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+title: "Defederation is a feature"
+date: 2023-05-07T02:28:03-07:00
+replyURI: "https://mastodon.social/@PhilipKing/110326545305859139"
+replyTitle: "The big issue with defederation"
+replyType: "SocialMediaPosting"
+replyAuthor: "PhilipKing"
+replyAuthorURI: "https://mastodon.social/@PhilipKing"
+---
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+Federation is a revocable privilege contingent upon instance staff maintaining a community that other instances feel safe connecting to. If staff fails to meet that obligation, the privilege is revoked. This allows moderation to scale across millions of users.
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+If users are unhappy with their social circle getting broken, they should demand better from their admins or choose an instance that aligns with their values.
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+Instances aren't just infrastructure and vanity domain names: they're the building blocks of communities, and their moderation actions—including defederations—are affirmations of shared community values.