Why YSK: Beehaw defederated from Lemmy.World and Sh.itjust.works effectively shadowbanning anyone from those instances. You will not be able to interact with their users or posts.

Edit: A lot of people are asking why Beehaw did this. I want to keep this post informational and not color it with my personal opinion. I am adding a link to the Beehaw announcement if you are interested in reading it, you can form your own views. https://beehaw.org/post/567170

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[–] 83 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Also - fwiw - they are likely to refederate in the future. I subscribe to beehaw communities, cuz we can still see them, just can't talk to them.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    For instances that are mostly for discussion, its pretty pointless to stay subscribed.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I guess we will just have to take their word on that refederation thing

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    As a member of Beehaw I haven't seen any reason not to trust them so far. They've been transparent about why it was done and they've spoken with other instance admins.

    Think we have to be conscious that this is all still at an early stage and generally it's wise to give people the benefit of the doubt at first. I get the cynicism but this isn't a privatised space- people across lemmy have been constructive and open so far, so maybe give them a chance?

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago*

    Both teams of admins have been openly posting about the discissions they've had with each other too. There isnt any hostility or underlying motives behind the situation at all. They are genuinely open and honest about things and definitely looking to refederate once it makes sense again to do so.

    It might seem like there is some drama here but there really isn't any at all.

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