Is there any plan to de-federate from exploding-heads?
Is there any plan to de-federate from exploding-heads?
Most of the bigger instances seem to have done this, as it hosts mostly alt right content.
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My general view on defederation was to do so at a time when it becomes a problem. Are people actually seeing content from there? Are users becoming a problem with what lemmy.nz users are seeing? (If you're from another instance, and the posts are on other instances, we can't change that).
Remember you can report posts that originate on other instances, we can remove them from our view even if they aren't removed from the other server (who also get the report). But most importantly, reporting gives us a view on what people don't want to see.
With that said, I've been watching for some time and anticipating needing to block that instance at some point. If that's what most people want, I'm fine with it. But I'm not aware of any problems specifically for us regarding that instance.
Maybe I’m using Lemmy incorrectly, but I was getting a bunch of spam from the daily caller in my “new” feed, I wasn’t sure how to block it
So first up, if it's content you think doesn't belong here (even if it's on another instance!) then report it using the report button (in menu under post on website, apps will mostly have a way to do it but it will vary by app - feel free to ask in !support@lemmy.nz for help). I can remove it if I agree, and at the very least it helps me know what people don't want to see.
If you want to block a community, you can click on the community which is listed above the post on the website. Then on the community page you should see a big red "Block community" (not visible if you've joined the community).
On apps there will be a similar process that varies by app.
But if you're blocking an unfriendly, unwelcoming, or hateful community - please report it as well.
Exploding heads is an alt-right instance that just spouts hate and whatnot, and they're not trying to hide it. Instead of waiting for it becoming a larger problem, just nip it in the bud and prevent further issues.