Politically oriented moderation is why I think it’s a shame so many popular communities are on .ml. It’s not like other Lemmy servers don’t have that problem (i.e. Beehaw community moderators being anti-Israel enough that they end up posting fake news).
I don’t mind servers being moderated to match the team’s political ideals, the freedom to set up servers is one of the main advantages of a federated community after all, but when it comes to communities unrelated to news or world politics, it can be annoying.
I think it’s the result of Lemmy being too small to gain all the benefits of federated social media, as there aren’t enough moderators and admins willing to take on the task.