I’m a way that’s a downside too, it’s now easier for shit regimes to block content they disagree with, without blocking the larger services. Less people will be disrupted by it, so less people will care. See: blocking Facebook,YouTube or WhatsApp vs. blocking a single activist site.
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gigachad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It sucks, but it’s also one positive thing about the Fediverse - if Lemmy was a central platform, it would be completely gone for you now.
breakingcups@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
fxomt@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Thank god for VPNs though.
moody@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
Federated content gets around that though.
fxomt@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Yeah, thank god. I’m more baffled on why fucking saudi arabia would care about a tiny trans-ran instance on a niche software. must’ve been a slow day there, i guess.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You are very naive, and should probably be a lot more careful when in Saudi Arabia.
fxomt@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
That’s the thing, I thought Lemmy was too niche to be known about by the gov. I was wrong. I should cool it on the anti saud, pro republic stuff, this can get me in serious trouble.
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Ye, this shit is no joke if you’re actually inside the Kingdom! Exercise tight OpSec please!
Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Be more careful, and best of luck to you.