Really wish people would take the time to learn how the options work and not just assume they work a certain way, instance blocks are just for communities and not the users on the instance:
Users can now block instances. Similar to community blocks, it means that any posts from communities which are hosted on that instance are hidden. However the block doesn’t affect users from the blocked instance, their posts and comments can still be seen normally in other communities.
When people frame this option as if it’s an alternative to defederation it is both deceptive and dishonest because it does not help with the current issues instances like hexbear bring to the table, it just blocks the communities of that instance.
Blocking certain instances improves the experience by a huge amount, but it really isn’t sufficient. I don’t really need to encounter edgy teens saying that they hope America collapses and everyone inside gets murdered.
Really wish people would take the time to learn how the options work and not just assume they work a certain way, instance blocks are just for communities and not the users on the instance:
When people frame this option as if it’s an alternative to defederation it is both deceptive and dishonest because it does not help with the current issues instances like hexbear bring to the table, it just blocks the communities of that instance.
Blocking certain instances improves the experience by a huge amount, but it really isn’t sufficient. I don’t really need to encounter edgy teens saying that they hope America collapses and everyone inside gets murdered.