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

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

ignores politics

"Hey, how'd I end up in this gulag?"

I understand your frustration, but ignoring it is dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Politically-engaged people were far more likely to.enter the gulag system, not less.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You think that'll protect you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

From Stalin?

[–] lazyViking 1 points 3 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

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

You're attention is saturated with shit.