Is the #Fediverse really open for #freedom?

In the last weeks, I noticed more & more messages from different instances/admins about moderation, banning and de-federations. Initially, people told the Fediverse is more open, not blocking and deleting content compared to other social medias. However, I think it shifted to the opposite where a single instance admin decides for the whole user base (which might not even be aware of it).

#community #activitypub #federation #opensource #socialmedia

@gyptazy GNU Social and Pleoroma are always free for freedom, but many Mastodon instances have other ideas.

@Suiseiseki @gyptazy That's not an inherent property of the software. There's no reason why you couldn't use a shared blocklist on a GNU Social or Pleroma instance.

@noisytoot @gyptazy GNU Social and Pleroma instances tend to be run for freedom and thus hosts tend not to censor with massive blocklists.