I'm not entirely sure if mastodon.social has published any policy clarifying how and under what circumstances they apply instance bans. There are two ways administrators can block other instances on Mastodon:
Silence: Posts from users of these instances are only visible to users following that user directly, but not in public timelines.
Suspend: All posts from users of these instances are always removed, even if you follow them directly.
I would suspect that most admins stick with the first option for almost all bans. That said, users who are concerned about this should stick to instances with a broad interpretation of free speech.
Silence: Posts from users of these instances are only visible to users following that user directly, but not in public timelines.
Suspend: All posts from users of these instances are always removed, even if you follow them directly.
I would suspect that most admins stick with the first option for almost all bans. That said, users who are concerned about this should stick to instances with a broad interpretation of free speech.