The reasons are literally in the image you provided.
Regardless, even if they did, that’s certainly not exclusive to the fedi.
I’ve earned a lifelong shadowban on the largest Mastodon instance just because I doubted a political paper (which later turned out to be as unsubstantial as I said it would be). And there’s no way to contact support as support only answers to actual members, not people from a different instance. So, ever since, whenever I reply to someone from there, they need to approve my comment before anyone else from that instance can see it. Same for when I want to follow someone new from there. It’s ridiculous.
Every story has 3 sides, as the saying goes. Dunno what was the original reason to this tug of war between the two, the OP and the admin, but if the OP’s side is the one closer to the truth, and adding your comment, it reminds me of a few instances where administration has all the devices to become power-tripping, just waiting for the right catalyst.
And about “the largest Mastodon instance”, if it is the one I’m thinking about, not the first user I see someone being banned from there for diverging opinions.
Luckily, at least, decentralized governance allows finding alternatives, or even making them. And widespread adoption of RSS allows following the contents of communities run by power-tripping folks, if the person is willing to endure that.
Though, using the Mastodon example, always worth keeping an eye for instances that are growing too much, for then you have to bend to their visions to avoid ostracization, and by extension such instances weakening decentralization, free speech, and all that.
They specifically gave reasons. You can see them in the screenshot. Have you tried not evading bans?
I never evaded any bans! I was literally banned from communities I never participated in and then banned on my home server!
Modlog here:
https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=20640119
reason: Suspected sockpuppet of CheetahHybrid https://pawb.social/pictrs/image/fca1c31b-bf83-441c-9985-d07ae45622b1.png
A new account? Bitching about being banned? This must be credible.
Fuck you, I was banned on my home server! The only alternative is to not say anything which you and your fEDiVerSe bros would LOVE!
First comment you’ve made on your account is a violation of the com’s 2nd rule and the instance’s 1st rule. I can’t imagine why you’d be banned.
Thank you. I already had sexual intercourse today. But I appreciate your concern. I’ll take your thoughts on the matter to my eLderS oF tHE fEDivErSE meeting and see what I can do for you. But temper your expectations; we were so happy to have picked you as a random victim to torment in our effort to stifle free speech, I don’t think much will change. In the meantime, give a thought to the adage that if you think you’re only surrounded by a-holes, you might be the a-hole.
