I’m not hating on this by the way, in fact I think it’s kinda funny!

  • klemptor@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Certain words are being censored. I really don’t love it but we can all fill in the blanks.

    • enkers@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      The great thing about the fediverse is that if some instance does something you don’t like, you can just switch.

      • klemptor@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Fair point, but then I’m starting from scratch again which I’d prefer not to do. I think the censorship is dumb but I can live with it.

        • Lumidaub@feddit.de
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          1 year ago

          That’s not how it’s supposed to work. The theoretical concept (and a selling point, really) is that you can move your entire account elsewhere. In practice, it’s not implemented yet for Lemmy, afaik.

    • pitninja@lemmy.pit.ninja
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      1 year ago

      It is a server config option. Lemmy.ml uses a banned word list, while other instances don’t. The words are still there and visible from instances that don’t censor.

    • hakase@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Are there any instances that you know of that disable the censorship? I already got my fill of cybernannies on Reddit.

      Edit: My alt on sh.itjust.works can see the censored words, and it defederates with much fewer instances than lemmy.ml. Seems like migrating over there is the best choice.

      Edit 2: I think I’ve finally figured it out based on what my sh.itjust.works account shows:

      1. If you’re on a censored instance, all words will be blocked no matter what
      2. If you’re on a non-censored instance looking at a comment from a censored instance, that comment will still show up as removed
      3. If you’re on a non-censored instance looking at a comment from a non-censored instance, the comment won’t be censored

      When I’m on my sh.itjust.works profile, the comment by @Lazerbeams2@ttrpg.network isn’t censored, but mine still is. So, the censorship gets you both coming and going - no censored words can make it into a censored instance, and no censored words can make it out either.

      I’ve just edited all of my scripts to point to my sh.itjust.works profile instead of lemmy.ml. Wish there was a way to migrate comments and posts over, but no biggie.

      Has anyone made a multi-Lemmy yet? Where all of your posts and comments from all of your profiles can show up in one place?

      (also, what’s the formatting for double-spacing after a list?)