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Share blocklists? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Possibly another approach to my last post, but with wider scope - https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/25640154

Is it possible to share a blocklist of communities based on themes? I would find a non English language list very useful, but as I said in the previous post blocking an instance like *.de or *.nl means interrupting comments by users in an English post. Instance level blocking means people who speak multiple languages (and I am one myself) are hidden from me.

But if this were possible it could also be used to block communities for topics I have no interest in, such as sports or all the software I never use announcing update releases. It makes tuning my feed a chore and I think this would improve the experience for everyone's tastes.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I browse all and block communities I'll never be interested in on the fly. And a bunch of the mene/repost communities, eg. Pics.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I wish there was a way of reliably blocking by topic/tag. I have a very long block list that would be a lot simpler if it could be reduced to:

Languages I don't understand
Anything sports
Anything furry
Anything anime
Porn
Generative AI slop

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

porn

Some instances have porn hidden by default so you have to subscribe to see it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Languages I don’t understand

there are language choices in your settings, language isn't always set for posts but we're getting there lol

Porn

and an option to show/hide NSFW is also in your settings

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The problem is that languages are not enforced. Often communities have set the language to undetermined.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Yea this is partly a cultural issue we need to get better at. And previous versions of Lemmy didn't handle it well, and even still the UX could be better for it. Maybe we need a good PSA post to spread the word to get people to use the language feature.

Sometimes I find myself thinking of putting a language for a post, but when it's a Youtube video or something I think maybe people who don't know English could still enjoy it? Like using the auto translated subtitles, or just seeing the video without understanding the speech. Idk it's tough sometimes lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes exactly. Even anime or TV shows i enjoy i block for fear of spoilers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

That reminds me I can probably unblock Severance now that I've finally watched S2.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Yes so do I, that's my problem. I want to be able to filter content to my interests by category, not individually. It's tiresome to block nba, nfl, futebol, even individual teams. A blocklist i could import for "sport" would be a huge experience improvement for me, just as I imagine for a sports fan if they so wished could block all "anime".