how do we report problematic instances? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Kovu@lemmy.world to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

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there is a rightwinger instance constantly showing up in my feed and blocking users/communities one by one is getting a bit annoying :/

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[-] RGB@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Reporting isn't good. I do think users should have an ability to block instances for themselves. (you can do that right now if you run your own instance)

[-] manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech 6 points 2 years ago

yeah, users need more control, instances need the ability to defederate due to anything crossing legal lines in thier jursdictions, but right now its used for more than that simply because it works well.

users should have control over blocking not just communities but entire instances if they please and meta on posts/communities should be correct so instances can show users SFW public pages for non-members (aka the general public)

[-] supernovae@readit.buzz 16 points 2 years ago

Users should absolutely have mute/block/privacy controls. These should be used to build the community they want and see what they want to see.

Users should not be left to "fend for themselves" against abuse/hate/racism having a platform.

A person of color should feel safe.
Women should feel safe.
LGBTQIA+ should feel safe.
BIPOC should feel safe.

They should be able to login, find their community and participate without needing to deal with DM's of lynchings, being publichly shamed with racial slurs. Power belongs to real community and real engagement, not abusers.

[-] edgerunneralexis@dataterm.digital 7 points 2 years ago

Users should not be left to "fend for themselves" against abuse/hate/racism having a platform.

This is precisely the point I've been trying to make elsewhere in the thread. Maybe some people want total individual freedom/responsibility to block or not, but most of us want to find an instance community that will protect us and serve our interests by dealing with that for us, so we don't have to go through that mental health damage constantly.