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Blocking communities doesn't work at all (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago by ogmios@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works
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So I've been attempting to block communities I don't want to see on my main feed, but it's pretty much impossible to do these days because the communities get mirrored on so many different instances that when you block one single community 5 times, there are still 3 more versions on different instances with the exact same crap. Block them? There's still more!

This site is rapidly becoming completely useless, the way I've been using it before.

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[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Internet speed shouldn't make that big a difference in a site like Lemmy. If you're on mobile, consider trying an app (or a different app if you're already using one). If PC, maybe a different browser? I use Firefox, at about 50 mbps according to https://www.speedtest.net/ - lemmy loads up nearly instantly.

Another option is to use filters instead of blocks. I don't know of a way to do it on PC, but many mobile apps support filters. You'll have to find the right balance of being broad enough to zap all the redundant communities, but specific enough to not zap the unrelated ones that you might be interested in seeing. IMO that's more effort than just blocking, but if internet speed is a barrier, that would make for a good plan B.

[-] ogmios@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago

Yeah, well, not everyone lives in an ideal situation. Fuck me, right?

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

If you're not able to try different apps, browsers, or filters, you do appear to be fucked.

[-] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I run it on PC through a mobile hotspot. For whatever reason lemmy seems to be the only site that regularly chugs like that for me. And yes, the fact I appear to be fucked is the point of this post, to inform anyone who cares of a rare use case which makes the site very difficult to use recently. If they don't prioritize fixing it, or if it's somehow prohibitively difficult that's just fine, I'm not entitled to a working site, especially with my unique situation, but I wanted to report the emerging problem. If it keeps going like this how long will it be before people with perfectly fine connections simply don't have the time to block enough communities to actually get rid of them (some guy said he had to block ~900 communities to get to where he wanted).

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