Default instance blocks should largely replace defederation

Since what content users might want to see is quite unlikely to match which servers the admins tolerate, choosing instance on the Fediverse can be quite complicated, which is inconvenient and off-putting for new users.

For this reason, and simply that the Fediverse is stronger united, I believe defederation should ideally be reserved for illegal content and extreme cases. If Fediverse platforms would allow instances to simply block the rest for users by default, the user experience would be the same, unless they decide otherwise.

@fediverse #fediverse #defederation

  • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    11 months ago

    Ask people who face open abuse because of their identity how they feel, and you’ll see that not everyone wants what you want.

    If there are people who want me dead, then a response of “tough, you and every other queer person has to block them all yourselves, one by one” isn’t the all in one solution you think it is.

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      11 months ago

      I hear you, and that’s why I’m suggesting the implementation of default instance blocks before more open federation.

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        11 months ago

        Who builds those default lists? Because most social media platforms are tolerant of transphobia for example, as long as it’s “civil”.

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          11 months ago

          No, I mean that admins select instances that are blocked by default for users. Kinda like a soft defederation.

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            11 months ago

            Ok, I can see that. Hard and soft options. The admin can choose whether it can be over ridden by users or not.