How do I block an instance? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by blueskiesoc@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Users and communities can be blocked, but what if I want an entire instance gone?

I see a link I like and get hijacked into seeing sports stats from fanaticus.social.

I have manually blocked every community I have found, I think 45, but since it's run by bots (it says that it is), I know there will be more to come. How do I get rid of this spam?

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[-] OtakuAltair@vlemmy.net 0 points 1 year ago

Very highly requested feature. For now just block the bot that posts that spam; it's just one or two afaik

[-] blueskiesoc@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I saw in settings today "block bot accounts". I wonder what I'll lose if I select it. I'll leave it for now.

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