Post #2004729

2026-05-05 02:29 UTC

Instances can either be blocklisted or allowlisted. A given instance must choose one method or the other, and almost all instances choose the former. Hexbear is the only one I know that chose the later. They vet instances individually before allowing them. Keep in mind that the fediverse is not just Lemmy. It would be a lot of work to vet each new fediverse instance that comes along.

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@givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2026-05-05 02:53

Thanks! So it's just a setting they can flip at any time. When (not if) instance spam becomes an issue, there's already a way to address it. >Keep in mind that the fediverse is not just Lemmy. It would be a lot of work to vet each new fediverse instance that comes along. This could (hopefully would) be mitigated by blocklist admins monitoring one of the resources that quantify instance activity after like x months. If everything checks out, let em in with a reminder in y months to circle back. Semi related: I've always wanted to see a mod list that breaks down "local". Like, you look at .worlds modlist from the main page, and it's every mod action from every federate instance. It makes it hard for users to see what their own admins are up, especially with how frequent these discussions is, I feel that option would increase transparency for how an instance moderates so users can make informed decisions where to set up roots.

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