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YSK the Tesseract dev made a blacklist of Lemmy users that get filtered from their Frontend
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SocialMediaRefugee lemmy.world SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
#152 · Quote Reply

I just want Lemmy to have a better, more wholesome, and welcoming experience for new users, as such I've decided to block the things I think we can all agree are bad: Calls for violence Politics Sex Nu metal People who put egg in potato salad Jerry (all of them)

Add putting ketchup on hotdogs

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Girl Named ZERO (she/her) piefed.zeromedia.vip guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip
Joined: 2025-09-19
#153 · Quote Reply

but I guess it’s supposed to be an anti-spam thing Oh my God, I swear some people will just never get it. No dude, this isn't just someone trying to block spam, this is ideologically targeted to silently remove specific viewpoints from people who use the stylesheet without disclosing that they're doing that. This obviously has nothing to do with spam. Keep giving people like this the benefit of...

Oh, whoa, I did not see that. From what I had seen I could have sworn that it had general political blocking. That’s my bad!

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emergencyfood sh.itjust.works emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-03
#154 · Quote Reply

I'm not cool enough to be on the list? 🥺👉👈

'🥺👉👈' is on the list, by the way.

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Deep mander.xyz Deep@mander.xyz
Joined: 2026-04-07
#155 · Quote Reply

Made it!

Finally, some recognition.

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Luci lemmy.ca Luci@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-09
#156 · Quote Reply

Made it!

I’m still pissed that I didn’t! Like holy fuck just look at my post history I’m toxic as fuck!

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Catoblepas lemmy.blahaj.zone Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-06-13
#157 · Quote Reply

^ means start of string, so its anything that starts with Fuck

Lmao, the delicate masses must be kept from seeing anyone who starts a sentence with a swearsie

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Catoblepas lemmy.blahaj.zone Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-06-13
#158 · Quote Reply

“Who are you to decide…?”, “What gives you the right to…?” A: Well, somebody’s fucking got to. That's the job of the fucking instance admins, you dimwitted moron. What a self-aggrandizing piece of shit. He should have left when he said he was going to a year ago.

Never trust anyone who screams about how hard they’re leaving and immediately come back for more. It’s narcissist behavior, just like believing he should get to silently block leftist and trans instances without explanation. And I don’t consider that little footnote in his self centered rant about how right he is to be anything resembling a justification.

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Forester pawb.social Forester@pawb.social
Joined: 2024-12-06
#159 · Quote Reply

Oh, whoa, I did not see that. From what I had seen I could have sworn that it had general political blocking. That’s my bad!

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Girl Named ZERO (she/her) piefed.zeromedia.vip guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip
Joined: 2025-09-19
#160 · Quote Reply

Truth nuke

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cookiecoookie lemmy.world cookiecoookie@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-16
#161 · Quote Reply

Made it!

Made it in too

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Malyca lemmy.zip Malyca@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-04-13
#162 · Quote Reply

I'll wear it as a badge of honor

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Malyca lemmy.zip Malyca@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-04-13
#163 · Quote Reply

How the hell am I on this list? I barely post it comment on anything.

I'm new and I'm on it IDK. Maybe just participating in certain posts is enough?

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volore scribe.disroot.org volore@scribe.disroot.org
Joined: 2026-03-25
#164 · (edited) Quote Reply

Whoa hang on now... all Jerry's? I dunno if I can get behind that.

Your ice cream is now just "Ben's" branded

Sorry, I don't make the rules, just the way it is.

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postmateDumbass lemmy.world postmateDumbass@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#165 · Quote Reply

Made it!

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WoodScientist lemmy.world WoodScientist@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-06
#166 · Quote Reply

I'm not sure if they don't like me because I'm trans, or if they just hate wood scientists.

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DrQuickbeam lemmy.world DrQuickbeam@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-02
#167 · Quote Reply

I just want Lemmy to have a better, more wholesome, and welcoming experience for new users, as such I've decided to block the things I think we can all agree are bad: Calls for violence Politics Sex Nu metal People who put egg in potato salad Jerry (all of them)

HERE HERE!

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞 lemmy.world daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#168 · Quote Reply

The heck did I make the list for? lol

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞 lemmy.world daychilde@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#169 · Quote Reply

YSK I have a personal black list of users that I never will see again. If you can still see this message you’re fine.

I can't see the message. :(

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datavoid sh.itjust.works datavoid@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-02
#170 · Quote Reply

Awe, I didn't make the list 😢

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humorlessrepost lemmy.world humorlessrepost@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#171 · Quote Reply

Made it!

Same! I’m honored!

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Homosexual sapiens lemmy.blahaj.zone Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-06-24
#172 · Quote Reply

Shit, I gotta dial up the woke more. Human rights for everyone, I guess? Will that do it?

I think it's more like saying "it is good to defend ourselves against people who seek to kill us for our innate characteristics" is crossing the line. Or that colonialism should not be allowed

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Darkassassin07 lemmy.ca Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-01
#173 · (edited) Quote Reply

I like how this dev used regex to match any similar names, not just the specific name they're trying to block. People out there catching strays, getting blocked when they've done nothing but have a similar name to someome this dev doesn't like.

"^Darkassassin([0-9]+)?$",

Did they block me? Someone else, but I'm similar?

I've never used another number with this name, just the full 'Darkasassin07'

Screw anyone called 'Darkasassin' I guess 🤷🏻

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banshee lemmy.world banshee@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#174 · Quote Reply

I’m still pissed that I didn’t! Like holy fuck just look at my post history I’m toxic as fuck!

I was a little nervous because I haven't commented that much lately. There must be a processing delay 😄

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Nate Cox programming.dev natecox@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-07-07
#175 · (edited) Quote Reply

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Cypressed lemmy.blahaj.zone cyclonedusk@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-05-17
#176 · Quote Reply

making a list of undesirables to disenfranchise is a rather alarmingly faschy thing to do >.>; just sayin'...

i've been mulling it over and it creeps me out more and more. all too easily, a misplaced sense of self-importance in a principal administrative figure can spoil like milk forgotten in a hot car. I've seen this sort of thing happen PERSONALLY.

Someone I had known became the big fish in their small pond. They began systematically ejecting and excommunicating anyone who didn't agree with them. Eventually the only people left in their circle were exclusively yes-men who did not DARE to challenge or question anything--lest they were to dispose of said yes-men too. Yes-men incentivized to say 'yes' to, and thereby condone, and then encourage, increasingly outrageous and deranged impulses.

The first domino has fallen over and struck the second, which is now tilting past any point of equilibrium. For a while longer, everything will be fine; the people who ingratiate themselves will be selectively immune from the same criticisms that get others blanket-'disappeared'... so hey, one might enjoy using that frontend for now...

...but I implore mindfulness and wariness. Very seldom do I see someone cross the first line without crossing the rest of them eventually. It's not impossible, but it's far from common. Anyone still using that frontend, if they start seeing "a certain kind of person" being bolstered exceptionally at the expense of everyone else, it's time to bail.

While it's not my place to dictate what the tesseract dev does, I do recall reading that they specifically were feeling dissatisfied with the work, and disappointed by the way their users were acting, and had been considering abandoning the project. While I can't speak for this developer, obviously, I can't help but imagine myself in their position... and on that basis I for one believe I would have sooner relinquished the project and walked away entirely rather than see myself turn it into a tool of targeted harassment and marginalization With A Cheerful Coat Of Paint.

.......

it's just setting off my alarm bells real bad. This looks too much like other abusive shit i've been through over the decades.

but eh. maybe i'm just paranoid... grain of salt, mileage may vary, et cetera.

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-06-11
#177 · (edited) Quote Reply

Ohhhh wrong answer! BLOCKED 😜

Yay, im blocked

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ProfThadBach lemmy.world ProfThadBach@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-20
#178 · Quote Reply

I don't understand any of this but I would like to know how to find out if I am on the list.

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kunaltyagi programming.dev kunaltyagi@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-06-12
#179 · Quote Reply

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Blocklist also works. And it's a single letter difference

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Sv443 sh.itjust.works Sv443@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-02-05
#180 · Quote Reply

I don't understand any of this but I would like to know how to find out if I am on the list.

Doesn't look like you are: https://copyparty.adrian.place/u/?doc=policy.json

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MrShankles lemmy.world MrShankles@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#181 · Quote Reply

I can't see the message. :(

What are we talking about?

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chilicheeselies lemmy.world chilicheeselies@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-05
#182 · Quote Reply

This has to be just for the creators use right? Like accidentally committed, or a project where they had no intention of others actually using it? Any other explanation is insane.

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ammonium lemmy.world ammonium@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-06
#183 · Quote Reply

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I prefer the term africanmericanlist

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chilicheeselies lemmy.world chilicheeselies@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-05
#184 · Quote Reply

And that’s a large part of the issue. The frontend doesn’t actually disclose this blocklist at all. In fact, it actively takes steps to obfuscate things and make it appear as if the blocklist doesn’t exist at all. For example, attempting to view a blocked instance shows a generic network error, rather than a “this instance is being blocked by your frontend” error. And blocked users aren’t simpl...

Oh that's mental. I didn't realize it was that bad. Something new to worry about scanning for when using open source!

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chilicheeselies lemmy.world chilicheeselies@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-05
#185 · Quote Reply

The Admiral posted this to his com: https://lemmy.today/post/57096701 Pinned and locked it, too. Apparently nothing was blocked, you only need to enable "toxic mode" to see the banned content.

Another one of those "I know better than you it's for your own good" types.

He's right though, no one should use tesseract. Or anything else he has made or will make. Seems too short sighted to see how he has betrayed the trust of his users.

That manifesto of his has supervillain energy.

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VeryFrugal sh.itjust.works napkin2020@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-01-18
#186 · Quote Reply

Pretty fucking funny imo.

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dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️ lemmy.world dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-20
#187 · Quote Reply

This has to be just for the creators use right? Like accidentally committed, or a project where they had no intention of others actually using it? Any other explanation is insane.

No, it's very much deliberate. You can read about the rationale straight from the developer's mouth (well, keyboard) right here:

https://sh.itjust.works/post/63914623

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dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️ lemmy.world dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-20
#188 · Quote Reply

Are you on the list? Do you want a badge?

No, I'm serious.

Print one!

Buy one!

Or just steal this .gif!

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prettybunnys piefed.social prettybunnys@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-10
#189 · Quote Reply

It's one of these things /j

Idk if you clocked my phone auto corrected to that spelling, I’ve seen them a couple times.

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ellypony lemmy.world ellypony@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-04
#190 · Quote Reply

Are you on the list? Do you want a badge? No, I'm serious. Print one! Buy one! Or just steal this .gif!

LOL

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VitoRobles lemmy.today VitoRobles@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-01-26
#191 · Quote Reply

Are you on the list? Do you want a badge? No, I'm serious. Print one! Buy one! Or just steal this .gif!

That is hilarious

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VitoRobles lemmy.today VitoRobles@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-01-26
#192 · Quote Reply

I don't understand any of this but I would like to know how to find out if I am on the list.

You're not on it. But come, let us both step up our game and get on this list together

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VitoRobles lemmy.today VitoRobles@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-01-26
#193 · Quote Reply

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Fair. I was using the term in the codebase.

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VitoRobles lemmy.today VitoRobles@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-01-26
#194 · (edited) Quote Reply

https://fedihosting.foundation/about-us/ Patrick is the CFO listed here: https://fedihosting.foundation/fhf-team/ Edit: https://sh.itjust.works/post/63914623 Their (locked for comments) public response.

Locked the post? What a little bitch! Couldn't take criticism, Admiral Patrick, you little snowflake?

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Darkassassin07 lemmy.ca Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-01
#195 · Quote Reply

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What, you got a problem with black lists now? You racist scumbag...

/s 🫶

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AItoothbrush lemmy.zip AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-06-12
#196 · Quote Reply

Are you on the list? Do you want a badge? No, I'm serious. Print one! Buy one! Or just steal this .gif!

Nouuu, i dont post so i didnt get banned. I need a similar badge but for getting chased at a pride protest

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Thebeardedsinglemalt lemmy.world Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-17
#197 · Quote Reply

I guess i'm not interesting enough

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dan upvote.au dan@upvote.au
Joined: 2023-06-14
#198 · Quote Reply

I missed all this drama. Is there still a way to see the list? I'm very curious about it.

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Jankatarch lemmy.world Jankatarch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-12
#199 · (edited) Quote Reply

I missed all this drama. Is there still a way to see the list? I'm very curious about it.

Someone saved it thankfully, here is the link.

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Jankatarch lemmy.world Jankatarch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-12
#200 · Quote Reply

In reply to an earlier post

Pretty sure that's a speedrun category?

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dan upvote.au dan@upvote.au
Joined: 2023-06-14
#201 · (edited) Quote Reply

Someone saved it thankfully, here is the link.

Interesting, thanks for the link. Strange that a bot is on the list (https://lemmy.bestiver.se/u/rssbot)

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