• Slow@lemmy.today
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    1 year ago

    Guys, let me ask a question.

    How can you hide your comments from others seeing them?

    I started thinking about this possibility when I came across people's profiles where comments were hidden. (Also, when clicking on “Send message” this option was not available.)

    I found the "Content visibility" and "Active in communities visibility" items in the settings (Account - Profile) and disabled them. Then I checked what my profile looks like from another application where I do not use my account. The result is that all comments are still visible.

    How do other users restrict viewing from comments and the ability to message them?

    • dingus@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If someone blocks you, you can't see their messages. Imo it's dumb because it means you can tell who blocked you. In a sane situation, there shouldn't be a way for people you've blocked to be able to tell that you've blocked them.

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        1 year ago

        Some reddit spammers even block users who catch on to them, because it prevents people from outing them as a spammer in the comments.

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        1 year ago

        It’s definitely not a matter of the blacklist where unwanted users are listed.

        The people whose comments were hidden were strangers to me before.