Aaand again, and again, and again... New ppl on the #fediverse (mostly on #mastodon, coming from the recent #twitter migration waves), moan and even sometimes cry about, how #moderation is handled over here.
Ppl argue, that "instance bans" can outright be "malicious" or "abusive".
Others rant about the fact that they run into conflicts with the local policies of their instance and had to move to another instance.
Oh and some very special people even complain, about them having to leave a instance..... and then learn that they even cannot interact with the ppl on the old instance because ... yeah an instance block.
Well. Let me tell you something very very simple. You as a user, have no particular right to expect any service or reception from anyone at all.
Everyone who provides a #fediverse related service, may it be a #mastodon, a #peertube, a #pixelfed or any other type of service, has any and all rights, to create their very own set of rules for users on exactly his server. And so have his administrators.
So basically, there is no such thing as a abusive or malicious block. Neither if a user blocks you nor when another instance blocks the instance _you_ are on.
I always like to include #XKCD #1357 #Free #Speech at this moment. Because, it makes things simple and obvious:
(Image Transscript:
Simple stickman figure comic panel, a figure having a monologue:
PUBLIC SERVICE ANOUNCEMENT: The right to free speech means the government can't arrest you.
It doesn't mean that anyone else has to listen to your bullshit, or host you while you share it.
The 1st amendment doesn't shield you from criticism or consequences.
If you're yelled at, boycotted, have your show canceled, or get banned from a internet community, your free speech rights aren't being violated.
It's just that the people listening think you're an asshole,
And they're showing you the door. )
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BTW, it's in europe btw the same thing... get used to it. ;)
Feel free to reshare/cite when convenient.... ;)
