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I did some analysis of the modlog and found this:

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Ok, bigger instances ban more often. Not surprising, because they have more communities and more users and more trouble. But hang on, dbzer0 isn't a very big instance. What happens if we do a ratio of bans vs number of users?

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Ok, so lemmy.ml, dbzer0 and pawb are issue an outsized amount of bans for the number of users they have... But surely the number of communities the instance hosts is going to mean they have to ban more? Bans are used to moderate communities, not just to shield their user-base from the outside. Let's look at the number of bans per community hosted:

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Seems like dbzer0 really loves to ban. Even more than the marxists and the furries! What is it about dbzer0 that makes them such prolific banners?

Raw-ish numbers and calculations are in this spreadsheet if anyone wants to make their own charts.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 48 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

its so funny how people complained about blahaj, the trans instance yet they dont ban very high at all, i suspect its alot of transphobic comments being directed towards the instance that are getting people banned.

blahaj is up there likely due to signicant transphobia too.

[–] Salamence@mander.xyz 48 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

if you look at the modlog of every "blahaj is an authoritarian instance" user you will find they either keep misgendering people, talked over trans people and refused to be corrected or did things like denouncing neopronouns everytime

[–] will_steal_your_username@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah from memory most of our instance bans are gatekeeping and transphobia (and spam) which are the things we are the strictest on. We also notice that many transphobes are also bigoted or inflammatory in other ways as well, which makes sense as you wouldn't notice someone with bigoted views unless they were very willing to voice those views.

[–] brave_lemmywinks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

"Refused to be corrected", is hilarious.

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip -5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I am banned from a bunch of blahaj because I said that they were as bad as ml once. Never made any transphobic comments (nor am I, for the record).

I was not surprised to see them so high up.

[–] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I am banned from a bunch of blahaj because I said that they were as bad as ml once.

No, you were banned from blahaj because you were arguing that DEI is bad, and that there is no such thing as stolen land, because "everyone does it"

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Ada being the awesome woman she is once again. Thank you.

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

First off, that was months ago now. Why would you spend your time doing that?

Second, that's probably a terrible paraphrasing of what I actually said and without any of the context around it. I don't think DEI is bad. I do think everyone should have equal opportunities regardless of gender, sexuality, and race.

Finally, I truly do believe there's no such thing as stolen land though, at least in the context of the discussion from what I recall. Your unnuanced summary, "because everyone does it" , has been shortened to further push your attempt at making me look bad.

This is why I said blahaj is as bad as ml. Bandwagoning, echo chamber communities that don't want to hear an opinion that isn't fully in line with the Correct Opinion©™®. I don't even think my opinions were that controversial.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You deserve it. Blahaj is not as terrible as ML

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When are they going to prove that? This thread isn't helping lol

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

The burden of proof is on you. To my knowledge Blahaj is not pro russia

[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe you shouldn't call for banning anal a Barry.

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

He knows what he did!