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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Let me know how I can curate my feed by blocking whole instances over at X et al.

Block lists https://auxmode.com/support-knowledge-base/advanced-options-for-using-block-twitter/

"looking after" is defined on a case by case basis, by instance admins. Anyway, I'm sorry about my normie comment. I don't mean to sound so intolerant, so I can't blame you from extrapolating. But I'm very on board with admins blocking entire instances if they've shown to have inadequate moderation. For everything else, there's ⛔

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It was a rhetorical question, since X doesn't have instances. But it's good to see that people over there have access to block lists on a user level. Fedi should have that too, or something similar.

Whats your opinion on an instance blocking another instance simply for not blocking a third instance?