This seems to be becoming the hot topic, the elephant in the chatroom - the balance between censorship / freedom of speech on lemmy. There are solid arguments for both ways, and good compromises too.
IMO the FAQ makes it quite clear what the devs have built here, and why. But recent discussions, arguments, make it clear that a lot of the most vocal users object to it.
I’m very curious. Many active users feel this way? Please vote using the up arrows in the comments.
The problem is that people are inserting their own political opinions into software, and it simply put doesn’t belong their.
Regarding code of conducts too, my opinion is simply “we do not care about your political opinion, please don’t share it with us”. Software should not be a political tool