Lauren WeinsteinMay 28, 2023
So 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.
Show threadJohn BreenMay 28, 2023
@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.
Show threadJohn Breen
@lauren But it does beg the question, why would someone be on an instance that blocked them ? Can't they move to another instance ?
I'm not sure I completely understand, but I think we mostly agree. I don't want anyone muted, without an audit trail and notifications.
May 28, 2023 at 1:19amWeb
Show threadLauren WeinsteinMay 28, 2023
@jab01701mid OK. Here we go. User A is on instance A. User A follows user B on instance B. Admin of instance A either system-wide blocks user B or blocks system-wide the entire instance B. User A doesn't know that this block has been put in place by their instance A admin, and assumes user B isn't posting anymore. Since user A wasn't informed of the block, they don't suspect anything is amiss, and don't realize that they might want to leave instance A.