Hey all — just launched openmic.social, a general-purpose Lemmy instance with a specific mission: open discourse + transparent, restorative moderation.

The pitch is simple — anyone can grab the mic — and the thing that makes us different is what happens when you cross a line:

  • No shadowbans, ever. If your post is removed or your account is actioned, you’re told — what happened, which rule, and how to fix it.
  • We help before we punish. A heads-up and a path back come before a ban. Bans are the last resort, not the first reflex.
  • Moderation in the open. Every call is appealable, publicly, in our !meta community.
  • Hard lines only: nothing illegal, no targeted harassment, no doxxing, no spam. That’s what keeps the mic open for everyone.

We’re brand new, which means early adopters shape the culture. Come introduce yourself, bring a community that needs a home, or start one — I’ll help you set it up and mod it.

🎤 https://openmic.social/

  • phil@openmic.socialOPEnglish
    3·
    10 hours ago

    No definitely not trying to allow bigotry. You are definitely entitled to feel that way though.

    • eurodyne@piefed.worldEnglish
      11·
      10 hours ago

      But it doesn’t appear that you’re specifically disallowing it either

      You are definitely entitled to feel that way though.

      My concern is that this is what you will also say to the bigots when they arrive

      When you sit down at a table and nine Nazis sit down at that table with you, there are now 10 Nazis sitting at that table.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      9 hours ago

      Then it’s not “free speech and anything legal is cool”

      Like, it’s not a bad thing to ban bigotry, that’s a good thing…

      Which is why when you said it was “free speech”…

      Everyone called you out for, either:

      1. Lying

      2. Allowing bigotry

      There’s only those two options buddy…