Edit: I tried to search how to create the link, but couldn't find the right info, so would appreciate any insight. But you should be able to search in Mastodon for them.

[–] angrywaffle@piefed.social 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

does anyone know why fosstodon seems to be blocked on piefed.social?

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

There was drama last year because the (or one?) moderator of fosstodon is a fascist.

[–] angrywaffle@piefed.social 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That's unfortunate. I understand the admin's perspective, but most users, myself included, are likely in the dark about these backend issues. It’s frustrating to have barriers to following people in an already small community. Is this just the inevitable tradeoff of federation? If anyone knows of a less regulated piefed instance, I’m all ears.

[–] railway692@piefed.zip 1 points 28 minutes ago* (last edited 25 minutes ago)

Is this just the inevitable tradeoff of federation?

Not being able to follow someone isn't a federation problem, it's an instance mismatch problem.

When you can't follow the people you want on Twitter (because they were banned), that's an instance mismatch. Your preferences don't align with Twitter's.

The difference is that, with Twitter, there is only one instance. You can't switch to a different Twitter where those people aren't blocked.

On Fedi, you can choose an instance that blocks and federates according to your preference. And if you can't find one (unlikely for most users), you can host your own.

If you just want Piefed instances with less regulation, these appear to have the fewest number of blocks:

[–] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

I'm not sure if it's Lemmy or my client (Jerboa) but when I tap on that link I don't get their real Mastodon profile. I get something that looks legit, but it has minimal details and only one post from 9 months ago??