For anyone using the "fediverse", I would strongly recommend standing up your own instance because that's the only way to guarantee and retain your presence onl

For anyone using the "fediverse", I would strongly recommend standing up your own instance because that's the only way to guarantee and retain your presence online. I understand that this is not for everybody. I'm not referring to Mastodon/mastodon.social here, but a platform that's similar in nature. I wouldn't mind the fediblock police as much if there were to be some engagement on any actions (preferably good faith conversations). One thing I learned is that on the fediverse, one could be banned for no offense, with no warnings and no support whatsoever. It's almost no different from losing one's Twitter account or Google account, except that for the latter you can cry loudly on HN or another platform and possibly get some help. On the fediverse, one day your account works and the next day it could vanish without a trace. No responses from the admin (usually even the larger instances are run by a single person) and if there are any responses, they take weeks or months. The various server/platform instances (including the flagship ones) may not have clear policies for moderation and may cover things up with short and ambiguously worded terms.