Lauren WeinsteinSo it seems like there's a pretty clear enhancement needed to the #Mastodon blocking paradigm. When a remote user (or the instance a remote user is on) is blocked system-wide by a local admin, any users on that local system who currently follow that now blocked user (or any other users on a now blocked instance), should be *notified* of this action, so they can determine if they wish to stay on that local instance given the policy decision of its admin. If they aren't informed, they cannot make informed decisions, and may simply assume remote users that they follow have stopped posting.
John Breen@lauren This seems exactly right to me.
If I followed someone from another instance, and the admin of that site had blocked that person, I'd hope #Universeodon would let me know.
Got a notify today about a suspicious follower request.
It's better than being at the mercy of Elon Musk, I can say that for sure.