Bias of opinions, ok. But bias extending to censoring other opinions isn’t cool. If a mod doesn’t like my opinions, he’s free to block me from his view, just like anyone else. But banning me from participating for speaking my mind within the rules of community isn’t leftist, it’s fascist.
I’m just warning you guys. You’re making neat little tech demo that’s heading right to a dead end, if you allow banning people for speaking withing the posted rules.
I (Julianus) simply picked a server from lemmy.ml’s own list when I tried to log in and saw I was banned. I don’t know anything about those other accounts. In fact, they were banned before I could even read whatever they wrote.
That seems to defeat the purpose. I came here for civil discussion of differing opinions. If I wanted an echo chamber, I’d go back to reddit.
The modlog doesn’t specify who took the action. That seems like something that should be logged…
I chose this instance because it was an empty circle-jerk of Russian propaganda. I didn’t want to leave their shit alone for someone to step in. So I challenge them when they state stupid stuff like Ukrainians are bombing themselves or that Russia isn’t amassing troops at the border. And people in the instance responded, thanking me for calling out that BS.
If mods can silence discourse according to their whim and not the posted rules, then all this become simply a propaganda outlet. Useless and bound for nowhere.