It's different from Reddit because if you don't like the way your instance is moderated you can just use another instance and still see content from another

Each community has rules which are outlined on the sidebar, so, generally, moderation follows those rules and when content is removed, the reasoning is generally publicly available on the modlog.

When I mod something, I specifically add a reply indicating why it was removed, this is because I fucking hated the whole reddit:

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It's "free and open" in the sense that you can create your own Lemmy instance and rule it how you wish. Other people are under no obligation to interact with you though.

Likewise, different communities have different norms and strictnesses. Follow the rules of their home or make your own.

I've been hearing arbitrary ban in reddit, also heard the same complain here but it's mostly from individual that have comment with thinly veiled vitriol. Still, there's a few incident with power mods, but iirc it's been resolved. Might pop up in the future though.

The culture here is a bit different due to the nature of self hosting, sometime admin get called power tripping but then it's their server and people who contributed to the cost have no problem with the rule being set up and enforced.

Mods here are horrible. They are the worst.

Source: am mod

But it's easier to circumvent horrible mods by migrating to a different community or instance.

If you don't find instances or communities that have a level of moderation you appreciate, you could still start your own imstance with your own/no rules and federate with the Lemmy universe.

However, if 'your' rules are too controversial, you might not find other people willing to engage with your communities and other instances might even decide to block your server.

I feel that people and discussions on Lemmy are less toxic compared to Reddit. With less toxic I mean less insults, less provocations, less trolling etc. and more (from my perspective) valuable and deeper discussions instead. And a generally more supportive and open-minded attitude.

Main reason is probably that a large part of Lemmy users is quite homogeneous: left leaning, IT focused, rather young people etc. You always have to bear in mind that opinions here are not necessarily representative for the society as a whole.

Regarding trolling: I personally rarely appreciate trolls and I'm happy that mods are setting certain boundaries in the communities I engage with.

Content moderation isn't necessarily a bad thing. Just be glad Reddit and Lemmy are transparent about it unlike certain Musk and Zuck-owned websites...

Mods are mods, doesn't matter where you go, they cannot be escaped.

just .ml, lemmygrad and probably hexbear too.

Wtf where’s the tendies

Depends on the instance.

The perceived position of power will always attract a certain type of people, so yeah, you'll see this here too.

Not in [email protected]

Some instances have some questionable admins and some communities questionable mods but generally better than reddit.

The biggest problem with reddit mod abuse is they remove every post that isn't a low effort repost. For example in r/blackmagicfuckery they once removed a 3d renderer someone made in Microsoft excel which was OC made by the person who posted it but allowed the blatantly reposted and uninteresting "scientists think it's possible to run doom on 10 billion crabs" ass shit post.

Absolutely. Even if you don't break their stupid rules you can get called out and removed.

How is this different from Reddit? I honestly don’t understand.

The basic principle of the mods has been copied from reddit, and the mods here are former reddit mods. The 2 saddest facts about lemmy.

Therefore lots of mod problems are the same. They got the power, you got nothing. They are higher beings. They never justify or explain themselves. Modlogs are minimalistic and not helpful.

Don't forget the furry p*rn stash..