I would like to know if I can feel safe here, or if I should pack it up and start looking elsewhere sooner rather than later.

If the kbin staff have already made there intentions clear, please let me know.

  • Kaldo@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    then you can block the whole instance, yourself, for your own account. It has the same effect as the server defederating, but it only affects you.

    Factually untrue, it is not the same at all. It is also a kbin specific feature that someone on lemmy doesn’t have access to, for example.

    • EnglishMobster@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      This thread is specific to Kbin, which is why I mention it.

      Lemmy doesn’t integrate well with the rest of the fediverse at all, period. It’s one of the many reasons why I left.

      Threads users won’t be able to make articles here on Kbin anyway (IIRC); they’d make microblogs. So blocking them would effectively remove them from your microblogs, and if they reply to anything in here I don’t think you’ll see that either.

      • Kaldo@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        Blocking a domain through kbin only blocks threads from appearing on your feed. You still see users from that domain and their comments, and they see you and anything you post since it gets sent to their server.

        I think I’ve seen people comment on threads from mastodon, and maybe down the line threads implements… threads… as well, nothing’s stopping them really.

        edit: also, as for

        This thread is specific to Kbin, which is why I mention it.

        We’re all part of the fediverse meaning someone from lemmy might want to participate on kbin magazines too. Not considering them when making decisions like this is a bit selfish.