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Does Lemmy have more freedom of speech than Reddit? (lemmy.org)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Hello, Im kind of new here and trying to get used to Lemmy and I was wondering about if this is true since I am considering donating on this site to support alternative projects but wanted to hear other users before doing so. That being said, what have been your experiences?

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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

There is nothing inherently built into Lemmy that protects freedom of speech over Reddit other that being able to host your own instance.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I agree, but I do think that's the most important thing.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I don't think it is. Unless you are the host of a major instance, most of your interactions are going to be on other instances; these instances can do whatever mod actions they want against you.

    If there are people interact on your instance, then you have the ability to restrict their speech.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Yes. And why is this wrong? You can also kick someone out of your house if they say crap you don't want to hear. This is not the government, there can still be consequences to what you say.

    You are free to still use Lemmy though, which is infinitely better than a site-wide reddit ban. You are free to say what you want and individual instances can decide whether they want to platform you. I don't see any issues with this.

    And if you really get banned from so many instances that using Lemmy becomes impossible, then might I suggest a fucking mirror so you can see the irredeemable asshole looking back?

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