They tend to be pro AI, especially for images. These are not private forums. AIs are consuming all of our posts. I hate it too, but that's what's happening these days. I think they are just using tools to moderate. It's a large instance so I can see where the help is needed. If someone wants to join and volunteer instead, I'm sure they'll let you help.
The instance had a vote regarding pro-genocide speech and whatnot. People are sick of the US and Israel destroying things and acting with impunity. Who isn't?
If there is a reason this is not a nothing burger, I'm not seeing it.
It's part of Rimu's crusade against dbzer0 by manipulating half-truths.
Perhaps? If so he’s very bad at it, and I’d suggest he consider the rule of holes before he sabotages himself.
Deleting post so everyone shuts the fuck up about stupid internet drama. Whatever happened to being civil?
If it’s fighting spam and bots to me that’s juice that’s worth the squeeze
It's fighting Zionism and other bigotry against instance rules.
No, that's not what it is.
Also, if I'm getting it right, they ban people at instance level for having the "wrong opinion"? If so, concerning to say the least.
What concerns you exactly? I quite like that any fediverse instance that takes a stand on any particular topic has the ability to effectively nuke interactions from people who have nothing positive to bring to the party.
And what's that opinion? Surely it's just a casual opinion like vanilla or chocolate.
They have the liberty to do whatever they want, but besides potential laws, it is concerning as an user to interact with an instance seemingly going that way.
There are no “potential laws.” What do you want for nothing, your money back? They’re under no obligation to give anyone a platform, let alone Zionists. You’re free to not participate or to block their instance.
What was the opinion?
Ah, interpreted it wrong. Sorry. Going by the linked document in the linked post, not being antisemitic.
Zionists want to conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism, but given the ramped-up genocide of the last 21/2 years, that ship has sailed. Zionism is a genocidal, apartheid settler-colonial project. There are plenty of non-Zionist and anti-Zionist Jews who stand with us against the Palestinian genocide and the state of Israel’s Lebensraum project.