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Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by newhotelowner on Friday August 28, 2020 @11:15AM (#24305846)
> Big Tech censorship

Pretty much all the subs like the the_donald, republicans, conservative, asktrumpsupporters that are against the big tech censorship will censor (ban) you for just showing their hypocrisy.

I clicked on few links or r/RedditAlternatives, and they look like Facebook pages of rural Ohio.

Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by amadeuspagel on Friday August 28, 2020 @03:36PM (#24309052)
> Pretty much all the subs like the the_donald, republicans, conservative, asktrumpsupporters that are against the big tech censorship will censor (ban) you for just showing their hypocrisy.

This is like saying:

> Pretty much all the discussion groups that are against government censorship will censor you (throw you out) just for showing their hypocrisy.

It's not hypocritical to moderate one forum, on a platform where everyone can create his own forum, while also demanding that the platform itself doesn't censor discussions, anymore then it's hypocritical to moderate a discussion group, while also demanding that the government doesn't censor your discussions.

Moderation happens at the lowest level possible. Any content removal at a higher level is censorship.

Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by UnFleshedOne on Friday August 28, 2020 @11:26AM (#24305984)
But they can't (and shouldn't be able to, even while I agree, they would want to) ban you from starting your own subreddit with your own rules.
Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by _iyig on Friday August 28, 2020 @12:51PM (#24307081)
This problem is common to nearly every subreddit, on every side of the political spectrum. Unaccountable moderators will ban you in a heartbeat for arbitrary reasons, such as disagreeing with the sub's majority opinion.

I was banned from my (very liberal) U.S. state's subreddit for quoting Martin Luther King. I quoted a passage from one his speeches that denounced political violence, such as the arson and vandalism we've seen in Kenosha recently. The subreddit moderator banned me within minutes, called me a Nazi, and immediately denied the appeal.

Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by oehpr on Friday August 28, 2020 @11:25AM (#24305961)
They're not unique in this behavior. Basically every political subreddit that exists, and even some that arn't innately political but get taken over, do the same thing.

I remember there were a bunch of posts in /r/zerowaste about someone explicitly advocating to be made a mod so that they can moderate the subreddit as an anti-capitalist. I really had to credit that person for the bravado of saying: "I'll ban people I disagree with, voooote for meeeeee".

In fact, the ONLY political subreddit I'm aware of that does not engage in this behavior is r/Libertarian. Credit to them for putting their money where their mouth is.

Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by Miner49er on Friday August 28, 2020 @02:39PM (#24308482)
/r/libertarian went through a brief period not too long ago where a mod (or mods) took over and started banning a ton of people for their beliefs (mostly socialists).

To be fair the creator of the sub came back and fixed it.