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cc @smallpatatas

"@Gargron:

Bit of a technical question here - maybe you misspoke, but when you say around 25:00 that if you block threads.net at the user level, that your posts won't be delivered there, is that strictly true, if your server admin hasn't enabled authorized fetch?"

cc @tokyo_0:

"When you block an instance, your posts will no longer be "delivered" but they may be "retrieved", says Gargron."

Gargron:

"There is delivery and there is retrieval. Delivery is real-time distribution, the other is on-demand retrieval of public resources ... but retrieval of public resources cannot be prevented unless authorized fetch mode is enabled, which comes with certain drawbacks"

In which Gargron lets the cat out of the semantics bag

He has no intention of enabling Authorized_fetch on Mastodon dot Social

So "retrieval of public resources" will not "be prevented" on Mas dot Soc

"certain drawbacks" is a smokescreen for an instance with the processing horsepower of Mas dot Soc

IMO only, of course