As you may know, Lemmy.world has decided to ban any communities that deal with the subjects of piracy. Considering that this sub might be considered piracy-adjacent, I’d like to make it clear that discussing the subject directly is not allowed, nor is requesting/offering Plex shares in posts or comments.

This is a community for discussing Plex products, serivices, add-ons, etc. and getting adivce and support or those apps/services. It’s not a place to discuss piracy. I understand this is a fine line to walk and requires a certain amount of compartmentalization in our discussions, but it’s what keeps our discussions from becoming legally problematic (depending on your jurisdiction) for our instance hosts and keeps our community federated with and visible to as many users as possible!

Thanks, Everyone!

– The Mod Team

EDIT: it should be noted that discussions that may involve piracy ARE PERMITTED (as it pertains to Plex and its add-ons) in our Matrix community chats (linked above and in the sidebar), as they’re not Lemmy-related and aren’t going to get this community in trouble here. However, all other rules still apply.

  • JJROKCZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    1 year ago

    So has Reddit and piracy has been one of the biggest subs since the start of the site.

    • bauhaus@lemmy.mlMEnglish
      131·
      1 year ago

      reddit also has the money to pay for lawyers to defend itself from frivolous legal bullshit (and non-frivolous legal threats). lemmy instance admins don’t. I don’t blame them for playing it safe if their local laws make their lives difficult.

      there are plenty of other instances to choose from.

    • Dubious_Fart@lemmy.mlEnglish
      71·
      1 year ago

      Reddit has a history of not giving a shit about its subreddits until it harms advertising/revenue

      Prime Example: Pedo subs until they became a national news story.

      • bauhaus@lemmy.mlMEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        yeah. it was always a game of euphemisms and such there. how strict the enforcement was was always a game of pushing boundaries, getting snapped back by the admins, waves of bans and such, then more boundary-pushing. that went on for years.