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Suggestion: Just like a NSFW tag, it would help to have a Political tag. (lemm.ee)

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

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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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[–] rbits@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is what drives people away from the fediverse. I don't have this problem with any other social media I use (at least not to this degree). Twitter was the closest when I still used it, but even then that was somewhat fixed by just using your following feed and ignoring the algorithm. It's especially annoying because it's usually US-centric politics.

If your answer to complaints about Lemmy is "stop using it", don't be surprised that it doesn't gain traction.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

Nowhere in any terms of service did I vow to ‘grow the fediverse’. I do not want it to grow for growths sake. I have no obligation to spend my time online with anyone and I choose to spend it here. When this turns to shit, I will find another community that attracts the people I choose to associate with. Life is too damn short.

I never suggested anyone stop using lemmy. You projected that. I suggested they use the existing features to create the experience they desire and leave me out of it.

This is a bad suggestion for a feature that can only be misused. The meaning of ‘politics’ as a content tag is completely subjective and can only be abused.

So get off your high horse and don’t put words in my mouth. Make your own.