to read and follow users on that other instance? The instance admin has no right to dictate what the users on that server shouldn't be allowed to read or follow. Users should be in ultimate control of what they are allowed to read, not instance admins. Users should be able to opt in or out of filter feeds, whether published by their local admin or anyone else, at their own option. This is a fundamental issue with federated networks, one that has come up with email and again with AP.
- sodality2 6y ago>The instance admin has no right to dictate what the users on that server shouldn't be allowed to read or follow. of course they do; they run the server. Whether you think they should is a different story.
- mariusor 6y agoIf your content is that important for those users, they are free to choose a less restrictive instance.
- sneak 6y agoThe issue is one of discoverability: they won't become aware of it in the first place as their instance admin has decided to censor it, making the decision for the user in advance that they shouldn't be allowed to read it.
- adenozine 6y agoWell that's not an ISSUE with federation, that's just not how it works. What you're imagining is p2p, and there's plenty of options in that realm. Federation implies this structure inherently, in that an administrator runs an instance, and users can use THAT instance. If you build a road on your property, you can decide who drives on it, at your own terms. If a road is built with your contributions, there's usually a committee or collective decision apparatus that decides the rules. You don't always get your way in that case, but the road would be bigger than what you could enable on your own. Hope this helps, love to talk more if not.
- RIMR 6y agoIt's not a huge surprise that this guy's single-user instance gets suspended, with violent content like this: https://s.sneak.berlin/@sneak/105936796868205796 https://s.sneak.berlin/@sneak/105936796868205796