@Beclfc@mastodonapp.uk I hope you can see this. I’m told there’s a blocking issue on servers. I can’t follow you at the moment. As soon as I can, I will again.
@EmmaKennedy I've heard a few things like this, plus instances blocking instances. Seems disconcerting.
@kepilo @EmmaKennedy Different instances have different policies, for example a lot of servers block mastodon.scot due to controversial decisions regarding who they let join.
@WhyNotZoidberg @EmmaKennedy This renders Mastodon far less of a good thing if they're going to be blocking and effectively restricting access. On the face of it, sounds worse than Twitter.
@kepilo @EmmaKennedy no, it's better than Twitter. If you don't like the moderation policy of your instance find another. But keep in mind that almost all instances block things Twitter let slide like racism, transphobia, homophobia, etc.
The benefit is of course that unlike Twitter hate speech and other disgusting activities actually are blocked.
@WhyNotZoidberg @kepilo @EmmaKennedy within the main "Fediverse" it looks like you can
a) chose an instance that minimally blocks other instances - so you can see lots but are at risk of being blocked by other
b) the converse. You end up choosing an instance that is quite block-happy, which ends up being seem by most instances but you won't see too much from more controversial
c) find/make a small instance and hope the blocking policy is what you want, and that it doesn't do much that's controversial and blocked by most in the Fediverse.
Looking at the instance mentioned in your first post, the admin apologized for a mistake, so presumably let something through that annoyed a lot.
@kepilo @WhyNotZoidberg @EmmaKennedy yup.
It is the issue with decentralised social media
@ParkinJim @WhyNotZoidberg @EmmaKennedy Not decided, and have no reason to take Mastodon off ‘test’, but I’m not sure this is for me. Sounds potentially chaotic & disparate.
@ParkinJim @WhyNotZoidberg @EmmaKennedy I’m definitely not at the stage of freling remotely confident to quit Twitter.
I detest Evil Mollusk, and I think he’ll destroy Twitter, but Mastodon with blocking, instances acting oddly, etc, etc isn’t really the Twitter alternative I’m looking for.
For me, a network is either OPEN, or I can’t work with it. #mastodon #support take note - lots will be thinking like I am.