We get that question every few weeks. No, Lemmy isn't a "free speech" place. We tolerate a lot of things here, but the rules are made by the individual communities and instance admins. Generally, they remove misinformation, unhealthy things, hate and such. We don't know about any "islands" which treat things differently. Lemmy is Free Software, though. You're welcome to launch such an instance, and you'll be free to pass arbitrary rules in your own niche.

[+] Docker@lemmy.world -12 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Islands ???🤔🤔 Has lemmy moved beyond the two sides of the Atlantic ???

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I meant island in the context of, a different Lemmy instance, separated from the tone and atmosphere of the rest of the network. But yes, we have a few people from other parts of the world as well.

[–] Docker@lemmy.world -3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I thought lemmy was a software......

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

That's what I wrote. Lemmy is a software, which can be ran on servers. You're currently on somebody else's server. In a group that is moderated by yet different people.... They gave some rules to you and you now have to choose whether you're willing to play by their rules.

Obviously, they haven't banned you yet, despite you saying lots of unproductive, short sentences. I'm not sure if your original question got answered here. If you're more interested in the details of how Lemmy works, read (for example) the documentation and Wikipedia article.