I will say that I sometimes like to visit controversial communities due to curiosity, and to be amazed at all the insane and braindead things people say. Furthermore, I don't like living in a bubble, and knowing what people I disagree with say/think is important to forming well-informed opinions. So sometimes I do like to subscribe to communities on even places like lemmygrad just for those reasons. It's annoying when instances block controversial instances, because controversy often interesting and very lurkable. I understand why those places are blocked, and I definitely don't want to see fascist bs on my feed all the time. But I wish I could have the best of both worlds.
I wanna decide what I get to see. It would be cool if the instances could be blocked on a followers-only basis. Like, blocked for the all feeds, blocked in general. But not for me if I follow it.
I actually chose this instance in large part because it only blocks one other one lol
I was talking about the targeted ads, telemetry/data that is gathered and sold to 3rd parties, and data retention policies. I understand that posting on a public forum means anyone can see what I post, but I dislike how little control I have over my own data and how it is used. The fediverse is definitely better on that front. If I don't like the privacy policy of one instance, I can simply hop to another. There are no targeted ads here, and most instances ban advertising altogether. It's refreshing, and it's a large part of what I miss from Web 1.0. Privacy isn't all or nothing, and I don't expect it to be. Whatever privacy problems the fediverse has, it's so much better than nearly every other social media platform out there.
Yes! So happy to hear this! I was afraid the momentum would stall after the initially planned two days. I used Reddit as a basic replacement for google search… but it needs to die. This whole situation has is exactly why the fediverse must succeed. I am so tired of huge corporations pulling this bs. I am so tired of fighting them to hold on to my privacy. I am so tired of bloated websites that load slowly. I’m tired of it all.
New reddit refuge joining the scene. I'd meant to join Lemmy waaay before all this drama, and this reddit stuff is just the perfect excuse lol