You may already be comfortable with another app or the web version of Lemmy, but I recommend 'Connect for Lemmy' if you're looking for instance blocking. It allows you to block instances as a user.
I do believe there is a fix for that, iirc you have to enable 'Spoof App Signature' under Settings > ReVanced > Misc.
I think that's how I fixed it, but if not there are discussions on how to fix this issue over at the ReVanced subreddit.
I see in this post it says that Lemmy communities can be followed from a Mastodon instance. Can the opposite be done too? Could I follow a Mastodon account via Lemmy.world?
Sorry if this is a really silly question, the Fediverse is still very new to me!
Yeah, one thing I hope to leave behind with Reddit is every major subreddit farming outrage w.r.t. American politics.
It just became exhausting and made me unsub from a lot of the big subreddits. So far, Lemmy has been quite positive! It's refreshing.
Lemmy seems to cover most of the content from larger subreddits. For the smaller, or more specific communities (such as local subreddits or those for hobbies/interests) they generally have a Discord server to join.
So between Lemmy and Discord, I've eliminated the need to use Reddit at all. This isn't without it's flaws or drawbacks, but it 'scratches the Reddit itch', I guess.
I'm trying out an app called Jerboa for Lemmy on Android, it's okay so far. Better than using a browser most of the time.
Ah, you're right, Connect is just for Android. Though I do remember hearing of an iOS Lemmy app that could block instances at a user level, but I'm sorry to say I don't remember the name.
That being said, I fully agree with you on relying on instance admins to defederate / block instances. I prefer to have the agency to choose for myself what gets blocked / not blocked. Though I can't complain about my instance's decisions so far, thankfully.
I hope you find something that works for you.