I’ll explain with an example - there are 3 Lemmy instances A, B, C
A federates with B but not C
B Federates with both A and C
Does A indirectly get the content from C due to B’s federation with it?
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I’m going to guess not because then we would have infinite loops of federated content. It probably checks the source instance before syncing content.
That makes sense if it were to become circular. The way I was thinking of it is like
B gets C’s content making C’s part of B’s. so because C’s is a part of B then A gets it.
But I guess C’s content isn’t really B’s its only there through federation? Trying to wrap my head around all this, appreciate the reply.
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If I have understood it correctly then A should only get content from B because they are directly linked. Content from C will display on B (via ‘all’) but will not be sent over from C. Else A would never be able to block C.
Just also want to add:
When A federates with B, it does not get B’s content. A only gets content from B that A’s users subscribe to.
