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Finding an instance that blocks least and is least blocked (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago by Kurt@lemmy.one to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Is there a way to shop around for a Lemmy instance based on how many instances are blocking it and how many instances it's blocking? For example, I noticed that the lemmygrad.ml instance is relatively popular, but it seems like a lot of other instances block it. It also blocks a bunch of other instances. So, if there are any communities on there that might be relevant to me then I would be missing out. I guess I could just create an account on a walled instance, but I would prefer not to keep creating accounts. I'd like to just find one instance that maximizes my access. Is the answer to just run my own instance?

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[–] Kurt@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Oh wow what did lemmygrad.ml do?

[–] rrpeak@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I hate linking you to reddit but this post came to mind Choosing an instance; and my issues with lemmygrad

[–] jarfil@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Why can't a user choose to block an instance? That sounds like it should be a feature request, at least for the app.

[–] Kurt@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay, thanks for filling me in. I myself am skeptical about US-centric, mainstream criticism of China and DPRK et al., but I can see how that gets annoying when people get carried away with it. If there's a way to mute instances rather than completely sever the connection for all the members of an instance with a block, I think that would have been more appropriate in this case. I think Mastodon has that functionality, but maybe not.

[–] rrpeak@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

It seems like Lemmy does not have this functionality yet https://feddit.de/post/753220

[–] Phantom_Engineer@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're just generally annoying. They're tankies, constantly praising Putin and the CCP.

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 1 points 1 year ago

Basically sums it up really, although it's great fun to drop in and stir up shit every so often.

They're completely off the deep end though.

[–] CrimsonOnoscopy 7 points 1 year ago

Deny and or support genocide, for one thing

[–] fluffman86@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

@rrpeak@feddit.de linked one reddit post while I was searching for this one, so here it is anyway:

https://old.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/13zl7s1/fediversetips_i_do_not_recommend_lemmy_i_have/

And here's the OG mastodon post from fedi.tips:

https://mstdn.social/@feditips/106835057054633379

Make sure to "Show More" on each post in the thread, including the replies. I thought it was all spamming the same post for a minute, lol.