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This analogy in part breaks down because in the digital space, such "bans" don't require any substance. If in the physical space you'd ban somebody from ever j
by fleddr 4y ago
This analogy in part breaks down because in the digital space, such "bans" don't require any substance.
If in the physical space you'd ban somebody from ever joining your meeting or neighborhood again, you need to have some type of probable cause. Something really bad must have happened.
Meanwhile in the digital space: banned for life because your comment was too long. Don't believe me? Watch:
https://lemmy.ml/modlog https://lemmy.ml/modlog
- barbazoo 4y agoIf people aren't happy with how their instance's admin behaves (e.g. "banning" users or removing ties to a particular server), they'll leave the instance. There is no single entity that's in control anymore.