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Can we block entire instances? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
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There are a couple of instances that are clearly misaligned with my values, but they're very active, so a lot of the communities keep popping up in my feed. I've been blocking the communities, but it would be pretty cool if I could just block the entire instance. I know an instance can defederate from another instance. Is there a way for an individual user to do something similar, short of spinning up an entire instance myself?

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[–] 67 points 3 years ago (3 children)

There's a PR for it. Hopefully we get it on the next update.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Analogous to the existing community block functionality, users can also block instances. This means that all content from communities which are hosted there is hidden. Posts from users of blocked instances are still visible in other places.

    Well that's disappointing.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Ugh - that's really frustrating especially since they must know this isn't what everyone actually wants. Let us have personal defederation - it would solve the whole defederation controversy in one stroke. There would no longer be any reason for instances to make such huge decisions on behalf of all it's users, and individuals can choose to disengage with toxic communities on their own

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I get why you would want that, but I think that would end up causing other weird issues. Like what happens when someone from that instance is in the middle of a comment chain? Would it cut off the thread there, or would there just be a comment missing?

    I'll take the simple solution over no solution.

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    • [–] 26 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Connect for lemmy let's you do thus as well. User, Community, or instance.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    This is nice, but not quite the same. Blocks per app are useful, but it’s even nicer when you can have blocks per user. Like I want to block lemmynsfw.com on this account, but not on another account. Right now my solution is using 2 apps.

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    • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Through sync for lemmy, you can filter out a whole instance.

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    • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Not yet, someone requested this feature and I would like it to to block the NSFW porn instances. I do have NSFW enabled but I still see pictures of SFW girls in my feed from NSFW instances and I would like to just block that stuff from those adult only instances.

    I not for lemmy.world blocking or deferating instances in general. But this feature gives the user the choice to block instances while others can allow content from instsnces to flow into their feed if they wish.

    https://lemmy.world/post/1457532

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    • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    It's ok, you can say hexbear. They know they are annoying and everyone hates them.

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    [–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Will blocking an instance also block all their users?

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I use connect, and any posts from a user in a blocked instance still pops up with a message saying what instance they're on and that it's blocked, but I can click on it to reveal the comment.

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    • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Can you name these instances? For research purposes.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago* (12 children)

    Hexbear - tankie bullshit.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Oh hey it's the guy that goes into threads and complains about le tankies without even talking about the post. Touch grass loser.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

    It’s so hard for you hexbears since you federated and met people who disagree with you.

    Someone asked for an example. I gave one. Seems fairly on topic to me.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You seem to be the one that doesn't like hearing from people who disagree with you if you're looking for ways to ingore entire instances based on your hurt feelings.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Hexbears are just trolls. They generally aren't coming into threads to have real discussions (and when they make attempts at it they often seem confused about their own stated ideology) - the unstated goal is to be disruptive to deny "shit libs" a platform.

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    [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Am I dumb because I'm on Sync and you can filter entire communities? Seems like other clients could easily follow suit.

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    [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    On the contrary, I'm super glad to find out I can block the posts of a community without generalizing about the quality of its users.

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    [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Use UBo filter lists https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/1633853

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