I do not know whether anybody else has already said this, but Lemmy could really use a feature that would allow individual users to block instances. I think it could have spared some of the defederation word wars that have been going on lately, since that would be an individual choice rather than a collective one.

Just a thought.

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[–] Jomn@jlai.lu 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is currently in development: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/pull/3869

[–] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Glad to see that. Personally I really enjoy having my worldview challenged, but I can also get behind why others do not.

[–] ttmrichter@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

You want me to test the limits of that enjoyment? (Hint: you don't. Trust me on this.)

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I can do this through the Connect app? I blocked a porn instance that way (you do you folks I'm not into it).

[–] merak7@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Lemmy-client app can did this now. If you use iOS, you can try memmy. This app can filter keywords or instance.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 2 points 2 years ago

It’s been requested repeatedly. Glad to see it’s on the roadmap.

[–] ExcessivelySalty@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

@Masimatutu Agree with you, it definitely should be an individual choice rather than a collective one, instead of users having to decide which instance they want to be on based on whatever drama is happening currently.

[–] artair@pawb.social 2 points 2 years ago

If you're a macOS user, try Leomard. Leomard has a client-side option to screen out specific instances from your view.

https://lemmy.world/c/leomard@lemm.ee

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

I hope there's going to be a feature to block just posts from specific instance.