Q. List of server instances blocking QOTO?
Q. Anyone have a list of other server instances blocking QOTO?
(those seeing us as spam or hostile, policy mismatches etc).
General thoughts:
Not blaming QOTO for my low interactions (!) or engagement here but I do have that feeling it might be less and less with others too, as we lean towards certain things more or specialise often, but also maybe the spam accounts sometimes get to other instances (even though we do good job stopping that after being reported) and they think it's like we don't stop them.
Perhaps some policy differences also?
Hard to see and measure being blocked so I wanted to a list of instances blocking QOTO and would be handy not for me to guess we are somewhat isolated (by nature and by misunderstanding QOTO).
Q. List of server instances blocking QOTO?
@freeschool @freemo you can look up known block announces here https://fba.ryona.agency/?domain=qoto.org
most seem to block because they don't like free speech, even if it's polite like on qoto. or because we federate with "bad people".
Q. List of server instances blocking QOTO?
That block list is significantly incorrect. It was meant to be a trolling tool and had some subtle things that intentionally gives bad block data.
Without going into the details most of the things listed there saying they block you will not actually block you.
Q. List of server instances blocking QOTO?
Every server on that list blocked you for at least 5 minutes at some point in time... but the overwhelming majority either no longer block or dont even exist yet remain listed.
Also many servers are spam servers and were never real.
Q. List of server instances blocking QOTO?
Many do, many dont.. just linking to that tool will get you banned by MANY servers specifically because it was developed by KiwiFarms (the instance that trolls people as a matter of their entire purpose). Basically the developers designed it **intentionally** to be inaccurate with the intent of causing people to fight about it and leave the fediverse.
So just the use of that link will get you on many block lists since it was developed by literal nazis with the intent of doing harm.
Q. List of server instances blocking QOTO?
@freemo @bonifartius Good points there and in the post before. Wonder if other users and mods know that...