all the pedophiles getting a place to hang out is an unfortunate side-effect of how the fediverse works, but that doesn't mean you have to put up with them!
@poopdotnet well, I don't think he did it right. have him take a look at it again, as well as the link I sent, just as a reference to make sure it's all Correct
@poopdotnet oh, and a note on terminology: what you refer to as websites are, in this context, "instances." you can use it through a page on a web browser, but it's More than that. like, I'm currently typing this on an app on my phone. it's pretty confusing at first