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The user does not have that decision. Instance blocking does not stop users from that instance from interacting with you.
I haven't really had negative interactions with hexbear users since instance blocking and blocking like 30 users I noticed being assholes way back. Maybe they're still responding to my comments without my knowing but idc
Same here. I do like having them there, but I wouldn't want to live on their instance because of the trolls
Then I’m oblivious how lemmy federation works.
Gotta read up on it
Mostly that blocking and defederation aren't the same thing. Blocking only stops the comms on that instance from showing up in your feed. It's entirely unrelated to the federation / activitypub mechanic. It's effectively like you turning on a local filter in your client, and only filters communities.
My experience on my old .world acct was that defederation didn't stop user interactions/comments, just posts and search/discovery.
It definitely does.
Huh. I don't know why i could still see stuff on the old one. Idk. But then again I'm no expert on it 🤷