Can I block a federated instance?
If I as a user don't want to interact with or amplify an instance - such as lemmy.ml - for whatever reason
Is there a way to do so? I've been blocking individual communities on Lemmy.ml to avoid amplifying that instance. But more pop up. Is there any way for me as a user to block an entire instance?
If you were running your own (even single-user) instance of lemmy, you could defederate with any instance and still participate in others as normal.
thx; I'll have to give that some thought.
I'm new so this may not be completely accurate but my understanding is that individual users can't block other instances entirely, that can only be done at the instance level by the instance admins. Individual users can only block other individual users or communities.
The developers are currently unconvinced that this should be a feature.
Got a source perhaps? Would they refuse it even as an option if someone else develops it and makes a PR?
https://beehaw.org/comment/143028
They generally seem open to code contributions, especially now that the number of users and issues have exploded.
There's an enhancement being considered. Please react to and comment on this issue for more visibility to the developers.
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/2397
Since the developers are the problem, it's probably not likely they'll implement. But I'll keep on eye on this and maybe contribute if there is a soft fork.
I don't think I'd view them as a problem here. They need to triage the issues and they're going to focus their efforts on things they see as a bigger benefit. They haven't indicated that they would deny code contributions to add this feature.
We'll have to see, but by my past experiences with Tankies and other authoritarians, I don't expect reasonable behavior.
They have shown a history of being open to contributions to Lemmy separate from their extreme political opinions. But you need to choose how you spend your efforts, I understand not wanting to risk having your effort essentially wasted by having your contributions denied.
Personally, I wouldn't contribute to a project controlled by authoritarians - But I also understand why others would.
The reason I wanted to block the instance to begin with is mostly so I can use Lemmy without feeling compelled to focus on these issues.
Well I mean the problem is we are using it, so we need to fork it or not if we are going that route. But making a contribution and having it denied is the first step to a fork.
Good thought, thanks.
May I ask why you would want to avoid amplifying lemmy.ml?
The people who run it are genocide denying North Korea tankies who remove content critical of China.
This is not a rumor, just look at their accounts.
Oh wait, you mean lemmygrad?
No, I don't. I mean both Lemmy.ml and Lemmygrad.
Yes. You can go there via the beehaw instance and block the community.
Not a community, a whole instance