@natanji @noiob if only it were as simple as just implementing something! You have to consider all the implications of communicating with other instances, so you can't just make changes to things without potentially causing greater issues among the federated community. We still want a space at the table!
@vahnj @noiob Sure. I believe it would be a really important feature for other things, though. For instance, I might trust this server for my direct messages and private posts, but want to make sure they never leave this instance (or a specific network of trusted instances).
I suppose this should be something I bring up on the Mastodon Github though, eh?
@vahnj @noiob I suppose I signed up for the wrong thing then, I never understood from the server description that you wouldn't federate with the whole rest of the network but just keep a small whitelist... maybe you could put that info somewhere more prominently?