Apologies for what are probably dumb questions, but I haven’t quite found the answer that I’m looking for from all the help posts that I’ve seen.

I get the concept of how federation works (I think!?), but it seems that not all Lemmy instances federate with each other, or KBin or Mastodon.

If that’s right, then I can’t subscribe to content from a particular instance, unless my home insurance federated with them?

So (assuming I’ve got that all correct) how do I find out who is federating with who, at any particular point in time?

Bonus question: if I subscribe to content from another instance…. And someone posts to that community from an instance that my instance doesn’t federate with, I’ll still see it? Is that right?

Could someone please correct me if I’m wrong in my understanding, and help me figure out who is federating with who!?

  • NotForTheOtherUse@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Thank you. Yes - I was trying to figure out a federation map for the instances I was interested in. I think it’d be a useful feature. But obviously not high on the priority list at the moment.

    • Supreme@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      On your instance of choice, at least on the default mobile site, there’s an “instances” button you can click at the bottom and it’ll give you a list of every instance that this instance federates with and blocks.