There have been many questions about server blocking #fediblock
On Mastodon.world we don't block many servers (yet). I don't block a server because other instances do.
We block a server when they host many accounts which breach our rules, and no moderation is done against those accounts.
If there's a server you just personally don't like, you can personally block the domain for your account.
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@ruud just out of interest is it possible to "unblock" a server for yourself as a user that was blocked by the instance?
Thank you for your work!
@arturN No, that's not possible. When someone thinks a server was blocked in mistake, they can contact us. If a user wants to see posts that break our rules, they need to migrate to another server 🙂
@marathon0 @arturN We have 8 moderators now on our server. They have their hands full with all the filth that's reported here. Imagine if every user had to to that themselves...
> Imagine if every user had to to that themselves...
This is, precisely, the main point of having those tools: to let the users decide whether they want to see or not content from other accounts/servers, even muting whole instances with one click.
@captainepoch @arturN @marathon0 What I'm trying to say, if 8 persons have almost a day job looking at the reports, how do individual users keep up with that? Also, most people don't want to see all the misery and block that themselves. They want a safe place. They read our rules and choose this instance (or choose not to leave). Anyone who wants an 'anything goes' instance and decide for themselves, feel free to migrate.
> how do individual users keep up with that?
I've been 4 years in the fediverse and I have muted and blocked accounts when those users bother me, it's one click, man...
> Also, most people don't want to see all the misery and block that themselves.
Yeah, sure. Take a look at Twitter and discover that this argument is no longer valid.
> They want a safe place.
Under your definition of safe place, of course, because "your server, your rules", bear that in mind. Because under my point of view, isolating yourself from the federated network is like going back to Twitter, literally speaking.
@captainepoch @arturN @marathon0 I don't isolate. I block only very few instances (see blocklist). And yes, my definition of safe, which is clearly stated in our about page. People can decide. Unlike Twitter, they can find any server they like the rules best. So, you do it your way. I do it mine. That's the benefit of federation. Lots of choice.
Once you as an instance start any blocking yourself, then by definition you're not Federated. This is the weak point of the entire ecosystem in my mind. If an instance is posting illegal content, let the law deal with it.
@marathon0 @ruud @captainepoch whoever runs the server and puts in the effort, sets the rules.
The beauty of federation is that you can choose the server where you agree with the rules and if don't find any run your own .
@marathon0 @ruud @captainepoch ❓