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My main concerns is illegal content being posted, shared. Any advice?

I am probably not going to do it due to this, so don't spend too much time replying ๐Ÿ˜Š

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[โ€“] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 2 points 10 months ago

honestly it's better to just host your own private instance as if you want a lemmy and mastodon instance that others can also set up you not only have to admin it you also have to moderate it.

Also keep in mind it's NOT just actual people signing up but you also have to deal with all the bots which WILL register en masse to your instances. a lot of people won't mention this. bots flock to this stuff like flies on shit. It's not worth it unless you plan on really dedicating the time to actively admin your instances.

I run Akkoma instead of Mastodon and Piefed instead of lemmy. both of which were easier to setup than mastodon/lemmy and less resource heavy.