I’m new to Lemmy and previously had an account on another instance (can’t recall which one), where I could see NSFW communities like those dedicated to adult content. However, after joining Lemmy.ml, I’ve noticed I can’t find or interact with those types of communities.
Can a Lemmy instance block its users from accessing specific communities or even entire instances that host such content ?
If so, is there a way to connect to those communities while staying on Lemmy.ml, or would I need to join a different instance ?
I’m just trying to understand how federation and instance rules work to make the most of the Fediverse.
Any insights would be super helpful—thanks in advance!
- Yes, instances can defederate with each other. lemmy.ml defederated with lemmynsfw.com, which is why you don’t see these posts. - You can try my instance, discuss.tchncs.de, as far as I see, they federate with lemmynsfw.com. - Do refrain from joining big instances, like lemmy.world, as they are currently dominating the Lemmyverse. 
- Yeah, lemmy.ml blocks most porn/nsfw/r34 instances. I personally like it that way. - I mainly sort posts by “all” and simply blocking NSFW tags hides some posts that aren’t full-blown porn but just involve mature topics. So it’s better than using an instance that doesn’t defederate and turning off NSFW posts, at least for me. - mander.xyz is pretty open to most instances afaik, check it out if interested. - if lemmy.ml blocks lemmynsfw.com and i create a account on lemmynsfw.com , Can i access lemmy.ml content ? including creating post , commenting and voting as this instance is for adult content and they have no reason to block any instance . Hence i will get all lemmy content - No, you will not get all Lemmy content even if lemmynsfw.com doesn’t block lemmy.ml. - You can normally browse lemmy.world instances though, not sure how well you can interact with their users or post. - Edit tip: If you’re new, make 2-3 accounts in instances that match your different interests. If you use a lemmy client app on your phone, you can switch accounts between different instances easily. - i can see my user but no feed in profile i can see questions from diff lemmy instance users but not from lemmy.ml also i did not recieve dm from lemmynsfw.com profile although i was able to put the asklemmy post in the bar and able to get it but there was no comment and after writing a comment it does not reflected on ml instance . seems like i will have to create 2 more accounts on every decentralised platfrom - Yeah, things get weird and finicky when one instance defederates from another. - Feel free to create accounts in other instances that meet your needs, and please include proper punctuation in their application forms xD - Edit: Sorry for mocking your English, you probably aren’t a native English speaker. Neither am I :P, my English used to be horrendous. It’s still a bit shabby, but gets the job done when I need to convey my thoughts. Try your best to improve! - Edit edit: You could have simply typed in a hurry, I probably embarrassed myself 🤣 
 
 
 
 
- Instances can defederate with other instances, effectively blocking them. For example your instance has blocked lemmynsfw.com and quite a few instances block lemmy.ml. It’s not the best instance to choose if you want to federate with a lot of other instances. - any instance you know ?? i tried beehaw but they did not created a account for me - deleted by creator - Never forget about SDF! - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDF_Public_Access_Unix_System 
- lemmy.dbzer0.com this is what i want , thx 
- Apparently we’re moving to piefed 🤞 - piefed seems interesting but i can only see lemmy subs and accounts 
 
 
- I like mine, discuss.tchncs.de. - agreed, I don’t feel I’m missing out on anything here, although obviously I don’t know because I don’t have an account on another instance - although if I joined the threadiverse now I would join an instance that also supports following microblogs, i.e. a piefed or mbin instance, probably will do that if I ever have a reason to abandon this account 
 
- I can vouch for lemm.ee being nice 
 
 





