I have accounts on three instances but I’m unsure which one should be my main account.

  • lemmychatwitpeeps@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    How annoying. I thought the point of being federated was that i had 1 account for everywhere. Now the douchebag running my instance is going to ban certain communities (defederate) on my behalf? The fuck. Do i need an account on every server if i want to see everything? It’s removed. Give me a ban button and open everything up.

    • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      IMO the point of a distributed network isn’t convenience or unbridled free speech, but freedom of choice. Not only are there hundreds of instances to choose from, but anyone can run their own instance however they like, including you. If you host your own then you alone hold the ban button.

      • codus@leby.dev
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        1 year ago

        Similar to how there are Mastodon hosting providers, I imagine Lemmy providers will eventually appear to make being your own admin even simpler.