A moderation system that leans on automation just knocked legitimate tech tutorials and even entire channels offline. The appeals felt automated, too. Creators are powerless against opaque enforcement and the incentives that should favor craft and trust are tilting toward noise.

In a previous column, I argued that self-hosting is resistance in an age where ownership is increasingly illusory. There is increasing evidence that self-hosting is becoming popular among a certain kind of user, say the typical readership of ItsFoss. There is a
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