minus-squaredave881@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What safeguards does Lemmy have that allow it to maintain integrity if it sees a sudden rise in popularity?linkfedilinkarrow-up44·16 hours agoI think the primary defense is the decentralized nature of the application… Moderators/admins can block and remove content on the instace(s) they control, but this does not impact the content of any other instance. Effective censorship of the entire ecosystem would require control of many instances and defederation from those that are not deemed appropriate. There is not really a way for the operator of one instance to control the moderation decisions of the operator(s) of any other instance. linkfedilink
I think the primary defense is the decentralized nature of the application…
Moderators/admins can block and remove content on the instace(s) they control, but this does not impact the content of any other instance.
Effective censorship of the entire ecosystem would require control of many instances and defederation from those that are not deemed appropriate.
There is not really a way for the operator of one instance to control the moderation decisions of the operator(s) of any other instance.