https://lemmy.sdf.org/c/news

I haven’t figured out the angle yet, but I suspect it’s a shadow ops to cultivate the biggest known blocklist on the fediverse. Please share your experiences and conspiracy theories.

  • stoy
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    17 hours ago

    Untill you can find a reason as to what the point of such a blocklist would be, you should assume that there is no hidden reason for it.

    Every forum has a unique userbase, a blocklist made for one forum would not work for another.

    The same goes for lemmy communities.

    This obviously excludes a blocklist of bots, but a general blocklist?

    Nah…

    • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgOPM
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      17 hours ago

      The temporary bans are clearly to allow identification of repeat offenders, so that they can be psychologically profiled, to build a block list that targets a very distinct kind of user.

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        16 hours ago

        Isn’t it more likely that it is just the mods issuing users a temporary punishment for breaking the rules hoping they learn?

        Again, as I said before, unless you have a specific reason as to why they would be doing that, you can safely assume that they are not.