I think it's pretty safe to say that the majority of us are here to avoid another corporate takeover of our preferred platforms. It would seem to me to be a tad irresponsible to allow Facebook into our space with open arms, allowing them to hoover up our data. I would love to keep using Lemmy.world, but will happily change instances if need be, and I feel many share that sentiment.

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[–] 62 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

Whichever way instances decide to go there's a few things people should remember:

  • We're lucky to have this option even if it's divisive at times.
  • It's not always about what we know will happen, sometimes it's concern over possibilities we couldn't even imagine at the time.
  • Growth is great but there's infrastructure, moderators and policies that can be overwhelmed.
  • Defederation can be reversed at any time if things change.
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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Federation can also be reverted at any times if they misbehave. Why should we block them in advance?

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