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)

  • _haha_oh_wow_
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    32 days ago

    ignores politics

    “Hey, how’d I end up in this gulag?”

    I understand your frustration, but ignoring it is dangerous.

    • @[email protected]
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      20 hours ago

      looks out their window at explicit fascism at a global high point unmatched in any period of history considering how unopposed it is

      Oh gosh what if communists put me in jail for being a nazi 😱

      Anyway, good for you not ignoring politics I suppose

    • @lazyViking
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      12 days ago

      Ignoring politically charged posts on Lemmy is very different to ignoring politics in real life lol

    • @[email protected]
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      12 days ago

      Keeping up with the congressmen is 99% a waste of time.

      You’re attention is saturated with shit.