Post B2Zz3qb2ktb44vtTJQ by shironeko@fedi.tesaguri.club
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(DIR) Post #B2Yc9I8HJQEMpA6dWK by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-22T19:07:16Z
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Just an occasional reminder that disabling replies is the #1 requested feature from Mastodon.https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc(EDIT: Direct link, in case the above doesn't work for you: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/8565)Limiting who can reply is also worth giving a thumbs-up to, currently at #10.https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762#mastodon #fediverse #ReplyControls #SocialMedia #TrustAndSafety
(DIR) Post #B2Yc9JaJueFvKQEXrs by renchap@oisaur.com
2026-01-22T22:10:39Z
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@stefan occasional reminder that we are very well aware of this and if it’s not implemented it’s because it is incredibly complex and impossible to do right on all aspects due to the federation, and reaching a compromise on how it should work exactly is not easy.But that’s near the top of the things we want to do and will happen at some point.
(DIR) Post #B2Yc9O6j66YRM5QTw0 by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-22T19:31:37Z
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And to preemptively address some of the common responses:"But what if it's misinformation?"Report it."But what if I don't like the post?Block/mute/ignore."But what if I have a strong urge to reply to a stranger?"Find a more productive way to spend your time."You can't solve social issues with technology!"This doesn't fix the underlying problem of people thinking they are owed someone else's attention and audience, but it does give tools to people who need them to stay safe."But..."This is the most requested feature, come on.
(DIR) Post #B2Z0TIEN3Qn7ow1gW0 by shironeko@fedi.tesaguri.club
2026-01-23T03:17:22.928043Z
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@stefan How would that even work, reply are not controlled by the poster's server right?
(DIR) Post #B2ZWlHypvCfqmzNw24 by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-23T03:36:55Z
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@shironeko I'd recommend going through the linked conversations about potential approaches, but in my mind, I'd imagine each server would reject replies that don't match the reply settings.Yes, there will be servers, either running outdated fediverse software, or designed to ignore the settings, and the replies might be visible there, but their reach will be limited.Obviously you can't stop people from talking about you in their dark corner far away, just like screenshots easily work around quote permissions. Or someone writing a blog post about you.Still, what we have now is pretty subpar and I've seen too many people leaving the fediverse because they feel unsafe and unwelcome. And they tell their friends who will never come here. This has to change.
(DIR) Post #B2ZWlJT0OWOtOqVXhA by shironeko@fedi.tesaguri.club
2026-01-23T09:19:11.886746Z
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@stefan right so the feature is actually "ignore replies to this post"
(DIR) Post #B2ZxnSF1RKFrxGDGFc by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-23T13:29:21Z
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@shironeko Ignoring them still keeps them visible to others though.I mean look, not much more here to add, we're discussing the top most upvoted feature request. I think we can trust that people need this.
(DIR) Post #B2ZxnTNDEMOtSx3Jei by shironeko@fedi.tesaguri.club
2026-01-23T14:22:06.610712Z
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@stefan ignoring is what you are describing yeah? again, replies are distributed by the replier's server, you have no control over it.
(DIR) Post #B2Zyu9Rhoq1Xdvu1om by stefan@stefanbohacek.online
2026-01-23T14:26:27Z
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@shironeko I see what you mean. I guess you can put it that way. So all the servers that respect reply controls will "ignore" the reply and not display it, making it basically invisible to the original poster and pretty much all their followers.Outdated servers and servers set up to purposefully ignore reply controls can be blocked.Seems like a pretty good solution.
(DIR) Post #B2Zz3qb2ktb44vtTJQ by shironeko@fedi.tesaguri.club
2026-01-23T14:36:18.532532Z
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@stefan yeah you can even not store and distribute it, but the word "ignore" clearly communicates to the user the actual mechanism and what risk profile it have.