How does federation actually work? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Agrivar@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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...and why is it often PAINFULLY slow to acknowledge an up/down vote or to open the reply dialog?

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[-] Agrivar@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Huh. I'm just browsing Lemmy in a Firefox tab - and the reply dialog sometimes opens right up and other times leaves me wondering if I really hit that button! I wasn't sure if that was another thing where my instance had to "ask" the federation if I could reply before giving me the dialog or something.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 months ago

As far as I understand it federation shouldn't have anything to do with commenting on your own instance but rather after when it gets sent to other instances.

[-] Bitrot 6 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

it just won't go to the original one.

And for clarity it won't go to any other instances' copies either.

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