We really need features like this to help protect marginalized people. Getting harassed by random strangers on a daily basis may not be part of the cishet white male experience, but that doesn't mean features like this aren't needed. Bonus points if it ends up being enabled by default!

Add "Block private mentions from people you don't follow" feature with other-side notify · Issue #29722 · mastodon/mastodon

Pitch There should be a checkbox in the Mastodon Preferences (I would put this under "Accounts->Privacy and Reach") saying "Block private mentions from people you don't follow". When this message is on, any ActivityPub DMs received from ...

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[Feature Request] Ignore Unknown Contacts · Issue #1351 · movim/movim

Gajim has a feature called "Ignore Unknown Contacts" which helps cut down a lot on unwanted attention, especially for those among marginalized demographics. Would we be able to get a similar feature in Movim?

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