#tip Individuals can block entire instances. Just pick an individual from the instance in question, go to their profile, and open up the menu you would use to mute, block, or report them. Under these options is another one: hide all posts from <instance>. You'll be asked to confirm, just in case. Once you pull the trigger, refresh your feed. You won't see material from the instance you just blocked.
I just verified this by blocking switter.at, BTW.
Don't get me wrong: I'm glad Switter exists because sex workers need and deserve safe spaces more than anybody else, but I visit Mastodon on my phone at my day job instead of going out for a smoke break. I don't need un-tagged NSFW material showing up in my feed.
And I don't mean nudity. Because I'm a man, a woman looking over my shoulder and seeing a photo of a woman in lingerie can accuse me of sexual harassment. I don't need that hassle.
it is problematic, yes. i fixed it on my own local instance by tagging any post from switter as NSFW, but doing that in mastodon is probably a pain in the ass. i haven't looked at it.
@kaniini I can't help you there. But I've seen people from Switter publicly refuse to even consider toning down or CW'ing content they consider PG-13, and I don't blame them. Doesn't mean I want to see it if I crack open the Federated feed, and I suspect others are in similar positions.
It's also a way to deal with instances with asshole infestations like shitposter.club.
Apparently if you exercise your free right to mute an instance and pick and choose what you want to see, you are 'ghettoizing' them (not my choice of terms, just paraphrasing someone).
@superruserr @kaniini Maybe I am, but I refuse to care. #MyFeedMyRules.
that person asked me how to block me, then called me a stalker when i replied with instructions on how to block me, as requested