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what would prevent an instance sith illegal content from spawning and trhiving? (self.fediverse)

submitted 1 year ago by Schlickers to c/fediverse

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By illegal I mean a lot of things It could either be piracy, black market, child pornography, etc.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Instances can choose to defederate from other instances for any reason. Think of them like divorced parents: they refuse to talk to each other. Federation is vital to the Fediverse. If most instances end up defederating, the illegal content instance can't thrive.