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minus-squareWanpieserino@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoLemmy shows that we can’t just give randoms the ability to be authoritarians. We need a government that forces these people to not censor.
minus-squarepulido@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI disagree. The government doesn’t need to step in and dictate how lemmy moderators moderate. We just need to build and support communities that don’t abuse mod powers over those that do.
minus-squareNatanael@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWhich government can you trust to force people to not censor?
minus-squareWanpieserino@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoIn my case it would be the EU.
minus-squareNatanael@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoOk but they’re pushing for more takedowns, not less (although there is a freedom of speech right, but it seems only the EU high court cares, not the commission)
minus-squareWanpieserino@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoYeah, well, then polarisation will be the result. When every area censors opposition
Lemmy shows that we can’t just give randoms the ability to be authoritarians. We need a government that forces these people to not censor.
I disagree. The government doesn’t need to step in and dictate how lemmy moderators moderate.
We just need to build and support communities that don’t abuse mod powers over those that do.
Which government can you trust to force people to not censor?
In my case it would be the EU.
Ok but they’re pushing for more takedowns, not less (although there is a freedom of speech right, but it seems only the EU high court cares, not the commission)
Yeah, well, then polarisation will be the result. When every area censors opposition