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@polotek If I want to block a Mastodon instance, I can just search, find an account on that instance, and block. That is the social contract here. Unless I’ve missed something, Brid.gy has no accounts I can find and block. This would be trivial for the developer to solve, but instead he demands that I either advertise his service with a hashtag in my bio or DM him to plead my case. That isn’t how this works for other servers. Bridgy and Bluesky aren’t special. 3 comments
@polotek Why wouldn’t that have been in the announcement? Why would I have to ask personally? If I want to block any other server, I don’t ask around, I search and block. We were given a server name, brid.gy, and as a user I can’t block that. I think that’s bad enough on its own, but it also tells me what to expect from future behavior.  @DinosaurRobo what does it tell you to expect? That people might use your protocol that is open by default and not actually ask your permission? That's probably a great thing to expect. What are you gonna do about that very important reality? |
Gregory's Server
@DinosaurRobo you've missed something. The bridge guy is telling anybody who will listen what the name of his bridge will be so you can block it. Did you actually ask?