r/Art has quietly gone into lockdown and is no longer accepting submissions after mods began facing severe blowback for banning @haydclay for mentioning the word "print" on the subreddit.
I don’t think Lemmy is any better. The other day, a Lemmy moderator didn’t like a video I shared about the potential collapse of the US and banned me from eight communities. As far as I know, the video wasn’t even AI-generated, so I don’t know where he got that idea from.
Moderation is slapping people in the face, for a good reason. You're still slapping them in the face.
Some people need a slap in the face. When I was mod sometimes I couldn't handle all the crap. But if someone messaged me nicely and seemed understanding, I always replied in kind.