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Wana hear something funny? The same behavior applies to the whole fediverse and can be intended
For example:
- I can restrict my post to not federate, altho thats a Akkoma (maybe also Pleroma) specific Feature, Misskey does support that too i think, its once again just Mastodon which dont support local posts only
- Beside of that, under certain circumstances within the protocol, a blocked instance can still get a post, replies then wont be accepted by the origin server, the person who made the reply wont get notified. And this behavior can even happen on user block level if the block isnt properly federated or the replying server ignores user blocks from remote instances.
- Another way is that Users can configure their Account in a way that they wont see the replies
- One kinda different but somewhat similiar thing can be Quotes, think of Quotes like a proper Link Preview, the original poster doesnt have to be tagged (neither in replies)
So, the whole situation basically boils down to a situation that within the fediverse you cant assume that the original author knows every reply. Thats intended, thats protocol, you cant change that, its a technical limitation, that cant even be fixed with the best developer writing the best code on earth and invents the best protocol on earth. Thats basically the downside of federation.
Sorry to say so
There is a way to get in control of posts, but it is extremely hard to enforce:
- Instead of allowing your instance to federate with anyone, make a allowlist
- Prevent outsiders (which dont have an account) that they cant see any post on your server, basically if i open your instance, the only thing which should show up is the login page
- make sure that every instance you federate with, have the same behavior, otherwise your posts can get leaked to public and you loose control
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2025-06-20 18:56:15
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