# Can't turn off federation

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-turn-off-federation/3169>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 17, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-turn-off-federation/3169 "2021-07-17T22:16:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![whytwulf](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/whytwulf/32/1186_2.png) [@whytwulf](https://discuss.write.as/u/whytwulf)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-turn-off-federation/3169/1 "2021-07-17T22:16:21Z")

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Unchecking federation and then clicking Save Changes is not working. It reverts to federation being checked. How to fix?

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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/erlend_sh/32/2456_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://discuss.write.as/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-turn-off-federation/3169/2 "2023-04-17T13:59:49Z")

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I have this same problem. I want to discontinue this feed:

 ![Screenshot 2023-04-17 at 15.57.34](https://discuss.write.as/uploads/default/original/2X/f/fcb1cd94c37deff378c387be6f63ae85d4b153f2.png)

`https://writing.exchange/@feed@blog.erlend.sh`

I hadn’t properly understood how this worked until I found the feed on ActivityPub just now. I already have my account on writing.exchange, I don’t need a separate feed on there that’s largely beyond my control.

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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-turn-off-federation/3169/3 "2023-04-21T18:47:58Z")

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Just a heads up that the ActivityPub feed of your blog replicates exactly what’s on your blog, so anything you post or delete there also carries over to the fediverse.

In either case, when a blog is **Public** , right now federation is always enabled. This might change in the future – I’ll let you know if it does.

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**Author:** ![telmina](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/telmina/32/2959_2.png) [@telmina](https://discuss.write.as/u/telmina)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-turn-off-federation/3169/4 "2023-05-22T13:47:03Z")

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I have this same problem.  
I want to stop using federation on my blog.  
Or, I want to block some followers at least.

 ![write.as_me_c_telminas-notes](https://discuss.write.as/uploads/default/original/2X/5/51d7e0b650554c950903dd1c40287147d0f14edc.png)

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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-turn-off-federation/3169/6 "2024-02-20T17:48:04Z")

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Just an update here: you can now disable federation for Public blogs! Just un-check _Federation_ on your blog settings, and the fediverse integration will be disabled for your account.

_Note:_ this won’t delete any posts that already exist in the fediverse, or fully remove your profile from the fediverse for any followers that already know about your blog. But new people won’t be able to follow it, and new posts will no longer get distributed to the fediverse.