nope, you are nitpicking and biased, i win, bye bye

app/blacklist.json

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[
+	"freespeechextremist.com",
+	"kiwifarms.cc",
+	"neckbeard.xyz",
+	"gameliberty.club",
+	"freespeech.firedragonstudios.com",
+	"shitposter.club",
+	"pawoo.net",
+	"the.hedgehoghunter.club",
+	"honey.church",
+	"anime.website",
+	"aria.company",
+	"pl.765racing.com",
+	"yorishiro.space",
+	"pl.smuglo.li",
+	"albin.social"
+]

app/pages/bot/accounts_add.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from flask import session, render_template, request, redirect
+from flask import session, render_template, request, redirect, url_for
 import requests
 from mastodon import Mastodon
-import re
+import re, json
 
 def bot_accounts_add(mysql, cfg):
 	if request.method == 'POST':
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ def bot_accounts_add(mysql, cfg):
 			session['instance'] = handle_list[2]
 			session['handle'] = request.form['account']
 
+			if session['instance'] in json.load(open("blacklist.json")):
+				session['error'] = "Learning from accounts on this instance is not allowed."
+				return redirect(url_for("render_bot_accounts_add"))
+
 			try:
 				r = requests.get("https://{}/api/v1/instance".format(session['instance']), timeout=10)
 			except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:

app/pages/bot/create.py

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 from flask import request, session, render_template, redirect, url_for
 import requests
 from mastodon import Mastodon
-import re
+import re, json
 
 def bot_create(mysql, cfg, scopes, scopes_pleroma):
 	if request.method == 'POST':
 		if session['step'] == 1:
 			# strip leading https://, if provided
 			session['instance'] = re.match(r"^(?:https?:\/\/)?(.*)", request.form['instance']).group(1)
+
+			if session['instance'] in json.load(open("blacklist.json")):
+				session['error'] = "Creating a bot on this instance is not allowed."
+				return redirect(url_for("render_bot_create"))
 			
 			# check for mastodon/pleroma
 			try: