FinchHaven sfba<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/@lalah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lalah</span></a></span> </p><p>There is both a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Mute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mute</span></a> and a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Block" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Block</span></a>, thus:</p><p>Mute user?</p><p>They won't know they've been muted.<br>They can still see your posts, but you won't see theirs.<br>You won't see posts that mention them.<br>They can mention and follow you, but you won't see them.</p><p>Block user?</p><p>They can see that they're blocked.<br>They can't see your posts and you won't see theirs.<br>You won't see posts that mention them.<br>They can't mention or follow you.</p><p>The effect of either on bots is another matter, as is the effect of hashtags on visibility, as is the instance you're on itself</p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@peachfiend" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>peachfiend</span></a></span></p>