Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ @lemmy.dbzer0.com Elliot @lemmy.dbzer0.com 1y ago

Appreciation post for db0 admins in light of .world blocking /c/ piracy and similar /c/'s .

I understand why they did what they did and it makes me think of how db0 and other admins are saying fuck all and taking a very big liability for making and supporting a free internet and i want to say all the work you do is very much appreciated. Also shoutout to lemmy.ml admins for running a similar community on their own .

Links for supporting the db0 server and do consider donating as it is running behind on expenses.


Ko-fi	Liberapay

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Here's the donations links from on the sidebar mateys. The server is currently is not covering its hosting costs ;)

EDIT: Removed since they're in the OP now
- Added to the post .
- What are the current hosting costs? Every cent counts, but how much do y'all need?
  
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  The ko-fi page has that info i think.
  
  check the ko-fi. It shows how much progress we have to cover the costs until June
- Man, I didn't realize there were only 22 people supporting you monthly.
  
  53 of us are on Patreon too
I will never defederate from y’all ❤️
- OT, that's a very nice UN and instance name you have!
  
  Thank you! I started the server as a random project right after I left Reddit and shredded all of my posts. I’m pretty sure I’m the only active user but that’s okay by me. It’s a little money out of my pocket to give both myself and others refuge from social media and all of the enshitification.
- Just went to ko-fi too, i use lemmy daily and i love this instance & the admins here, and thats worth a few bucks a month
Care to ELI5 for us casuals who did not catch and are missing the obvious?
- AFAIK Lemmy.world (the largest Lemmy instance) was issued a takedown request for something unrelated, and conducted a review of the piracy communities following that.
  
  Unfortunately they decided to remove/unfed a few piracy communities as a result, such as this one on dbzer0.
  
  So while we are still all federated, lemmy.world users can no longer see or interact with the !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com community ☹️
  
  So we can still things from them but they can’t see things from us?
  
  I suppose that’s why people make at least two accounts.
db0 is a personal hero of mine I have been a follower since his OCTGN creations.
- What’s that acronym?
  
  Divided by zero
- daym, you take me back. Pre or post A:NR? :D
  
  Started with A:NR, and your sound effects were legendary amongst everyone I know. LOGIN REJECTED
Love 'em. And mods of this community are pretty tight too 💘

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As someone who just started with this community, I'll admit that I'm a little confused by what happened. Appreciate everyone who puts in time here though!
- One of the largest instances, lemmy.world, is no longer receiving posts from this community. They're worried about legal troubles I think?
  
  Legally I think they’d probably be exempted from liability as a common carrier, similar to how your email server isn’t going to get sued if you mail someone a link to piracy. I doubt they’re interested in testing that theory though.
  
  They’re worried about legal troubles I think?
  
  Bullshit. There are no legal troubles for them. Someone on their team doesn't like piracy, so they try to stifle discussion about it.
  
  Didnt they unblock it, or did they block it again?

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