@stephanmaus With all due respect, what @CobaltVelvet is doing isn't “silencing”, it's not “censorship”, it's a decision to not federate with instances. It's a decision to curate the experience, so yes, it's a Walled Garden, but the issue with Walled Gardens isn't that they're walled, but they you have no choice.

Like, the argument that blocking is problematic presupposes that octodon is a monopoly. It's not. You want the content, go somewhere else.

Don't force people to federate your way.