[Solved] What just happened to 4 million posts?

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https://feddit.uk/pictrs/image/069031cf-1ae8-4f23-a5ce-14bd6dc3ea54.webp

Graph showing the number of Lemmy posts over time, with a large drop from ~12.5 million to ~8.75 million between the 9 April and 11 April.

Stats from here: https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats

Like, has an instance gone down and if so, why hasn't there been a comparable drop in users and comments?

Edit: Thanks to @example@reddthat.com here for pointing to zerobytes.monster becoming more aggressive against bots as the likely culprit.

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That's the most based thing I've heard all year--where can I learn more about this decentralization endeavor?

That's it--I'm making an account now. This comment sealed the deal

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More details in the announcement post: "Adding two new admins and introducing radical recalls"

The voting system allows for the community to decide on instance policies, federation decisions, even a process for instantly recalling admins like himself. He acknowledges that as server owner there is only so much that can be done to limit his power, but he appears to walk the walk. Cool stuff.

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Db0 is super into decentralization! Everybody should make their account there!

...wait.

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