goatmeal on Nostr: the fediverse has a function that lets one instance block another. this splinters the ...

the fediverse has a function that lets one instance block another. this splinters the network into a few neighborhoods. a big group of instances block anyone to the right of stalin, a small group of instances only block the ones that have pedophilia and zoophilia and stuff like that, and a very tiny group of instances are dedicated to unspeakable shit.

it looks like the mostr bridge, which enables communication between the fediverse and nostr, isn't really blocking all of the worst fediverse instances. I actually run a pleroma instance. when I set it up I had to come up with a blocklist so that my instance doesn't get exposed to CP and other bad things, and it ended up being maybe a couple dozen instances I had to block back then. you also have to keep up with it and make sure the list is up to date all the time which is a chore.

from what I heard, the mostr bridge isn't preventing really bad stuff from flowing in the other direction either. a lot of fediverse instances have blocked it. the bridge lacks reasonable moderation on both ends.