No, if you are blocked by someone on Reddit - you can’t see their profile or responses. All responses by them become [unavailable] and you can’t reply.
Shadowbanning is when you can keep replying but no-one can see it and you don’t know that you’re banned.
As I said initially, if every instance was Piefed - you wouldn’t be able to reply in the first place to someone who has blocked you. Whilst that interpretation of blocking could be disagreeable, it’s not what I consider ‘shadowbanning’ as you’re being directly blocked from interacting.
Every instance isn’t PieFed, though. PieFed exists in the context of Lemmy, as Lemmy does PieFed. In its current iteration, it’s shadowbanning at best and more draconian censorship at worst. I understand that you’d be right if we all jumped to PieFed, but given what I consider are its anti-features I never intend to do so, not to mention the deplorable views of Rimu. I know I’m not alone in that.
Every instance isn’t PieFed, though. PieFed exists in the context of Lemmy
I know. I’m just saying that the function is not meant to shadowban as you allege.
Do you think the only reason a software owner developing a social-media type site might have to stop people from being able to reply to those who blocked them is to censor communists?
Do you think the only reason a software owner developing a social-media type site might have to stop people from being able to reply to those who blocked them is to censor communists?
No, and I’ve never made that point, only that it’s a significant portion of how Rimu designs PieFed. Never the only or even the most important, but important enough to have an impact, as proven with censoring Hexbear and Lemmygrad by default.
As long as you can reply to replies of people who blocked you, I think it’s fine. Reddit’s approach is absolutely insane.
*Which is not what piefed does
Reddit goes further and does the [unavailable] thing.
That’s not further, it shows you that someone tried to reply. PieFed doesn’t even show that.
No, if you are blocked by someone on Reddit - you can’t see their profile or responses. All responses by them become [unavailable] and you can’t reply.
Ah, gotcha, misunderstood. It’s been a while since I used Reddit. Still, you’re effectively shadowbanned either way on PieFed, but not on Lemmy.
Shadowbanning is when you can keep replying but no-one can see it and you don’t know that you’re banned.
As I said initially, if every instance was Piefed - you wouldn’t be able to reply in the first place to someone who has blocked you. Whilst that interpretation of blocking could be disagreeable, it’s not what I consider ‘shadowbanning’ as you’re being directly blocked from interacting.
Every instance isn’t PieFed, though. PieFed exists in the context of Lemmy, as Lemmy does PieFed. In its current iteration, it’s shadowbanning at best and more draconian censorship at worst. I understand that you’d be right if we all jumped to PieFed, but given what I consider are its anti-features I never intend to do so, not to mention the deplorable views of Rimu. I know I’m not alone in that.
I know. I’m just saying that the function is not meant to shadowban as you allege.
Do you think the only reason a software owner developing a social-media type site might have to stop people from being able to reply to those who blocked them is to censor communists?
No, and I’ve never made that point, only that it’s a significant portion of how Rimu designs PieFed. Never the only or even the most important, but important enough to have an impact, as proven with censoring Hexbear and Lemmygrad by default.