Post #2061173
2026-05-05 21:10 UTC
Now, I know one of the reasons Piefed exists and has had success is down to how people don’t like the political views of the main Lemmy devs.
That said, I’ve gotta be honest, the personal opinions of the Piefed dev seem to have a much more tangible impact on the software than the other guys. This is definitely not the first instance of subjective default post filtering being built into the software.
Given the demographics of the fediverse I’m surprised this kind of clandestine moderation hasn’t had more of a pushback.
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@Broadfern@lemmy.world 2026-05-05 22:28
These sorts of issues are precisely why I didn’t move to Piefed. Lemmy devs are…well, notorious. But as far as I can tell their opinions aren’t baked into the software the way PF’s seems to be. Piefed feels too much like a Reddit clone with its moderation style and vote/“reputation” counting for my tastes. For the people who like it there, more power to them.