DudePlutoAug 14, 2023

PSA: the largest piracy community is blocked from lemmy.world

https://lemmy.world/post/3193108

lemmy.world blocked the largest piracy community - Lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/2881638 [https://sh.itjust.works/post/2881638] > The largest piracy community is hosted over at [email protected] [/c/[email protected]] > > lemmy.world has blocked it. It appears to have also blocked [email protected] [/c/[email protected]]. > > If this is a problem for you, I’d suggest migrating accounts using LASIM [https://github.com/CMahaff/lasim/releases] to an instance that doesn’t block it (such as lemm.ee [https://lemm.ee/signup]). > > edit: > > An official announcement has been made: > > > [https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/209c5f83-f6a7-40a8-b1b3-ffaab9b6b5c3.webp]

Show threadsilvercove
lemmy.world admins need a lesson on the Streisand Effect.
Aug 15, 2023 at 9:48amWeb
Show threadLufyCZAug 15, 2023

They don’t care about people using it, they might even personally do it themselves.

It’s about reducing their liability, which this does just fine

Show threadsouperkAug 15, 2023

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

The Streisand effect is an unintended consequence of attempts to hide, remove, or censor information, where the effort instead backfires by increasing awareness of that information. It is named after American singer and actress Barbra Streisand, whose attempt to suppress the California Coastal Records Project’s photograph of her cliff-top residence in Malibu, California, taken to document California coastal erosion, inadvertently drew greater attention to the photograph in 2003.

(I needed a lesson myself)

Streisand effect: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

Show threadSubverbAug 15, 2023
Yeah, I remember when this happened. Few people noticed or cared about the picture if her house until she tried to have it removed. Then it was suddenly on every blog site and news agency.
Show threadsamus12345Aug 15, 2023
And the reason this isn’t an example of that is that Lemmy.world isn’t attempting to keep anyone from going to c/piracy, they just don’t want the liability of having it on their servers. Anyone can very easily make another account and go there.
Show threadBA834024112Aug 15, 2023
This isn’t an example of Streisand effect
Show threadsilvercoveAug 15, 2023
Lots of people learned about this community thanks to the news that lemmy.world admins are blocking it.
Show threadKevinAug 15, 2023
It’s the largest community by subscribers, I would be surprised if folks haven’t came across it by now…
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Show threadrbhfdAug 15, 2023

They aren’t trying to get the community removed, they just don’t want to host their content.

So bringing attention to it is not at odds with their goals.

Show threadteaAug 16, 2023
Exactly. This is about protecting themselves from legal liability, not anything else. As the guy who hosts it is just a regular guy, not a corporation with limited liability/tons of startup dollarbucks, I don’t begrudge him/them at all.
Show threadsamus12345Aug 15, 2023
Yes, and Lemmy.world doesn’t gaf if everyone knows about it. They just want to avoid potential liability for themselves.
Show threadJackbyDevAug 16, 2023
They aren’t blocking it because they don’t like it. They’re blocking it because they’re concerned about the liability.
Show threadsilvercoveAug 16, 2023
I don’t care why they are blocking it. They blocked it, so I quit lemmy.world.
Show threadJackbyDevAug 16, 2023
That’s fine, I never said you shouldn’t have.
Show threadrhythmicotterAug 15, 2023
The fact you assumed this was ideologically motivated is insane. Do you have any critical thinking skills?