Most instances seem to be putting a lot of emphasis on their code of conduct specifically in regard to insults and harassment. I’m not against that and i understand the concept of “your server your rules” but i’m just curious to understand why many are so concerned with slurs while they don’t seem to care much about big tech advertising here. I’m posting this seeing plenty of GAFAM in the top posts of the bigger instances.
It’s difficult to moderate. Advertising isn’t always clear, and while overt advertising is almost always removed and banned there are more subtle forms of it that are indistinguishable from any other post of someone using a product. For that kind of advertising it just has to be user discretion, don’t buy products just because you saw them in a Lemmy post.