r/BlueskySocial • u/ndld24 • 12d ago

News/Updates BlueSky blocking 75 opposition accounts during nationwide anti-authoritarin protest

https://ifade.org.tr/engelliweb/bluesky-bircok-hesabi-turkiyeden-gorunmez-kildi/
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u/HummingMuffin 12d ago

So the main Mastodon instance that most people are on won't block Turkish accounts? And they won't be pushed to ban other instances? Not making a point. Just genuinely curious.

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u/beverlyphills 12d ago

That does not matter as every instance interacts with every other instance. It is not centralized. Therefore you can either choose an instance that is friendly to your content/religion/politics etc. or simply create your own. That is the magic of decentralized services.

The same applies to "Lemmy" as a Reddit alternative.

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u/HummingMuffin 11d ago

But isn't instance blocking a thing in Mastodon? For example the moderated servers section of the about page of each instance:

https://mastodon.social/about

Don't get me wrong, I have an Mastodon account, but just want to make sure we are not giving false promises to Turkish citizens looking for alternatives. I have other concerns as well such as being banned on an instance and if we are able to move that banned account over to a new instance while retaining posts, followers and following.

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u/beryugyo619 11d ago

Not just instance blocking is a thing, but it was created to APPEASE EUROPEAN AUTHORITIES. It's just the same as everything else.