Yes, so I want to browse all but actually control the content, block instances, block keywords, etc… currently using Jerboa, but not married to it.

  • Lenguador@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Another reason to block an instance is language. For example, https://feddit.de is a non-English language instance, I’ll never interact with anything from there.

    Though, perhaps that’s a separate issue. Maybe users should be able to set their language(s) and content can be blocked if it’s not in your language(s).

    Probably best to do it hierarchically, where instances have a default language, magazines can override the default instance language, and posts can overwrite the default magazine language.

    • poVoq@slrpnk.net
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      1 year ago

      There used to be one, but it was shut down and in general the Lemmy community has (had?) a good immune system against letting these people get a foot-hold.

      • rainfern@lemmy.worldOP
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        1 year ago

        Well, I had to see a ukrainians-are-nazis meme on my timeline and that’s not something I can just ignore. If I can’t find a way to get rid of that type of vomit I can’t continue using this platform. Remaining neutral always favors the oppressor.

  • arkcom@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    kbin (kbin.social is currently working) allows individuals to block by domain. That would keep any top level memes off your /all but I think you still see comments.

  • Wit@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Interesting that everyone here wants to operate their feed on a blacklist basis. Personally I’d love the opposite, to be able to subscribe to instances or specific communities and only get content from those. The main reason I used Reddit over anything else is because it only showed you posts from subs you subscribed to.

  • Ginkko117@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I honestly think that we should have major instances federated to everyone and instead of complete defederation, provide users with options to block (basically hide) content from certain instances and users from your feed. It would also be crucial to have a separate tab then for all (unfiltered) content. The thing is, one of the main problems with traditional socials is that it is so easy to create a bubble around you and not see anything outside of it. While it’s OK to have personalized feed, it’s also important to be able to see everything the way it is - even with marxists, stalinists, fascists and so on. Maybe having some arguments with them here and there would be good too.
    The other viable option is to just leave everything as it is, and retreat to viewing only subscribed content when you feel like it

    • BaroqueInMind@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I agree. Having your opinions challenged is a good way to develop yourself into a kind and well mannered person.

      And if you are incapable of dealing with pressures, it should be easy to allow yourself to wall yourself in with the communities you vibe with using features available to block specific instances and people at the account-level and not the instance-level.

  • nivenkos@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    We really need this.

    Also for beehaw after the de-federation so they don’t pollute the feed with posts with 90% of comments missing.

    • FantasticFox@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      100% agree.

      All of the political extremist and hate speech instances should be defederated. And Beehaw just because them defederating us creates a really bad user experience if we don’t defederate them as you could respond to comments/posts by beehaw users on other instances and not realise they won’t even see your replies.