▲ -67 ▼ Defederation is just another form of censorship (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by small44@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MapleEngineer@reddthat.com 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) No one is preventing anyone from hearing it. You are free to create an account on those instances and listen to them if you want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nobody stopping them from starting their own instance, and federating with everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MapleEngineer@reddthat.com 3 points 3 years ago It isn't about having something to say and being heard, it's about having nothing to say and forcing people who don't want to listen to listen. They're just pissed off because the fediverse gives people the ability to exercise their right to freedom NOT to associate with them. Trolling isn't fun without a captive audience to torture. https://gizmodo.com/online-trolls-actually-just-assholes-all-the-time-stud-1847575210 permalink fedilink source parent [+] small44@lemmy.world [S] -12 points 3 years ago (1 child) You are also free to join facebook alternative yet people complains about censorship on it and defending it on lemmy. You are just hypocrites permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MapleEngineer@reddthat.com 2 points 3 years ago Freedom of speech almost always comes with freedom of association. The thing that many people miss is that freedom of association also allows you to choose NOT to associate with someone just as freedom of religion includes freedom FROM religion. The instances choosing to defederated from the trolls are exercising their right to be free from association with the trolls. No one is stopping the trolls from spewing their nonsense or stopping anyone who wants to listen from listening. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jet@hackertalks.com 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nobody stopping them from starting their own instance, and federating with everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MapleEngineer@reddthat.com 3 points 3 years ago It isn't about having something to say and being heard, it's about having nothing to say and forcing people who don't want to listen to listen. They're just pissed off because the fediverse gives people the ability to exercise their right to freedom NOT to associate with them. Trolling isn't fun without a captive audience to torture. https://gizmodo.com/online-trolls-actually-just-assholes-all-the-time-stud-1847575210 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MapleEngineer@reddthat.com 3 points 3 years ago It isn't about having something to say and being heard, it's about having nothing to say and forcing people who don't want to listen to listen. They're just pissed off because the fediverse gives people the ability to exercise their right to freedom NOT to associate with them. Trolling isn't fun without a captive audience to torture. https://gizmodo.com/online-trolls-actually-just-assholes-all-the-time-stud-1847575210 permalink fedilink source parent
[+] small44@lemmy.world [S] -12 points 3 years ago (1 child) You are also free to join facebook alternative yet people complains about censorship on it and defending it on lemmy. You are just hypocrites permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MapleEngineer@reddthat.com 2 points 3 years ago Freedom of speech almost always comes with freedom of association. The thing that many people miss is that freedom of association also allows you to choose NOT to associate with someone just as freedom of religion includes freedom FROM religion. The instances choosing to defederated from the trolls are exercising their right to be free from association with the trolls. No one is stopping the trolls from spewing their nonsense or stopping anyone who wants to listen from listening. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MapleEngineer@reddthat.com 2 points 3 years ago Freedom of speech almost always comes with freedom of association. The thing that many people miss is that freedom of association also allows you to choose NOT to associate with someone just as freedom of religion includes freedom FROM religion. The instances choosing to defederated from the trolls are exercising their right to be free from association with the trolls. No one is stopping the trolls from spewing their nonsense or stopping anyone who wants to listen from listening. permalink fedilink source parent