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this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2023
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Defederation isn’t the answer. Use the tools you have available as a user and block instances/users you don’t want to share content with.
This is the appropriate action.
This is The Way.
Whenever I see these threads pop up I always look for this comment. People need learn to block communities and users that you're not keen on, not reach for the de-federation ban-hammer because you personally don't want to see the content.
There's an argument to be made about instances made 100% in bad faith, or where the content is overwhelming stacked, but for most of these situations people need to take care of this themselves