The only real moderation that needs to happen is self moderation. If you see someone saying stuff that you don’t like, block them. That persons opinions are now gone for all that matters to you. There’s boo need for their opinions to be removed for everyone. Everyone has the capabilities to moderate their own experience.

If someone keeps being racist and it bothers you, block them. If someone keeps name calling and it bothers you, block them. Those of us who aren’t bothered by opinions we don’t agree with or by people saying things we don’t like can still engage with those people and perhaps even teach (or learn!) something.

There should be very few restrictions on speech, especially in an online forum/community, imo, restricted basically only for trying to incite or threatening actual physical harm.

Moderation/censorship of speech, especially when the power to decide what gets removed and who gets banned and for how long is just given to random people on the internet, usually because they’re friends with and share ideologies and opinion with mods/admin, inevitably leads to a “safe space” echo chamber where any dissenting views are not allowed, while the allowed views are allowed to be presented in whatever manner they want, including calls for violence, abuse, etc. See Reddit as the absolute biggest and most current example. Twitter before that.

“Book bans” at schools are not the same. Some books are not suitable for children, free speech has nothing to do with it.

Checks mod logs of any popular instance……

Free speech definitely not permitted.