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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[–] 15 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

I think it's also important for the this context to understand what beehaw is. They are an instance specifically created to be a more friendly, empathetic community. That made them a bit of a target when the migration started happening, as you might imagine.

Ultimately, they can do whatever they want. I understand that decision might rub some people the wrong way, but in the end it's their community.

Frankly, after seeing the downfall of other reddit alternatives like voat, I think they're justified. Young internet communities seem to be prone to being overrun by trolls and neonazis.

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

    That's not why voat is full of racists. Voats population surges came from racist Reddit communities getting banned. This is the first time there's been a reason for other people to migrate off the site.

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