Is there a way to exclude topics from what I see on Lemmy?

Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨dutchkimble@lemy.lol⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

Hey everyone! I know you can block instances or maybe communities, not sure exactly how to do that but also is there a way to block topics or keywords as well? I don’t live in the US, and I find too many posts/comments are about US politics, trump, or capitalism. To each their own and I’m sure it’s relevant for many, but if there’s a way to stop seeing those it would make my Lemmy experience more enjoyable. Thanks for any help you could provide!

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drspod@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Yes, I use a uBlock Origin filter that looks like this:

lemmy.ml##div.mt-2.post-listing:has(.d-sm-block.d-none>.post-container.row>.flex-grow-1.col>.row>.flex-grow-1.col>.post-title:has-text(/trump|elon|musk|biden|kamala/i))

You’ll need to modify the domain at the start (replace lemmy.ml with your instance hostname) and then change the keywords at the end with whatever keywords you want to exclude.

To use it:

click the uBO icon and then the gear (settings) icon

click on the My Filters tab

make sure that “Enable My Custom Filters” is checked

paste the filter into the text area below

press the “Apply Changes” button
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Boinkage@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Browse with an app that lets you filter keywords. Boost is good.

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- neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Voyager too.
  In addition to blocking a few garbage instances and users, you can block posts that link to certain sites and posts that contain certain keywords.
  
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- dutchkimble@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Thanks for this, and thanks to everyone else with their suggestions too - ended up getting Thunder and filter blocks worked!
  
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- Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Do you know of Jeroba allowa it? I have not found it in the settings of so.
  
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  - Stovetop@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Jerboa does not
    
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AndrewZabar@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Filters. I use Voyager and I have filters blocking pilotical crap. It works quite nicely.

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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
You bet! Voyager is an excellent app with filters in the Settings -> General section.

I’ve blocked trump, vance, and elon and my feed has gotten 1000% better.

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- dutchkimble@lemy.lol ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Done the same now and it’s excellent, thanks!
  
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- ef9357@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I found it under Filters and Blocks.
  
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computabloke@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It can be done using some arcane browser extensions or in apps like Voyager.

There was a TIL post last week on similar topic. The OP shared a browser solution they found: lemmy.world/post/21852842

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donuts@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I think this is only possible through apps at the moment, like Voyager. Although there has been recent talk on GitHub, they acknowledge it will take a while before it’s implemented.

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Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Others have talked about mobile apps, but if you are on a browser, check out Lemmytools. It also adds filter by keyword to Lemmy.

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EABOD25@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Nope. We are everywhere. We’re in your home, your car, your job, your economy. We are many for We are Legion

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Look at only communities you’re subscribed to, and unsubscribe from all where talking about the topics you don’t like is allowed.

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