It’s a frontend for lemmy, and it had a secret block list. Generally made of people who held such extreme and toxic positions like “fascism is bad” or “rich people shouldn’t be rich when other people are starving”
Well from what i know it’s not really blocked, the targetted users and communities get their content either not displayed, either as an error message. They’re technically there, not blocked, but the frontend chooses to hide them.
Mr_Fish@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
It’s a frontend for lemmy, and it had a secret block list. Generally made of people who held such extreme and toxic positions like “fascism is bad” or “rich people shouldn’t be rich when other people are starving”
outerzenith@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
whuh? why does a front-end have the ‘permission’ to block users? shouldn’t that fall to the instance instead?
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And that, you see, is the crux of everybody’s objection to it.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yeah it doesn’t need “permission”, that’s the thing. Dude just made it so the things or people he didn’t like caused “error messages.”
69420@lemmy.world 2 months ago
My guess is that the blocking is done client-side.
Takapapatapaka@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 2 months ago
Well from what i know it’s not really blocked, the targetted users and communities get their content either not displayed, either as an error message. They’re technically there, not blocked, but the frontend chooses to hide them.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Apparently it also includes opinions such as, “penguins are cool,” and “check out this silly knife.”
popekingjoe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Well you’re obviously trying to rile people up with those statements.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Your knives ain’t silly, they’re cool af
watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
At just a quick glance, I don’t see my account listed but my username is in the regex. lol
Mr_Fish@lemmy.nz 2 months ago
I’m the same. I think you’re blocked if either is true
Pogogunner@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
That’s correct. The regex based blocking will block the username on any instance
lookingforanALFpolycule@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Or “animals don’t deserve to be put in death camps”
Hated@lemmy.world 1 month ago
i’ve only been here for i day and none of you are even remotely as reasonable as you describe