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Private community here on the fediverse? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Hi guys, same Iranian guy here, first I want to say I really appreciate you guys helping me, love you guys you all are genuinely amazing people.

I read all your comments in my previous post and one thing I realized I'm not qualified for this at all. This is too dangerous and puts my life and many of my friends at risk.

So in the spirit of being pragmatic here and finding best solution meanwhile I figure that out. Where can we have a private community with moderation and admin tools and multi-topic discussions on the fediverse? Is that even a thing? I know that's not how fediverse works so the answer is probably a hard No. Then where should we go? Discord have all this but that's not my preference at all. I know Reddit has private subs but I don't like reddit like many of you guys. What is the compromise here what do you suggest I should do?

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[–] JupiterRowland@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Hubzilla:

  • one of the most advanced permissions systems in the whole Fediverse
  • private forums that are actually private, protected by the permissions system
  • any channel, including forum channels, can hide from directories
  • Hubzilla forum channels can be moderated/administered by members anywhere on Hubzilla, (streams) or Forte
  • based on the Zot6 protocol; ActivityPub is optional, i.e. you have to activate it for the forum channel manually, and you can "raise the drawbridge" by turning it off again

The only downsides are a somewhat steep learning curve and that Hubzilla can only be used through its Web interface and not through a native phone app.