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Instances defederate from hexbear because of emoji spam more than anything else.
Defederation because of political views is, frankly, dangerous for democracy.
This isn't about their political views in particular, this is about them brigading comment sections and derailing from the original topic and shouting down anybody who disagrees.
What? This is such a ridiculous claim I'm not even sure where to start. Federation does not equal democracy, and defederation from a shitty spammy instance has zero impact on democracy.
Democracy is built on discourse of opposing views. If we just censor all opposing views, then what the fuck is even the point?
There's about as much discourse here as rival football hooligans having it out in the streets. A lot of violence but it doesn't really change the score. What's the point of talking when no one's listening?