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!piracy@lemmy.ml has also been blocked from lemmy.world.

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Lemmy.world has released an official response.

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[–] ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat 89 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And just like that I learned about a Steam Deck piracy community.

Something something Streisand Effect.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TBF it doesn't seem like they were against piracy per se, they just wanted to avoid potential liability. That said, I've still moved on to another instance.

[–] nsfw_only@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 1 year ago

This 100%

I don't know why people are making this dramatic, this was absolutely a functional and pragmatic decision.