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Is there a way to completely block users from an instance? Comments and posts?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/22165438

Is there a way to completely block users from an instance? Comments and posts? (Technical question) - sh.itjust.works

Howdy, so while I’m able to block all posts from hexbear.net [http://hexbear.net] accounts, it seems there’s no way for me to block all their comments on instances they’re federated with. I’d rather not leave some of the communities that are still federated with them, but I would like to be able to block or hide all of their comments in the threads. Is there any way to do this yet? Or do I just need to move to an instance that’s defederated from them?

Fermion Jul 12, 2024

Connect for lemmy allows instance blocking. I don’t see any posts from hexbear and their comments show as hidden unless I tap to show the contents.

ruckblack Jul 12, 2024

Interesting, maybe I’ll make the switch. I’m on sync for now, and it’s in-app blocking features leave a lot to be desired

I'm back on my BS 🤪Jul 12, 2024

Voyager also has instance blocking if you wanna give that one a shot too.

Psychadelligoat Jul 12, 2024

Please for the love of God tell me how I’ve looked at settings menus and googled y and nothing of value comes up

I'm back on my BS 🤪Jul 13, 2024

omg lol

Settings

Filters & blocks

Block instances

let me know if you want some screenshots

Psychadelligoat Jul 13, 2024

Sweet fuck it makes you scroll past your individual block list that’s why I couldn’t find it

Baffling design decision, saviour

GreyEyedGhost Jul 13, 2024

I completely agree. I feel like I have to traverse the entire menu system, which is also broken into different areas, to find some feature I’m sure must be there, I just haven’t found it yet.

stoy Jul 13, 2024

You can allways block through the desktop site and it’ll work.

stoy Jul 13, 2024

Just block it directly on the instance.

I was on Memmy for the first months here, and instance blocking was not supported through the app, but I could do it on desktop, and it still worked as it was blocked on my account.

LainTrain Jul 12, 2024

If the goal is to block out all progressives, won’t you also have to block individual users who are not of that instance, but are still active within?

BippinThatBop Jul 12, 2024

He’ll have to block himself too eventually🤣

ruckblack Jul 12, 2024

Who said progressives? I said hexbear.net, huge difference

stoy Jul 13, 2024

I have blocked plenty of high profile progressive instances, hexbear, blahaj, and more.

I didn’t do it because they were progressive, I did it because I can’t stand the behavior of hexbear communities. I also got my feed completely taken over by posts from blahaj instances. I am fine with the trans community, if you figure out that you are trans, fine, I will do my best to respect you and your identity, but I don’t want my feed taken over by posts about a single topic.

Then there are instances that specifically cater to a single language I don’t speak, I block them right away.

Finally, NSFW communities like lemmynsfw.com, I use my phone at work quite a bit, and I don’t even want to risk opening a NSFW picture at work, so I filter the entrie instances dedicated to NSFW content.

tyler Jul 13, 2024

Hexbear is the opposite of progressive. It’s absolutely chock full of hatred of tons of groups. And they just make up shit instead of caring about facts.

Admiral Patrick Jul 12, 2024

AFAIK, your home server would need to be fully defederated with an instance for you to stop seeing comments from users there. Instance blocking only blocks posts from there and I think communities hosted there. Only other way is to block those users individually which is a pain.

TotallyNotSpez Jul 13, 2024

I’m using Connect and blocked both hexbear and lemmy.ml.

It’s a peaceful life.

asudox Jul 13, 2024

Locking as this post violates rule 5.