As I understand it, instances can be hosted by anybody. So, doesn’t it make sense that you should be able to shop around what instance you want to join based on stated beliefs on how the instance and information should be run (de-federation, etc)? Shouldn’t there be some kind of public information to keep them held responsible for instance usage and management? Or is there? Do people just blindly trust whoever wants to host a community?
I literally know nothing of hosts of lemmy.world, I’m sure they are nice people, but they could be literally be Nazis and I wouldn’t know. I’d rather not contribute to another Reddit situation or something worse.
Isn’t it up to you to find that out before choosing an instance? It’s not a bad idea, but instance owners are already doing a lot of unpaid work - it doesn’t feel right to start making demands.
Maybe you could build a simple website that allistic instances and allows owners/users to post info on them. Seems a fairly simple project.
Yeah. When I was trying to find a kbin instance to join I’d go to the different ones, read the FAQ, privacy policy, terms of service, and made an educated decision after finding one that I thought was good, and I am not disappointed with my choice. A directory would be nice but a few extra clicks to find out the same information with more detail is worth it imo