this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2024
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Mods and admins on the Fediverse are not democratically elected, they have complete control. Accusing one of "power tripping", in their own community, on the instance they presumably pay for, is not a rational accusation, since they definitionally cannot exist in a state of less power. What that community is trying to do is use the threat of public shaming to influence behavior. It's how you get weak moderation and generic communities where bad actors can thrive. A community dedicated to "Stopping bad mods" sounds good on the surface, but it's an argument made in bad faith.
The first sentence you wrote is either misleading or incorrect, and I think it's important to reexamine. Each administrator has control over the instance they run, but they don't have control over the Fediverse itself, and because it's so easy for people to move to other instances, they have little control over other users.
Mods don't pay for the instance, they aren't in charge of any of it.
Some admins have strong policies against getting involved into moderation of communities, leaving potential power tripping mods unchecked.