Moderation

Accessing Moderation Settings

1. Log in to your ATProtoFans account
2. Go to Moderation Settings

Block Types

ATProtoFans supports two types of blocks:

Notification Blocks

Blocks email notifications from specific identities. Use this when:

• You want to stop receiving emails about a particular person's activity
• You don't want to completely prevent someone from interacting with you
• You're getting unwanted notification spam

When you block notifications from someone, you'll no longer receive emails when they support you or interact with your profile. They can still view your profile and support you—you just won't be notified.

Interaction Blocks

Blocks access to your profile and support page. Use this when:

• You want to prevent someone from viewing your profile
• You want to stop someone from supporting you
• You need stronger protection from harassment

When you block interactions from someone, they cannot view your ATProtoFans profile or access your support page. This is the stronger of the two block types.

How to Block Someone

Single Identity

1. Go to Moderation Settings
2. Enter the handle (e.g., @user.bsky.social) or DID (e.g., did:plc:abc123) in the text area
3. Select the block type (Notifications or Interactions)
4. Click Add Block(s)

Multiple Identities

You can block multiple identities at once:

1. Go to Moderation Settings
2. Enter multiple handles or DIDs in the text area, separated by:
   • Commas: @user1.bsky.social, @user2.bsky.social
   • Spaces: @user1.bsky.social @user2.bsky.social
   • New lines (one per line)
3. Select the block type
4. Click Add Block(s)

This is useful for bulk importing a block list.

Removing Blocks

1. Go to Moderation Settings
2. Find the block in your list
3. Click the Remove button
4. Confirm the removal

Once removed, the identity can interact with you again according to normal platform rules.

Viewing Your Blocks

Your current blocks are displayed on the Moderation Settings page. Each block shows:

• The blocked identity (handle or DID)
• The block type (Notifications or Interactions)
• When the block was created

The list is paginated if you have many blocks.

Important Notes

Blocks Are Private

Your block list is private. Blocked users are not notified that they've been blocked.

ATProtocol Is Public

While ATProtoFans respects your blocks, remember that ATProtocol data is public by design. Blocked users could potentially view your public ATProtocol records through other means (other apps, direct API access, etc.). ATProtoFans blocks control the experience on our platform specifically.

Blocks Don't Delete Existing Records

If someone has already supported you before you blocked them, their existing supporter records remain in your repository. Blocks prevent future interactions, not past ones.

Handle Changes

Blocks are stored by DID (the permanent identifier), not by handle. If someone changes their handle, your block remains effective.

For Supporters

As a supporter, you can use moderation to:

• Block notifications from creators you've supported but no longer want updates from
• Block interactions if you want to prevent specific creators from viewing your supporter activity

For Creators

As a creator, moderation is especially important for:

• Managing unwanted attention from specific users
• Preventing harassment
• Controlling who can appear in your supporter list
• Stopping notification spam

Consider using interaction blocks for serious issues and notification blocks for minor annoyances.

Reporting Serious Issues

Moderation tools help you control your own experience, but if you encounter serious harassment, abuse, or illegal content, please contact us. Some issues may require platform-level action beyond personal blocks.