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.
Well, when I get my instance up, any other that uses blocklists will not be federated by moi. The entire purpose of this ecosystem is to federate and NOT to be a single entity or walled garden. It dissapoints me to see admins that don't get this. Let users have the editorial power, we're supposed to be adults here. I'm on a much larger instance than yours and if I can keep up with the spam alone, then perhaps your volunteers aren't all they're cut out to be. LOL
@marathon0 @captainepoch @arturN Ehh, no, my server has 4x the users of qoto. But feel free to host your own.
OK I haven't checked so I'll take your word for that. Regardless the point stands - It's not that people want an anything goes instance, but want to be able to censor for themselves. Funny how people that beleive in 'Free Speech' like to moderate what others see with minimal oversight and/or transparency.
