nostr:npub1cuscsrz6efq99ptktk26x58v4yqy9y46ytp8xw4rjjwq0wlt6znst66789 I think I can attribute most of that functionality to people getting to choose the direction they want the Fediverse to go. Whether it be through different features in different server software (Misskey, Pleroma, Akkoma) or the type of moderation to employ (strict, moderate, loose, none), people can choose a server to suit their needs well. Centralized social media, meanwhile, will be the one to control how users experience their platform. You cannot change how it is moderated or how it works. So, if you're unhappy about it, there's nothing to do except leave.

nostr:npub1cuscsrz6efq99ptktk26x58v4yqy9y46ytp8xw4rjjwq0wlt6znst66789 It's honestly scary how much of an impact big instances still have, even with all the encouragement to decentralize through multiple smaller instances. A lot of people I want to interact with are still on these big instances, and unless it's a server like Misskey.io (which seems quite lax with moderation), I'm scared that the server I'm in will be defamed just because of the actions of an individual.