If lemmy had user-defined filters, I’d use them. Right now I’m downvoting the stuff, but there’s already a community for musk-related stuff: [email protected]

  • Beej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Holy cow, this sounds like a moderation nightmare–glad I don’t have to do it! There’s no way you’re going to get through it without someone complaining about it.

    In my mind, this is definitely something that individuals should address with blocks and filters. If those filters don’t exist, they should be written.

  • witx@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    No, that would be beneficial for him and like-minded people. It creates a bubble around him where only his supporters know what’s going on.

  • ZooGuru@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Some Lemmy apps have filters. I use Memmy for Lemmy and it has filters. That assumes you use your phone and not a browser.

  • BolexForSoup@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Musk has already been banned as a topic on tech communities in 4 instances I’ve seen personally. I get folks are tired of him and I find him insufferable, but he is often relevant (unfortunately) to current events, so I don’t think wholesale bans of him are a good idea. There are plenty of topics I find annoying, but I don’t tell people to ban the topic from the community just for my personal preference.

    Like I think trump is a cringe inducing piece of shit and don’t enjoy seeing him everywhere. I’d love a filter, I don’t expect communities to ban him as a topic.