It’s an app-specific feature so using another app or viewing through your browser would not have the feature. Hopefully it’s baked into Lemmy/Kbin itself in the near future so users can manage it across access points, like blocking of users or communities.
I think I saw someone else mentioned that bug as well. I think your subscription list in the main menu doesn’t automatically refresh after you subscribe to a new community so currently you would have to close and reopen the app. Updates and bug fixes have been daily lately so hopefully that gets fixed soon.
Right, there are limitations to app based user blocking of instances. Lemmy/Kbin proper would need to implement a robust user account privacy framework to provide the granular control you’re interested in. Personally, I’d like to see this as well.
If you use Lemmy Connect, they added the option to block instances like yesterday.
Currently you can with with Lemmy Connect. Maybe with others as well, given the amount of apps coming out by the day. And I’m guessing they’ll fold the feature into Lemmy/Kbin proper sometime in the future.
Username checks ou… username does not check out. On a more serious note, Connect for Lemmy has the option to block instances at an account level.