If I as a user don’t want to interact with or amplify an instance - such as lemmy.ml - for whatever reason

Is there a way to do so? I’ve been blocking individual communities on Lemmy.ml to avoid amplifying that instance. But more pop up. Is there any way for me as a user to block an entire instance?

  • ATGM 🚀@beehaw.orgOP
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    1 year ago

    We’ll have to see, but by my past experiences with Tankies and other authoritarians, I don’t expect reasonable behavior.

    • ericjmorey@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      They have shown a history of being open to contributions to Lemmy separate from their extreme political opinions. But you need to choose how you spend your efforts, I understand not wanting to risk having your effort essentially wasted by having your contributions denied.

      • ATGM 🚀@beehaw.orgOP
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        1 year ago

        Personally, I wouldn’t contribute to a project controlled by authoritarians - But I also understand why others would.

        The reason I wanted to block the instance to begin with is mostly so I can use Lemmy without feeling compelled to focus on these issues.

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          1 year ago

          Well I mean the problem is we are using it, so we need to fork it or not if we are going that route. But making a contribution and having it denied is the first step to a fork.