cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/2881638
The largest piracy community is hosted over at !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
lemmy.world has blocked it. It appears to have also blocked !piracy@lemmy.ml.
If this is a problem for you, I’d suggest migrating accounts using LASIM to an instance that doesn’t block it (such as lemm.ee).
edit:
An official announcement has been made:
Unless those communities were sharing links to pirated content. If it was just talk about piracy and piracy news then I don’t think that’s a good reason to defederate.
Illegal in which country? Copyright infringement isn’t illegal in my country for example, except for severe cases where you’re profiting off of it. If we have to cater to all countries’ laws we might as well ban music as well since it’s illegal in Afghanistan.
The catch is it is illegal in the USA. The laws of the USA do not stop at their borders and they have successfully prosecuted people abroad for violating US copyright/trademark law.
Im not sure the admins need to fear Afghanistan but the US courts will absolutely pursue claims.
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Also ban haram Posting because it’s illegal in some random Muslim country.
There are many different laws with different countries. Don’t forget that most (if not all) Fediverse instances are run by people in their free time with donations that just cover server costs. They aren’t LLCs so there is always the concern about legal issues. Not sure if that is their motivation but could be part of it.