Hello World,

Today, after careful consideration and evaluation of recent events, we have decided to defederate from Lemmygrad.

Regrettably, we have observed a significant increase in hate speech and calls to violence originating from the Lemmygrad instance. Due to the severity of the posts and comments, we are not waiting for the next Lemmy update that will allow users to block instances.

At Lemmy.world, we have always strived to foster an inclusive and welcoming user environment. However, recent posts and comments from Lemmygrad have clearly violated our server rules and, more importantly, our core values. We firmly believe that hate speech and incitement of violence have no place in our community, regardless of personal beliefs or affiliations.

As always, we encourage all users to report any content they deem inappropriate or harmful. No matter one’s stance in any conflict, Lemmy.world will always take immediate action to remove and ban any posts or comments that incite violence or propagate hatred.

We encourage everyone to continue engaging in discussions within the boundaries of respect and understanding. As we move forward with this decision, we remain committed to providing all community members with a safe and welcoming space. We appreciate your continued support and cooperation in upholding our shared principles.

Thank you,

The Lemmy.World Team

  • Antik 👾
    36•1 year ago

    They have been defederated on Lemmy World for months: https://lemmy.world/post/2498330

    But you are on aussie.zone so they might still be federated and will explain why you see their posts and communities.

      • Antik 👾
        2•1 year ago

        I think it is because the Lemmygrad crowd behaves better on dbzer0 than on LW.

        • @[email protected]
          3•1 year ago

          No grad is blocked over here but not hexbear. The reasoning is because the admin at db0 “doesn’t think they are actually tankies” but supposedly “will ban them if a need arises.”

          I think they are tankies and as such the need has a-risen, but I’m not the boss around here and users don’t own the means of instance blockage, so.