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Why do I have multiple banned users on my instance, when I never blocked anyone?

I started to notice that I have multiple banned users on my instance, even though I have never banned anyone. And that number is increasing.

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  • Ok but what if I get a ban on lemmy.xyz, will that affect other instances?

    Cause I think that's what OP is talking about, that their users got banned on other instances, not their home one.

    • Yes. The users banned on other instances will not be able to access his / her / their instance from their home instance, as they're banned there. Sorry, I'm usually trying to explain myself way too complicated.

      • I'm just more confused now to be honest. I'm not doing the best job either.

        Let's have instances H, A and B. The user's home instance is H.

        If the user gets a ban on any of these, how will it affect their use of other instances?

        So,

        Ban on H: ...

        Ban on A: ...

        Ban on B: ...

        (Ofc A and B are the same, but gotta have 3 instances to know the effect on the 3rd one.)

        • Hmm. So, right now, you could totally post in one of the communities on my instance, right? If I ban you, you can't do that any more, but you'll still be able to post everywhere else. But if lemmy.world bans your account, that very account can't be used to post anywhere any more.

          You'd have to register somewhere else.

        • If your home instance is H and you're banned on H, you're banned everywhere.

          If your home instance is H and you're banned in A, you can't interact with A.

          If your home instance is H and you're banned in A, B gets a wanted poster from A but B's not required to arrest them.

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