Can we block entire instances? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Anticorp@lemmy.ml 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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[-] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

Unless their politics is embedded in the software (it isn’t) I’m perfectly able to separate the utility of said software from the views of the creators.

[-] socsa@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago

I mean, there is a hard coded word filter which doesn't allow you to use the scientifically correct term for a female dog. Which is pretty wild.

[-] Are_Euclidding_Me@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

This actually hasn't been true for several patches now. The slur filter is no longer hard-coded, but instead is customizable on an instance-to-instance basis. This change sure doesn't stop people from complaining about the (nonexistent) "hard-coded slur filter" though!

this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023

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