such a trigger-happy policy goes much further than some individuals behaving like assholes.
It puts the whole Fediverse network and all its users in danger.
Fediverse instances connect to each other using a shared protocol, allowing people to see content posted on other instances.
That's what makes it *federated*, one big network that everyone can take part in.
But in order to work, this needs reliable connections between the instances. The more, the better.
When you defederate entire lists of instances without any thought, you disrupt this connection. This increases the chances that, if one of the remaining servers fails, the network will loose its connectivity and split into multiple "islands". Instances won't be able to talk to each other anymore.
Is this really a good outcome for anyone?
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Apart from the technical reasons, it's also just.. toxic. It takes Twitter's horrible culture of dogpiling people based on made-up justifications and applies it to the Fediverse. It ensures that every tiny mistake results in a massive argument (which never does any good, it just hurts everyone who gets involved) and the blocking of entire instances.
This makes Fediverse a less safe and welcoming place for everyone.
I'm not even mentioning the fact that many of the people who were targeted this time are queer and/or disabled.
This is not a coincidence. This kind of "canceling" often harms people who are more vulnerable and don't have a massive platform the most. That's just how it works.
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Apart from the technical reasons, it's also just.. toxic. It takes Twitter's horrible culture of dogpiling people based on made-up justifications and applies it to the Fediverse. It ensures that every tiny mistake results in a massive argument (which never does any good, it just hurts everyone who gets involved) and the blocking of entire instances.