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What is the exact meaning of the "Banned" label next to a user? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago by Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
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For example, I've come across this:

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  1. Type: User Page. Name: "CanadaRocks" ("@CanadaRocks@piefed.ca"). Publisher: ["Lemmy". "sh.itjust.works"]. Accessed: 2025-07-22T02:07Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/u/CanadaRocks@piefed.ca.
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[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So the user is banned from the instance where that label is seen (eg my instance)? Does an instance banning a user not block that user and their content from that instance? If not, what's the point of the ban?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The user cannot vote, post or comment on that instance[^1]. If a user’s own instance bans them, then they can’t even log in.

[^1]: Due to a bug, currently the user can post & comment, but those posts & comments won’t federate beyond their own home instance.

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

[…] Due to a bug, currently the user can post & comment […]

Do you have a link to the bug?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A hacky, incomplete solution has been running for a while: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/3399

A full solution has been merged, but I don’t think it’s been released yet: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/5515

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

[…] A full solution has been merged, but I don’t think it’s been released yet: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/5515

It looks like it's coming with Lemmy 1.0 ^[1]^.

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  1. Type: Comment. Author: "Nutomic". Publisher: [Type: Post. Title: "Open issues on popular lemmy apps to prepare for 1.0.0 release". Author: "dessalines". Publisher: ["GitHub". "LemmyNet/Lemmy"]. Published: 2025-03-15T13:17:39.000Z. URI: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/5508.]. Published: 2025-06-02T08:21:42.000Z. Accessed: 2025-07-22T06:26Z. URI: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/5508#issuecomment-2929388226.
[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes. It "blocks" the user. Afaik it should prevent the banned user from interacting with communities from the instance they were banned from and also the instance will no longer accept any new interactions from the user (local users cant see new content of that user, like PMs, comments, etc.)

Additionally, their content can also be removed, but that is optional.