For example, I’ve come across this:

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References
  1. Type: User Page. Name: “CanadaRocks” (“@CanadaRocks@piefed.ca”). Publisher: [“Lemmy”. “sh.itjust.works”]. Accessed: 2025-07-22T02:07Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/u/CanadaRocks@piefed.ca.
  • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOP
    1·
    1 month ago

    They also can’t send direct messages to users on that instance.

    Can a user on the banning instance message the banned user? If so, can the banned user reply?

    • davel [he/him]@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      Can a user on the banning instance message the banned user?

      I’ve never tried it so I’m not sure.

      If so, can the banned user reply?

      I’ve never tried this either, but I highly doubt it.