How do I block a user, community, or instance on Lemmy?
Blocking a user
To block a user, go to their profile page and click on "Block user" on the right side of the profile.
Effects
When you block a user, you will no longer see their posts or comments. They will also not be able to send you private messages. However, they will still be able to see and reply to your posts and comments. In some version of Lemmy, you may also still receive notifications from them.
Exceptions
You can still see posts from blocked users if you go to a post over a direct link to it.
Local Admins can not be blocked.
Blocking a community
To block a community, go to the community page and click on "Block community" on the right sidepanel of the page.
Effects
When you block a community, you will no longer see their posts or comments. Even if you are going to a user's profile page, you will not see their posts or comments if they are from a blocked community. You will also not be able to see the community
Blocking an instance
To block an instance go to your profile settings and click on the "Blocks" tab.
Then click on "Block instance" and enter the instance domain you want to block.
Effects
When you block an instance, you will no longer see their posts or comments. You will also not be able to see the communities or users from that instance. You will also not be able to see the posts or comments from users on that
Exceptions
You can not block your own instance.
Hide single posts
To hide a single post, click on the three dots on the right side of the post and select "Hide post".
Effects
When you hide a post, you will no longer see that post. You can still see the comments on the post, but you will not be able to see the post itself. You can also still see the post if you go to the community page or the user's profile page.
Show / Hide hidden posts
To show hidden posts find the "Hidden post" you want to show and click on the three dots on the right side of the post. For example over a direct link, in the community page, in your feed, or in the user's profile page.
When you want to find a hidden post in a community page or in your feed you need to enable the option to show hidden posts.
