Federation is done via content mirroring. That means in order to see sonething from remote sites, it needs to be hosted locally.
That makes instance admins ethically responsible for what’s viewable from their site. And, depending on legal jurisdiction, it may make them legally liable for them.
If you want unfettered access to everything and anything, prioritize finding a site that puts that first and foremost, or host your own. This “let me choose what I want to see without limitations” stance is actually demanding something from the people who bare responsibility for running the sites you’re using.
Big corporate sites are ok with this, because as an active user you’re a potential revenue source. Here? You’re not, and you shouldn’t expect anyone to cater to you.
Yes, content mirroring is involved but not unprompted, or am i wrong here? In a hypothetical situation where I host my own, single user instance, I would only mirror content that I have subscribed to?
Wouldn’t this then better be considered a problem between an instance and its own native users, more than an issue between instances?
If I am completely wrong in how the Fediverse works, then I rescind my previous comments.
Federation is done via content mirroring. That means in order to see sonething from remote sites, it needs to be hosted locally.
That makes instance admins ethically responsible for what’s viewable from their site. And, depending on legal jurisdiction, it may make them legally liable for them.
If you want unfettered access to everything and anything, prioritize finding a site that puts that first and foremost, or host your own. This “let me choose what I want to see without limitations” stance is actually demanding something from the people who bare responsibility for running the sites you’re using.
Big corporate sites are ok with this, because as an active user you’re a potential revenue source. Here? You’re not, and you shouldn’t expect anyone to cater to you.
Yes, content mirroring is involved but not unprompted, or am i wrong here? In a hypothetical situation where I host my own, single user instance, I would only mirror content that I have subscribed to?
Wouldn’t this then better be considered a problem between an instance and its own native users, more than an issue between instances?
If I am completely wrong in how the Fediverse works, then I rescind my previous comments.