As a result, our instance https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/ got 625 new user registrations (of which 536 where accepted) in the past 24 hours! And the registrations are not abating even now. We still get like 10 new ones per hour!

I suspect this is probably the largest advertisement, for lemmy specifically, since the main reddit blackouts 1.5 years ago.

Have your own instances also seen an influx of new users?

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[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Sadly /c/piracy is blocked from .world I think.

[–] Neon@lemmy.world 2 points 31 minutes ago (1 children)

https://lemmy.world/post/6018317

Apparently it once was but was unblocked

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 22 minutes ago* (last edited 17 minutes ago) (1 children)

Later on there was drama because they blocked it a second time anyway. xD

E: Their second announcement: https://lemmy.world/post/13320356

[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 2 points 9 minutes ago (1 children)

Announcement stands at a high number of downvotes. The people have spoken, the admins did not listen.

[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 minutes ago

Tell me one single instance of .would admins not just copying reddit in terms of being a shit instance.

[–] pyrflie@lemm.ee 12 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

It was, and that is why a lot of us left .world

Piracy is my canary in the world wide coal mine.

[–] Zanathos@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

What instance did you go to then? I don't keep up on "the best" instances, or those that defederate or block certain things. I was part of kbin.social at first, then moved to .world.

[–] pyrflie@lemm.ee 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Lemm.ee the one that shows in my account name. They prioritize uptime and connection/association. We choose what instances and communities we want to see. Blocking is our responsibility and privilege.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 4 hours ago

I am very much aware pirate captain laughing