Aside from the symbolic action (that can only be seen by looking for what isn't there), what does this accomplish? (And yes, I do note that the symbolic action is important in of itself).

Alternatively, if I wanted to follow @georgetakei@universeodon.com in Lemmy (universeodon is a Mastodon instance), how can I get him in my timeline?

As far as I can tell, removing a mastodon instance (in this case social.bbc) from from linked instances in Lemmy has absolutely no impact on what someone will see in subscribed, local, or federated timelines.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

I admin a lemmy instance and a regular fediverse instance, both of which are focused towards the queer and gender diverse communities. Blocking transphobia from the feeds of trans folk isn't symbolic, even though it's less relevant on lemmy