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What safeguards does Lemmy have that allow it to maintain integrity if it sees a sudden rise in popularity? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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It appears to me that the current state of Lemmy is similar to other platforms when they were smaller and more insular, and that insularity is somewhat protecting it.

I browse Lemmy, and it feels a bit like other platforms did back in 2009, before they became overwhelmed and enshitified.

If I understand it correctly, Lemmy has a similar "landed gentry" moderation scheme, where the first to create a community control it. This was easily exploited on other platforms, particularly in regards to astroturfing, censorship, and controlling a narrative.

If/when Lemmy starts to experience its own "eternal September", what protections are in place to ensure we will not be overwhelmed and exploited?

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[-] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 day ago

It depends which instance you are on. Some instances are full of mods that censor everything that doesn't fit their ideology. Other instances are more relaxed with their moderation approaches. It definitely pays to shop around a bit before you settle on an instance that is a good fit for you.

On dbzero we have a governance community and instance users have the right to vote out mods/admins if they are unpopular. But most instances are run in a much more top-down BDFL (benevolent dictator for life) fashion.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago

On dbzero we have a governance community and instance users have the right to vote out mods/admins if they are unpopular

Most leftist thing I've ever seen.

[-] KingPangolin@lemm.ee 1 points 8 hours ago

Yeah democracy is so leftist

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 8 hours ago

I mean in a sense yes, but that aside voting on your admins is very anarchist.

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