Update from Lemmy after the Reddit blackout (From the Lemmy Developer)
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Good read, gives me a lot of hope for this project.
I look forward to an exciting future with all of you.
(Also- hopefully this wasn't posted already)
https://join-lemmy.org/news/2023-06-17_-_Update_from_Lemmy_after_the_Reddit_blackout
This was written by the Lemmy devs.
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The project is open source and anyone can create instances, that's why its irrelevant.
The way it works in practice is that the largest instances are where most people go. What is stopping those devs from imposing their views on the community, e.g. by censoring?
Nice thing is, the devs have no power about instances they don't run.
They just write the code for them, and since it's open source, we could see any sketchy code and just fork it away
If that happens word gets out and people switch and currently the instances ran by the OG tankies are actively trying to dissuade people from joining.
Hahahaha fuck. I love it when tankies are a self-solving problem.