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I browsed a bit there. All I saw was trolls planning to troll. They won't be missed.

Federation is working.

I noticed a few of them posting Russian propaganda the other day. Nothing of value was lost.

I'm all for differing viewpoints but they were just trolls.

What's wrong with hating landlords?

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Good work! Thank you. Hexbear users are trolls. They’re not in it for discussion in good faith. I’ve blocked a few offenders here and there but honestly I think the culture there is so toxic that we’re better off not being federated with them.

I said this in the last thread announcing defederation from them...

Freedom of speech doesn't mean an obligation to listen.

Good for you! I saw some of their posts pop up in my feed and had to block them too. Just too much edgelord stupidity.

I might have to make a new account here. I made a comment and then edited it to address a Q_Anon adjacent hexbear user that replied to me. It's really strange. They say they are extreme leftists on their sidebar, but their politics are anti-Western, which puts them essentially with NK, China, and Russia, which are an authoritarian brand of communist or fascist that prosecutes and imprisons trans, LGBTQ+, etc,.

At this point I think they are simply trying to get reactions and shit stir for lulz. Getting told I should die because I corrected a Hexbear's use of misinformation is surreal. I never thought an extreme Leftist or five would openly and brazenly support a regime that literally made supporting LGBTQ+ stuff a crime only a year or two ago. It's wild.

I wish all instances would. They're the most disingenuous and stupid users I've ever seen. They might as well just fling their own poop at people's houses because that's the level of value they're bringing to the internet discourse.

You made the right decision. Hexbear users aren't here to discuss anything in good faith, they're here to brigade and harass. That's all I've seen from them ever since they federated.

Calling for exections of landlords

Link doesn't work for me, but without any context: kind of hilarious.

In my opinion, good choice. It had to be done. Won't be missed.

I've mixed feelings about this. But I support the admins, generally, and will assume they are acting in good faith.

This is sort of like an email provider getting their domain blacklisted. Yes, it hurts some legitimate users, but they are a source of spam and crap and the nuclear option is legitimate.

I saw some reallllly really sketchy takes from some @hexbear accounts on the fediverse, but my instance had already defederated from them without much fanfare, so I didn't know exactly what their deal was (our admin has a really reasonable head on his shoulders.)

This clears up a lot.

This seems like it could have been solved at the instance level by banning some emojis... So I guess I'm confused?

I still don't agree with censoring political views that we disagree with. It's a slippery slope, especially when these are REAL people that DO exist. They deserve to have their voice heard, even if it's so they can be shit on.

Edit: is there no way to block individual users without defederation? It sounds like taking the nuclear option against a few bad actors. We should want to have our worldview challenged since that's a core component of democracy.

Thank you