As governments around the world pass free-speech unfriendly social media laws, the number of platforms that still allow users to speak freely is dwindling. Here is a list of some of the ones that remain.

Article mentions, briefly or more substantially:

  • Lemmy
  • Mastodon
  • Retroshare
  • Nostr
  • Bluesky
  • ZeroNet
  • Secure Scuttlebutt
  • Tor onion sites
  • etc

Not my article, just one I found.

  • NihilisticWanderer@lemy.lolEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I don’t believe that Bluesky, Mastodon, or Lemmy truly promote free speech. I haven’t used the other platforms mentioned here, so I can’t comment on their effectiveness regarding free speech. For me, the only place where I experience complete free speech is on my own website.

  • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Anyone who thinks you can have both absolutely no restraint on speech and an environment that isn’t a cesspit hasn’t seen what humans do in an environment that has absolutely no restraint on speech. Constructive discourse requires that there be someone to moderate and throw out the trolls, the spammers, and that guy who, wherever he goes, preaches about the effect of weather conditions inside the hollow earth on the lizardmen who select US presidential candidates.

    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
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      2 days ago

      The only real moderation that needs to happen is self moderation. If you see someone saying stuff that you don’t like, block them. That persons opinions are now gone for all that matters to you. There’s boo need for their opinions to be removed for everyone. Everyone has the capabilities to moderate their own experience.

      If someone keeps being racist and it bothers you, block them. If someone keeps name calling and it bothers you, block them. Those of us who aren’t bothered by opinions we don’t agree with or by people saying things we don’t like can still engage with those people and perhaps even teach (or learn!) something.

      There should be very few restrictions on speech, especially in an online forum/community, imo, restricted basically only for trying to incite or threatening actual physical harm.

      • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Dude, apparently unlike you, I remember Usenet, which uses precisely the sort of system you’re describing, in its heyday. That means I’ve also seen discussion groups implode because they couldn’t get rid of a single bad actor. Killfiles alone aren’t enough, even when combined with community naming-and-shaming. Someone always lacks self-restraint and engages. That encourages the bad actor(s). They post more, often using multiple sockpuppets to get around people’s killfiles and flood out legitimate discussion. Newcomers to the group see masses of bad actor spam and fail to stick around. The lack of new blood kills the group.

        Self-moderation simply doesn’t work. Yes, bad moderation happens and I’ve seen plenty of examples. But no overarching moderation is also the kiss of death.

    • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      What kind of things do you say that get “moderated”? (And what, deleted? Censored?)

    • klu9@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Thanks for the info. I’ve heard of it but never tried it.

      Does it at least have easy ways for users to filter what they don’t want? E.g. block lists that users can subscribe to.

      • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        3 days ago

        No, AFAIK you can just follow or block users and then get a feed of the followed.

        Also you get a feed of replies to your posts.

        It also has an NSFW flag. In the Yana client it’s called “Automatically open sensitive content”. It will then show a button, instead of loading things the author flagged sensitive.’

        I seem to receive messages in all languages as well. Some have interesting pics of burnt cars.

      • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Yeah, that’s the most dominant, but also sometimes nazi shit and the worst kinds of porn. Oh and I just had a guy eating raw meat and another one hit someone in the head from behind with some sort of tool. No idea what it was about, because I didn’t speak that language.

        • Neo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Yeah I checked out of Nostr after CSAM started appearing in my feed. That really sucked because I liked the technology, but there’s a line to be drawn.