Agrivar@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 年前How does federation actually work?message-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareHow does federation actually work?Agrivar@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 年前message-square12linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBitrotdeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 年前It doesn’t. Even if you defederate with an instance, you can still comment and vote on posts from that instance that predate the defederation and people on your instance will see them, it just won’t go to the original one.
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 年前 it just won’t go to the original one. And for clarity it won’t go to any other instances’ copies either.
It doesn’t. Even if you defederate with an instance, you can still comment and vote on posts from that instance that predate the defederation and people on your instance will see them, it just won’t go to the original one.
And for clarity it won’t go to any other instances’ copies either.