Fediverse @lemmy.world AwesomeLowlander @sh.itjust.works 4 hr. ago

Which reasonably sized instance to recommend newcomers?

Criteria: I'm looking for instances that are defed' with the Big 3 tankies (lemmygrad, lemmy.ml, and hexbear). I have no interest in trying to persuade my friends to create an acc and set up instance blocks before diving in, or dealing with the feedback when they run into the tankie brigade.

Edit: lemmy.cafe and infosec.pub seem to fit. I also find it really interesting just how many of the replies totally ignored my stated criteria.

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@OpenStars@discuss.online FYI
Feeling good on lemmy.sdf.org
defed.xyz to check?
- Oh that's handy
  
  I think I found the best one:
  
  infosec.pub
  
  has 4186 total users and 335 active users
  
  seems more active than the .cafe that the other user suggested
  
  Good luck with converting more people to join Lemmy!
.cafe is the only major one that I know is defederated with all 3.

https://lemmy.cafe/instances
- I have noticed a lot of accounts from that instance being quickly created and banned. I don't know if they're trolls or spambots, but it seems like they don't have very good control over who creates an account there.
- Thanks!
- It doesn’t block porn instances though. I’d argue that because of this sopuli.xyz might be better choice even if it doesn’t block lemmy.ml.
  
  Thank you for deciding my criteria for me 🙄
Should be the default setting.
Btw you can block instances in your settings. Also I would argue lemmy.ml is not as “tankie” as the other two.
- Yeah it's quite less tankie than the other two, but you can still be banned and/or have your content deleted for criticizing communism
  
  Ok? Why does that matter if you’re not on their server
  
  Didn’t know that!
- I have no interest in trying to persuade my friends to create an acc and set up instance blocks before diving in
  
  lemmy.ml is not as tankie, but that bar is the height of my little toe.
Lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works are both really good. IIRC .world is hosted in Germany and sh.ithust.works in Canada east coast
- You do realise I'm on SJW? And neither of your recs is relevant to the criteria I stated.
  
  Oooh. You'd fit right in at .ml

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