Hello World,
Today, after careful consideration and evaluation of recent events, we have decided to defederate from Lemmygrad.
Regrettably, we have observed a significant increase in hate speech and calls to violence originating from the Lemmygrad instance. Due to the severity of the posts and comments, we are not waiting for the next Lemmy update that will allow users to block instances.
At Lemmy.world, we have always strived to foster an inclusive and welcoming user environment. However, recent posts and comments from Lemmygrad have clearly violated our server rules and, more importantly, our core values. We firmly believe that hate speech and incitement of violence have no place in our community, regardless of personal beliefs or affiliations.
As always, we encourage all users to report any content they deem inappropriate or harmful. No matter one’s stance in any conflict, Lemmy.world will always take immediate action to remove and ban any posts or comments that incite violence or propagate hatred.
We encourage everyone to continue engaging in discussions within the boundaries of respect and understanding. As we move forward with this decision, we remain committed to providing all community members with a safe and welcoming space. We appreciate your continued support and cooperation in upholding our shared principles.
Thank you,
The Lemmy.World Team
They weren’t “deplatformed” they were told that their illegal content was not welcome in this server instance.
You’re new so I get that you might not understand how Lemmy works, but there are many servers that share conversations with eachother. If one server is tired of having to moderate illegal activity then they will “defederate” with the offending server and not show their content on their server. They are nit being deplatformed, they are being shown the door because they refuse to moderate their own server.
Hate speech is illegal in some countries, incitement of violence illegal in many more countries, and hosting said content could cause legal trouble for the federated server’s administrators.
They’re not being deplatformed, they’re being told that they’re not welcome at this party and need to stick to their own hate filled parties.