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Hello World!

As we've all known and talked about quite a lot, we previously blocked several piracy-focused communities. These communities, as announced, were:

In our removal announcement, we stated that we will continue to look into this more in detail, and re-allow these communities if and when we deem it safe. It was a solid concern at the time, because we were already receiving takedown requests as well as constant attacks, and didn't want to put our volunteer team at risk. We had zero measures in place, and the tools we had were insufficient to deal with anything at scale.

Well, after back and forth with some very cool people, and starting to have proper measures as well as tooling to protect ourselves, we decided it's time to welcome these communities back again. Long live the IT nerds!

We know it's been a rough ride with everything, and we'd like to thank every one of you who were understanding of us, and stayed with us all the way. Please know that as users, you are what makes this platform what it is, and damned we be if we ever forget it.

With love, and as always, stay safe in the high seas!

Lemmy.world Team

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Finally. I've been more active over on .ml because of this. Glad you guys are reasonable and reversed the decision.

[–] petunia@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How have you determined these communities are no longer a legal concern?

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[–] DagothUr@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

Hear Ye, Nerevar, and listen well. 'Tis I, Lord Dagoth, master of these lands, who brings you the gospel of gaming. Games are not just a means of fun and entertainment, but also a way of preserving our history. Piracy, which so many foolish people seem to hate, is a necessary means of archiving old games, lest they be lost forever. As for the Argonians, and other beasts that call themselves 'gamers,' their greed knows no bounds. Their constant calls for new games only fuel the fires of corruption and destruction that blight the industry.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And of course this happens the day after I finally export my subscriptions to my other account to be able to see piracy in the feed of my main πŸ˜‚

Not complaining, mind you, just marveling at my own bad timing πŸ˜‚

[–] jumperalex@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please do not go buy a lottery ticket or play the stock market today ;-)

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[–] techgearwhips@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago
[–] BoiLudens@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Man I love lemmy

[–] theDIESEL999@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

A very good decision πŸ™‚

[–] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago
[–] shadearg@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Potfarmer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Respect, Lemmy, respect.

[–] nl4real@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was a solid concern at the time, because we were already receiving takedown requests as well as constant attacks, and didn’t want to put our volunteer team at risk. We had zero measures in place, and the tools we had were insufficient to deal with anything at scale.

Understandable. I am curious, how do instances deal with take down notices for another instance?

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[–] Fez@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Yeeeessss! These unique communities are what brought me to Reddit. I hope that carries over to Lemmy! Thanks ❀️

[–] Amelia_the_Great@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 year ago (7 children)

SMH people always forget that a good pirate never takes another person's property.

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[–] free@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

❀️

[–] frozencat@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago
[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Was worried after the first week that the decision was made and moved past but I'm very happy to see that not he the case. I like this instance but the removal of communities I browse is tough to look past so this is much appreciated.

[–] lars@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Fuck yes. Thaaaaaaaaank you so much!

Even if this weren’t what I wanted, I’m delighted to see leaders who can change their minds. Thank you for that, too.

[–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago
[–] giantofthenorth@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I guess I can use this account then

[–] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 10 points 1 year ago

Better late than never

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