We need a server that just proxies the main instances but filters out every post containing "Trump" or "Musk".
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2025
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I’d subscribe to that one.
Nah, we just need native lemmy filters, us non americans wouldn't be missing out on much anyway. (better rules too, we need those)
Most news containing them is just clickbait and always shit like "trump says" "trump slams"
Also the filters should include images of vote-slogans. Which could be tricky with OCR.
It can based on alt text
I like your ideas. Not gonna lie i kind of didn't take this seriously but i mean, what's stopping anyone? If i learn how tf lemmy internally works i could add a feature or two that helps us non USians 😎
I'm not sure a filter would actually work that well. For example, it might block out Trump and Musk, but then a new ~~keyboard~~ keyword appears, and having to manually re-adjust the filtering all the time quickly becomes tedious.
Instead, it should probably be based on instances (for example, block a whole instance), communities (whitelist/blocklist communities), or some kind of more complicated recommendation algorithm, but i don't know how that would work, or how to make it "unbiased" and fair.
I'm not sure a filter would actually work that well. For example, it might block out Trump and Musk, but then a new keyboard appears
I'm assuming you mean keyword? If so, it shouldn't be too bad. Just add on to it, and if you see more, add more. The real problem are image posts (ie normal title but image of trump or musk) you'd need to use an AI for that
Instead, it should probably be based on instances (for example, block a whole instance), communities (whitelist/blocklist communities)
Unfortunately some people post US politics on general communities, so even then you're not safe. I wouldn't block general comms just because some people ruin the fun for everyone else.
I guess making new instances gives us the chance to block certain topics from the start, setting in new moderators that can maybe be more stringent on keeping the community fun.
Starting a new instance is no easy task, let alone a community alone 😆
Though you'll always get those "everything is political" mfs (see this post), who just insist on greying every single space with [US] politics. Usually they can be banned easily.
Though if that were to be made, i'd probably switch to it, lol.
yes, exactly. wanna start a matrix chat room? My matrix handle is [redacted, DM me] and i'm really thinking about starting a chat room about this issue ... feel free to ping me either way if you feel like it :D
Edit: i made this room on matrix:
https://matrix.to/#%2F%21grXxPPZnTcZtbtAuzr%3Acatgirl.cloud%3Fvia=catgirl.cloud&via=tchncs.de
I will, thanks :)
Edit: @[email protected], would you like to discuss with us?
Yes definitely, please create a group and add me there 😄
[email protected] was 100 US political statements last time I checked
I forgot, i have that community blocked. It's not even memes, just US politics. like bro i dont care about luigi i want to laugh at memes lmao
If you dont want to see those type of posts, then you can follow communities which dont include them. And block any instances/communities you dont like so they disappear from /all. You can also create your own community with your own rules, or your own instance. Neither of these things is difficult, they just need time and determination.
Some people post US politics on general communities. I have like a 100 communities blocked and I still see them.
It sucks because those communities aren't all politics so I'd have to block the good content too.
[email protected] is a good example
Christ. All the actual questions are downvoted and the US politics is high up 🙄
No grudge against americans, but this is why i prefer explicitly non-us communities.
These low quality, upvote-farm posts should just be banned in general (not US politics in general, but they should have specific communities). I don't see why we don't just deal with this spam.
[email protected] added a rule against US politics. I guess [email protected] mods either don't care or prefer to keep maximum activity
First post i saw was "Is "Dark Gothic Maga" a conspiracy theory like Q anon?" lol, i checked its link and it's about how billionaires are going to destroy america (as if that's an america only problem?) but tbf it was majorly downvoted and the mods are probably busy right now.
Even when you put a "NO US POLITICS!" sign, some people literally can't read it lmao.
yes exactly thank you for this link :)
if you need any help setting up that new instance, let me help you :D i'm located in austria, if that matters.
Do you have experience in sysadmin of Lemmy instances? 😄
i have some experience in sysadmin in general, but not specifically lemmy yet. let me write you a DM.
Sure, thanks!
I’d endorse you once you make apolitical.org
I don't know if LW is too big, but there is such a thing a too big. Ideally no single instance should have to use "federation-style" synchronization within itself. Below that size economies of scale might justify growth, above... not so much.
LW is trying to be Reddit 2.0 with all the excessive moderation and “real” email address requirements. Hell, it might be even worse.
“real” email address requirements
First time I hear about it. So you can't just register with any email provider?
They don't allow burner addresses.
What about simplelogin?
I don't know.
Hm, I registered with my own domain... Worked fine
nice to know they’re blacklisting burners instead of whitelisting “known” email domains at least!
I’m in lemmy world. Is that bad?
if it doesn’t feel bad you’re probably fine
It's okay. It's usually the concentration that communities rather than users that's a bit concerning
Wdym too big. It's like a fraction of a fraction of reddit
It's too big regarding the whole platform. https://lemmy.world/comment/14610021
Also https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy/ 16k users out of 43k are on LW
https://lemmyverse.net/communities?order=active
9 LW communities in the top 10. 5 out of 10 from 11 to 20.
Lol [email protected] is at number 14 and it's only existed less than two and a half days.
Very well done by the community indeed
They're also anti-luigi
Isn't [email protected] literally hosted there?
No, [email protected] is not hosted on [email protected]
For the record: Drag directed an individual to commit a specific act of violence that would likely result in suicide, which led to Drag being banned. This decision was based on basic community standards and not motivated by any “anti-Luigi” or “anti-leftist” sentiment.
Edit: For the record, this user was banned from this community for vote manipulation of this comment.
Ah sorry, I thought drag meant LW as it is the subject of the topic.
Well, there are probably other communities to discuss Luigis.
Drag thinks this sucks and is gonna try and make a leftist 196 community