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

  • Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Lemm.ee seems to still be federated with some instances that are blocked here. Just an FYI if you’re looking for a more versatile instance.

    • A_cook_not_a_chef@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      And folks can have accounts with multiple instances! So if you don’t feel like seeing certain content, you can use the .world account, if you’d like to see a larger array of content, switch to the lem.ee account.

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      9 months ago

      I’m not really interested in seeing all of that. Id really just like an easy way to decide for myself what content I see and not relying on a server moderator to decide for me what is appropriate. Users being able to block certain instances isnt enough. We need to be able to add instances that are separate from what the rest of the server sees.

      Thats not possible, I don’t know how that would even work or if it could work. The home instance shouldn’t have to host content they object with, but I also shouldn’t have to set up my own instance just to find tune my feed.