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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

I would love to sometimes filter out any and all political posts, I think having this enabled as default on some instances would also be preferred by some users.

I'm a software dev, if it doesn't require a lot of work I'm happy to make a Pull Request for this feature, but do people want this? Is there anyone I should maybe talk to before starting, or anything I should know?

Edit: I realise it won't filter out ALL political posts, but even if it only catches half of the stuff, it could make the difference between being flooded with Trump/Musk news and not.

Some new users might turn away before knowing the can set filters etc. (which also aren't perfect)

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[-] wiccan2@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I'd find this useful, it would be nice to sometimes filter out the onslaught of doom to preserve my mental health.

[-] Aralakh@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Agreed! I'm all for it.

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Maybe make use of the existing blocking features, and use a client that has keyword filtering?

I've been able to get my experience pretty damn close to as filtered as I want it just with community, instance, and user blocking.

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