So that instance admins can maintain more control over who can use their instance. I think it might be a modding nightmare otherwise.
Honestly I think such a decentralized distributed type website should exist, but moderation would be very difficult and it'd be like some kind of dark web 4chan
I still browse it occasionally through libreddit (private front end that still works with their anonymous API for some reason) and they're still getting thousands of upvotes and comments on /r/doordash posts. People are hopelessly addicted.
Yeah like the other guy said, at least you're not threatened with a site wide ban after pissing off the wrong mod lol. And subs/communities can't just be disappeared by Spez since they'll own their own server
As much as I've been able to gather from the .ml Lemmy instances where these people live, extreme communists who defend Chinese and Russian propaganda and deny any atrocities they've committed while railing on America to defend their stance.
Careful, I'm sure you'll also get banned around here for going against the grain just slightly. Different infrastructure, same mods and dominant politics.
So that instance admins can maintain more control over who can use their instance. I think it might be a modding nightmare otherwise.
Honestly I think such a decentralized distributed type website should exist, but moderation would be very difficult and it'd be like some kind of dark web 4chan